Diana Diaz, born in San Jose, Costa Rica, trained in Miami with Pepe Bronce, Vivian Tobio, Maria Eugenia Lorenzo, and Manuel Castro. At New World School of the Arts, Diana performed works by Gerard Ebitz, Michael Uthoff, and Robert Battle, performing as a soloist with the Pepe Bronce Flamenco Company at the 2nd Annual Flamenco Festival in Costa Rica, and in the commercial dance industry with Manuel Castro. In February 2004, Diana performed alongside Mikhail Baryshnikov at the Gusman Center, in the piece Mr. XYZ. Also in 2004, she appeared in Tango Undressed with Miami Contemporary Dance Company. Upon graduating from NWSA with a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in dance in 2005, Diana joined Miami Contemporary Dance Company as a company dancer. She has danced roles in Tango Undressed, When Words Pour Down, The Death of García Lorca, Your Blood, My Blood, Love without Permission, Asiasong on our Soil, Intimate, and in the New Works choreographer’s workshop, as well as touring Argentina with MCDC. She teaches at Miami Contemporary Dance School and DanceTown, and continues to perform in a variety of TV work. This is Diana’s fourth season with Miami Contemporary Dance Company.