The story behind The Limónadas Lupita (M) Limón has been dancing ballroom and social dance since her early years. Learning from different studios throughout her life she began to compete and perform in her early teenage years. In her University years in Riverside, she created and promoted the competitive ballroom dance club where she taught and coached dancers. She then created social dance nights in Riverside. She has competed in many professional and semi-professional competitions throughout her life in America as well as South America and Europe, coming home with many medals and winnings for Swing, Foxtrot, Rumba, and Tango.
Lupita is now working in Riverside as a dance teacher. She is an adjunct dance professor at Riverside City College (RCC) and at Room/World to Dance studio and has side jobs as choreographer and coach throughout Southern California. She performs with her partners and her dance company. In 2008/2009 Lupita started performing with her students from RCC. They had been asked to perform enough times, that she decided to create an official company. Beginning with the year 2013, The Limónadas Dance Company became official, holding auditions for company members. The Limónadas are based in the studio where Lupita works...Room To Dance Inc., Where Lupita teaches. Room to Dance Inc is in the heart of downtown Riverside, and we love new students! |
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Peter Jaramillo
Peter started dancing in 2011 when his friend found a studio in Downtown Riverside and suggested they take classes. Thinking it might be a fun thing to do, Peter agreed and took a wide variety of dance classes. However, his favorites were ballroom and he continued working on his technique to improve as a dancer, often times practicing the basics while at work. When The Limonadas Dance Company became official, he took the opportunity to join so that he could continue to improve and perform in shows. Peter mostly enjoys the rush and overall excitement of performing in front of an audience and the social aspect of being a part of the dance company. Outside of the dance company, Peter is an 8th grade science teacher and enjoys running, hiking, and traveling. |
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Antoinette Decuir
Antoinette began her dancing career at the young age of 5 when she began to learn Cheer, which led to learning hip hop and jazz. However, these styles of dance were not for her. She joined band starting in 5th grade, but when she started high school, she saw colorguard and liked that they danced. She decided to join the team for the remainder of her high school years. In college at RCC, Antoinette signed up for Lupita's Rhythm Series Ballroom class with a friend and immediately took a liking to it. She always thought it would be cool to be a part of a dance company, so she joined The Limonadas in the Spring of 2015. Antoinette finds dance to be fun, and enjoys the community within the dance company, referring to the members as a "second family".
Outside of the dance company, Antoinette works at Aeropostale and enjoys going to concerts, eating various foods, hiking, and going to the beach.
Gabriella Landeros
Gabby started dancing at the age of 12, but her main focus at the time was Jazz. She had taken dance classes since, but in 2016, she took one of Lupita's ballroom classes at RCC, and enjoyed learning new dances. She joined the Limonadas in the Fall of 2016 and has been dancing and performing ever since. To her, being a part of the dance company seemed like it would be such an amazing experience and an opportunity to learn new styles of dance. Her favorite part of being in the company is that she has had the chance to build new friendships and is challenged to push herself. She loves that dance gives her the opportunity to step out of her comfort zone and teaches her how to be diligent.
Outside of the dance company, Gabby loves traveling and hopes to visit as many European countries as possible.
Gabby started dancing at the age of 12, but her main focus at the time was Jazz. She had taken dance classes since, but in 2016, she took one of Lupita's ballroom classes at RCC, and enjoyed learning new dances. She joined the Limonadas in the Fall of 2016 and has been dancing and performing ever since. To her, being a part of the dance company seemed like it would be such an amazing experience and an opportunity to learn new styles of dance. Her favorite part of being in the company is that she has had the chance to build new friendships and is challenged to push herself. She loves that dance gives her the opportunity to step out of her comfort zone and teaches her how to be diligent.
Outside of the dance company, Gabby loves traveling and hopes to visit as many European countries as possible.