Carmen Torres grew up in her parents’ ballroom dance schools, where she earned her status as studio brat and learned a few things by watching her folks teach. She got serious about the whole thing at the wizened age of ten when she won her first national ballroom dance title and discovered Shakespeare. Since then, she graduated with a B.A. in Theatre Performance, toured Europe twice with different productions (The Tempest and A Midsummer Night’s Dream), gone to grad school twice (for MFAs in Acting and Filmmaking), directed some really cool stuff (The Klucking of Hens, The Food Chain, The Painting) and worked with some phenomenal people on some really amazing projects (TREME, the “NOLA: You’re Different Here” Campaign, HOTCAKES, CONFESSION). In her spare time, she earned certifications to teach ballroom dance and Zumba. She’s also done a fair amount of fight choreography (Love Games, I Want $ex All the Time, Julius Caesar) and more than a little yoga. Currently she is playing “Calpurnia” in the Shakespeare Festival at Tulane’s production of Julius Caesar. Carmen has taught at colleges and private studios since 1997 and is looking forward to contuing her work on numerous upcoming projects.