Laura Ortiz

Laura Ortiz is an Executive and Artistic Director at Los Quetzales Mexican Dance Ensemble She learned different styles of this traditional art in her native home of Mexico City, dancing Mexican folkloric dances and Spanish Flamenco as a young child. In the early seventies, Laura moved to Los Angeles, where she soon joined the well-respected professional company Ballet Folklorico Mexicapan. After moving to Northern Virginia, Laura founded Los Quetzales Mexican Dance Ensemble in 1997 to present and share this dance with members of her local community.