Company Dancer
Tina began her ballet training at the age of 6 at Black Mountain Dance Centre in San Diego, and later
added training in modern, jazz, and hip hop. She performed lead roles in ballets including Alice in
Wonderland and Hansel and Gretel, and performed classical repertoire from ballets including Swan Lake
and Sleeping Beauty. She was a member of Orchesis Dance Company while at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo,
and was the President and Artistic Director of Lehigh University's dance company in Pennsylvania. Tina
has a B.S. in Civil Engineering from Lehigh University and spent many years as a professional engineer
before returning to dance. She is currently studying in Los Angeles with Yana Makarova, Natsuo, and Cati
Jean, among others. Tina joined Meh-Tropolis at the beginning of Season 4.
added training in modern, jazz, and hip hop. She performed lead roles in ballets including Alice in
Wonderland and Hansel and Gretel, and performed classical repertoire from ballets including Swan Lake
and Sleeping Beauty. She was a member of Orchesis Dance Company while at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo,
and was the President and Artistic Director of Lehigh University's dance company in Pennsylvania. Tina
has a B.S. in Civil Engineering from Lehigh University and spent many years as a professional engineer
before returning to dance. She is currently studying in Los Angeles with Yana Makarova, Natsuo, and Cati
Jean, among others. Tina joined Meh-Tropolis at the beginning of Season 4.
| Photos by Jason Corman, Glenn Cratty, & Chris McCaleb |
| Tina Ponce |