Meet Lucia Dargam | Dance Director from LD Dance Company

We had the good fortune of connecting with Lucia Dargam and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Lucia, what was your thought process behind starting your own business?
I’ve started my company as side gigs first because being and immigrant was so hard to just live from dance , I had a total of 5 jobs and every penny I will earn was just to save for company studio rentals and invest in my dream. After 5 years I’ve decided I wanted to take the risk and just dedicate myself to dance , because I was all ready making a name opportunities were more available for me , I invested in my vision and started full time as a business owner.

Alright, so let’s move onto what keeps you busy professionally?

LD Dance Company is a group of professional dancers dedicated to providing excellent entertainment through a wide variety of dance styles. LD Dance Company is also a place to freely express your talent and passion for dancing, our dance studio provides a great atmosphere to do so and all of our instructors are passionate for the art of teaching.
One of my many goals is to meet the needs and exceed the expectations of our clients by presenting memorable shows. We have amazing dancers from all over world who contribute their diverse cultural backgrounds to help create our unique performances.

Today I’m a choreographer recognized as one of today’s most exciting and
innovative Latin Dance artists.

I was born on February 14th in Mar Del Plata Argentina,. Being born on Valentine’s Day is only fitting for someone who has held a lifelong passion and love for dance, music
and culture. brings a wealth of knowledge of
the Brazilian music and dance and its cultural context to the audience. In addition to Samba, I’ve studied and practiced other
forms of world dance such as, Salsa, Hip Hop, Modern and Latin Dance
to name a few.
One of the hardest and though experiences I had to become was moving to the Usa having nothing at a very young age believing I could make my dream come true. Took a lot of years as an immigrant and many hard situations to be able to live from dance. I’ve also never had the resources to learn and get education for dance , my parents couldn’t afford it. So I had to learn however I could .

This diverse background has given me in believe in a unique style that is
a great command of movement and wisdom of dance that comes to life not only in inspiring me to create unique performances I had and have the honor and privilege of working with thousands of students from all backgrounds and cultures
around the world giving me a great insight as an instructor.
My students comment about me how down to earth, I am and the love my style and my energetic and charismatic personality! Many accomplished through my 22 years of career some highlights were performed with popular US and international artists including GilbertoSanta Rosa, Victor Manuelle, Alex y Fido, Latin Grammys , Farruko , DJ Flex. And many more I’ve also placed 4th at the 2006 ESPN World Salsa Championship! Had the honor to represent all Latinos in “America’s Got Talent” were American public all the way to the “Vegas Week” out of 70,000
auditions on season 6 of the program. up to 300 shows in oneyear!
I had the pleasure of representing one more time Latinos and Houstonians at NBC World of Dance , dancing for Jennifer Lopez has been a dream come true wanting to inspire everyone out there to believe in themselves their product working hard and never looking the humility and don’t forgetting where I’m coming from. The last 10 years sharing this passion with my my lovely husband has been an amazing journey, where both of us keep until this day elevating our company the highest that we can.

If you had a friend visiting you, what are some of the local spots you’d want to take them around to?
I will first take them to have breakfast at one of my favorite Coffe places , common bond , after that show them buffalo park were they can appreciate a beautiful houston view. After that take them to take a hot yoga class at black swan and to finish will go to one of my favorite restaurant the yard house at city center

Who else deserves some credit and recognition?
My Family , mom dad sisters had always believed in my vision , and even tho they couldn’t help my financial they were my biggest cheerleaders. The past 11 years my dance partner, best friend and my soulmate Tadeo my husband has been always so supportive and had never tried to change me or any of my visions. Today I will say my biggest fan is my son Lucas , he has been my motivation to do and be better and being able to show him that you can live from your passion is possible with hard work and dedication, since a baby he watched her mom and dad work so hard , and having him next to me in everything has been my biggest win

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