Adelita Xóchitl Hinojosa-Martin - is a native of Denton, Texas of Mexican American heritage. She began dancing as a child and has trained in several dance genres over the last 35 years. While in college and again in 2020 to present, she trains and performed with ballet coach Arleen Sugano, creator of the SuganoSystem (a pragmatic methodology of mastering professional classical ballet technique).
Since moving to New York City in 2005 she has soared as a professional dancer, performing and training with numerous elite instructors at Steps on Broadway, Peridance Capezio Center, Broadway Dance Center, including Cecilia Marta, Max Stone, Jana Hicks, just to name a few.
Professionally, Adelita works as a freelance dancer. Companies she's performed frequently with include Organic Magnetics, Sekou McMiller Dance, Cecilia Marta Dance Company, xodus dance collective, Benjamin Briones Ballet Company, Company, Alpha Omega Theatrical Dance Company, A Corps Perdu and The Next Stage Project. As a guest artist she performed with nathan trice rituals, Lauren Cox (Symbioh), Grimes Dance Group, Battery Dance Company, and numerous Cirque de Soleil premiere events in and around New York City. Adelita has had her choreography shown in New York City, Penang, Malaysia and Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex. Adelita has worked with Tony Award winning associate choreographer Maija Garcia (Broadway Show FELA!), Emmy Award-nominee choreographer Brian Thomas, and many inspirational musical artists such as Meshell NdegeOcello. Adelita taught contemporary and contemporary jazz/latin jazz in NYC's most prestigious dance centers including Joffery Ballet School/Jazz & Contemporary Staff NYC Summer Intensive, Peridance Capezio Center, Steps on Broadway, Dance New Amsterdam and Broadway Dance Center.
Adelita briefly relocated back to the Dallas-Forth Worth metroplex from 2014-2016, where she shared her diverse knowledge of dance, anatomy for dancers and nutrition for dancers in multiple studios throughout the DFW metroplex. She returned to NYC in 2016, thrilled to be back training, rehearsing and performing with talented and inspirational artists.
Due to the covid19 pandemic, performing has been extremely rare, but thankfully training has continued. Knowledge of body mechanics, injury prevention, strength and fluidity of movement has flourished thanks to her master coach Arleen Sugano. Fluidity of movement improved thanks to Nathan Trice and his weekly improvisation sessions, online and in person. Now ongoing training in classes in / around prestigous NYC studios continues.