Carlos Cruz
Choreographer – Artistic Director
Professional dancer, natural from Colombia, Carlos holds a French STATE DIPLOMA IN DANCE TEACHING. Having previously carried out studies in Biochemistry at the University Del Valle and in Dance with the Ballet Santiago in Cali, Colombia, he also worked with several companies in that country, as a dancer and choreographer.
Originally formed in classical dance, he diversified his talent with modern dance, Latin dances, Cuban Cabaret, as well as Colombian and Latin-American folklore.
After arriving in France, he integrated the Centre for High Studies in Dance OFF JAZZ and continued his formation with the Choreographer ANGELO MONACO at the Cultural Centre of Biot. He also enriched his career as a dancer in many companies of different stylistics (Jazz, Cabaret, Modern), performing on highly appreciated stages such as the ones of the Acropolis and the Verdure Theatres in Nice, the Festivals Palace of Cannes, the Sporting and the Grimaldi Forum of Monaco, the Ruhl Casino at Nice as well as the Space Pierre Cardin in Paris, among others.
Carlos has created different shows for famous Hotels and Casinos such as the Monte-Carlo Bay Hotel & Resort, the Café de Paris Casino and the Fairmont Hotel at Monaco, the Marriott Hotel at Cap D’Ail, the Pullman Casino at Mandelieu, the Cap-Estel Hotel at Eze, as well as at important places such as the Ephrussi de Rotschild Villa in Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, etc.
Presently Dance Teacher at the prestigious Dancing School L’Academie of Nice, dancer and choreographer in the Company “Corps et Danse ”, he has widened his professional skills through the conception and original creation of stage costumes for the Company as well as different accountancy and managing formations for cultural companies.
Dialma Thomas
General Director
Professional Dancer and Franco-Venezuelan, citizen, holder of the EAT JAZZ DIPLOMA as well as most UVs of the French STATE DIPLOMA IN DANCE TEACHING. holder of the STATE LICENCE as a SPORTS EDUCATOR in Swimming Activities (BEESAN), Dialma was part of Synchronized Swimming Team of Venezuela and taught this discipline in various sports clubs in France where she also held the position of Regional Referent Dance of the French Riviera.
In Venezuela, Dialma danced with the Ballet Jazz Company Zulia and is then incorporated in several other companies as a dancer. After arriving in France, she integrated the Centre for High Studies in Dance OFF JAZZ and continued her formation with the Choreographer ANGELO MONACO at the Cultural Centre of Biot. Besides her initial formation in jazz dance, contemporary, classical dance, Latin, Latino Cabaret and Latin-American Folklore dances, Dialma a également enrichi son parcours comme danseuse dans de nombreuses compagnies de différentes stylistiques (jazz, Cabaret, Modern), performing on highly appreciated stages such as the ones of the Acropolis and the Verdure Theatres in Nice, the Festivals Palace of Cannes, the Sporting and the Grimaldi Forum of Monaco, the Ruhl Casino at Nice, among others. She also carried out several choreographic formations in London and in the USA, at Los Angeles.
Dialma participated as a dancer in various shows for hotels and casinos known as the Monte Carlo Bay Hotel & Resort, the Café de Paris Casino and the Fairmont Hotel at Monaco, the Marriott Hotel at Cap D’Ail, the Pullman Casino at Mandelieu, the Cap-Estel Hotel at Eze, as well as at important places such as the Ephrussi de Rotschild Villa in Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, etc.
She is presently a manager and dancer in the Company “Corps et Danse” , and takes part in all the shows that one presents on numerous stages of the Côte d’Azur and other regions of France. She has widened her professional skills with different formations in the audio-visual area and in the management and the communications in cultural companies.