Alvin Rangel began his professional career performing ballet and jazz in his native Puerto Rico. Currently, he is dance faculty at California State University, Fullerton. Rangel maintains an active schedule, teaching master classes and workshops across the country and performing his own choreography. His dance project, Tango Vesre [Inverted Tango] has received national and international recognition. For nearly a decade, he performed with the Dayton Contemporary Dance Company (DCDC)  where he originated roles and worked with Bill T. Jones, Bebe Miller, Dwight Rhoden, Donald McKayle, Ronald K. Brown, Jawole Willa Jo Zollar, Doug Varone, Debbie Blunden-Diggs and Kevin Ward. He also performed pieces by other leading modern dance choreographers. With DCDC, he participated in a documentary co-produced by PBS and American Dance  Festival titled Free to Dance. As a dance educator, Alvin has conducted master classes and workshops in the United States, Russia, Poland, Colombia, Argentina, Mexico and Puerto Rico. Rangel continues to create choreographies for dance companies in the United States and Puerto Rico. He holds a B.A. in Secondary Education, English as Second Language from the Inter American University of Puerto Rico, and a Master of Fine Arts in Dance from the University of Texas at Austin, where he taught ballet, repertory and contemporary dance technique. Website: www.alvinrangel.net