Christina Philip Paige Damon Amanda Bruce Cara Trevor

Bruce Ortiz

Bruce always knew he would have a life in the arts ever since his grandmother bribed him to perform during her parties.

After earning his first dollar by playing "Chopsticks" on the piano, he was hooked. Unable to contain the excessive amount of energy emitting from their overactive child (that's a nice way of saying it), Bruce's parents later placed him in gymnastics where he channeled that restless energy in physical activity.

Several years later and through a failed attempt in musical theater, Bruce discovered the beautiful marriage between physicality and creativity – dance.

Bruce is inspired by many facets of dance but is most interested in movement generated through inquiry and experimentation as well as by music visualization, which incorporates his past music training.

When not dancing, Bruce works in marketing and is in the process of purchasing a home with his partner Will and their dog Leo – although Leo hasn't been pulling his weight financially, so if anyone is hiring he's available.