Manuel Rojas, of German and Colombian heritage, has trained in
Ballet, Modern, Ballroom and Latin Dance. He has studied and performed with Missouri State Ballet, Milwaukee Ballet and The Alvin Ailey Repertory Theater. He has performed in such shows as "Forever Swing", Swing Dance America", "Tango Fusion" and "Tango Du Jour" all of which he assisted in choreographing and costuming. Through the years, he has lived in Germany, Colombia,  Japan and South Africa - thus enriching his life - through dance. With his Dance Partner he has toured Canada, Bermuda and through out South America. He has been dancing for Michael Mao Dance since 1995. His truly best experience was the tour of China with his principle role in the Ballet  "Murder In Buenos Aires" Choreographed by Michael Mao. His most recent adventure out will be dancing in the Edinburgh Arts Festival in Scotland.  

Manuel has also taught around the world Ballet, Modern, Jazz,
Ballroom and Latin Dance. With his diverse and extensive training and performance experience he has an all around easy way to teach his craft. It's his creative and intuitive technique, his logical and
comprehensive succession of steps and his "smile" of coarse that one
leaves his class feeling confident and excited for more.