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On this episode I talked with Ioana about the moment she knew she wanted to perform on stage, dancing on stage with people like Jennifer Lopez and Ricky Martin, her favorite non-Broadway piece of choreography, working with Emmy winner Mia Michaels, making her Broadway debut as an original cast member in Wicked and how she got involved in Wicked, Dolly Parton’s 9 to 5 on Broadway, Bob Fosse’s Dancin’ on Broadway and why more shows like Dancin’ should continue to be showcased on Broadway in the future, how Bob Fosse’s choreography has influenced and inspired her as a performer, and MUCH MORE!
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Ioana has worked extensively in the performing arts—both on stage and in film/television. Although she began her career as a performer with a passion for dance, io is now a multifaceted artist expanding her love into acting, creative directing and voice overs in both English and Spanish.
By the age of 15, she was working professionally as assistant to Emmy-winner Mia Michaels (Broadway's Finding Neverland, So You Think You Dance) while attending the prestigious New World School of the Arts, where she received formal classical training. For over a decade she continually assisted Ms. Michaels on numerous projects, including pre-production for Madonna: Drowned World Tour, Celine Dion’s ‘New Day’, setting original works on concert dance companies (Complexions, Les Ballets Jazz de Montreal, etc.), and staging various national commercials. In addition, she was a founding member of Ms. Michaels’ concert dance company, Mia Michaels R.A.W, touring both nationally and internationally.
She later explored more contemporary work and continued her technical training in New York University’s conservatory program, Tisch School of the Arts, where she received her BFA in just 3 years—including a summer abroad in Salzburg, Austria (SEAD).
With a love for all types of movement, and influenced by her Latin roots, io took advantage of all NYC could offer by exploring the local dance club scene and taking classes whenever possible from visiting teachers of hip hop, salsa and other types of contemporary styles. This versatility eventually granted her the opportun… Read More
