About Alfonso

Alfonso Cervera (He/They/El) is a current Assistant Professor of Dance at the Ohio State University where he shares his research interests and movement practices grounded in Mexican American themes. Being a Queer first generation Mexican American practitioner and choreographer who received his MFA from the University of California, Riverside, Cervera is certified in Asana Yoga, Pilates, and Reiki Healing. His research and specialization focus on the conversation between queerness, Ballet Folklorico, and Afro-Latine social dances in a contemporary auto-biographical embodied experience that he calls Poc-Chuc. Poc-Chuc, an emerging and inclusive dance technique developed by Cervera, weaves these techniques as a pedagogical tool to adhere to the current times and to create representation for marginalized communities. Cervera is a founder and collaborator of Primera Generación Dance Collective in the Los Angeles area creating works that represent Mexican American identity and social justice. Among other things, he has been awarded grants from the National Endowment of the Arts, Artist Trust in Seattle, and Department of Cultural Affairs in Los Angeles, and is now one of the four Executive Directors of Show Box L.A.