​Leann Alduenda

Leann Alduenda was born and raised in Southern California, Leann has been a dancer and educator throughout the Orange County and Los Angeles areas for over twenty years. She holds a B.A. in Dance, Magna Cum Laude from UC Riverside, where she also received a Chancellor’s Scholarship, and holds an M.F.A. degree in Dance at UC Irvine where she was awarded the Leo Freeman Foundation Fellowship for choreographic and academic excellence.

As a professional performer, Leann has danced with numerous companies, spending six years as a member of Rhapsody in Taps and also having been a solo artist with Jazz Spectrum Dance Company, Motion Tribe Dance Company, and Natural Reaction Dance Company, as well as, dancing in the inaugural season of Marrow Dance Company and on a few episodes of MadTV.

Leann is currently a founding member of BARE Dance Company, Artistic Director Mike Esperanza and has been with the company for over ten years. She is also currently in her third season dancing with Fuse Modern Dance, Artistic Director Joshua D. Romero.

Sharing her passion for movement and artistry as a dance educator, Leann has served as adjunct faculty at Chapman University, UC Irvine, and Riverside Community College. She was the Artistic Director of the Jimmie DeFore Dance Center for 15 years, where she taught technique and performance classes, headed the teen performance company, and co-directed the scholarship program. She is currently still an instructor there and co-directs the faculty choreography showcase each January. Leann has been an artist in residence at Santa Ana College, Mt. San Antonio College, and Saddleback College and in the states of Arizona and Montana.

She has set over one hundred choreographic works on various dance companies and in local high schools. Leann relishes in her role as an educator and choreographic designer and has a constant desire to share her knowledge with others and encourage them to thrive. She inspires dancers to be individual, spontaneous, and forward thinking, as well as motivated to contribute to the strong development of community.