Diana Ortiz Sosa

Diana was born and raised in Lima, Peru. Her passion for dancing started in her childhood and developed quickly. She started dancing in her high school’s dance group of Peruvian folk music. When she was 14 years old, she became a member of a professional folkloric dance group called “Jallmay Alto Folclor.” As a member of this group, she was part of international tours, including US, France, Italy, Spain and Taiwan.

After several years of professional folkloric dancing, she left the group in order to pursue an economics bachelor degree. However, her passion for dancing did not disappear. Right after she graduated, in 2008, she started practicing casino and became part of Peru Latin Dance.

After her arrival to the US, she became a member of the Boston based Metamovements Dance Company. Later in 2013, she moved to Washington DC and became a member of DC Casineros.