Monica Proenca is a professional dance choreographer, teacher and coach with a Masters Degree in Dance Pedagogy from the Palucca Hochschule für Tanz Dresden in modern, contemporary dance and contemporary ballet. Born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, she began her dance training at an early age and went on to graduate from the San Francisco School of the Arts in the United States. Monica' s professional dance career led her to perform in Classical, Contemporary and many independent productions all over the world.