Ingrid Yecora began her dancing career at the age of 12 under the tutelage of Mariana Alvarez and Judith Newman. She is a product of Miami's finest magnet schools, Southwood Middle School and New World School of the Arts. She went on the dance ballet professionally among famous international ballet stars as Fernando Bujones, Marielena Mencia and Yanis Pikieris, to name a few. Aside from dancing ballet professionally, Ms. Yecora earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Dance Education from Florida International University and a Master’s Degree in Educational Computing and Technology from Barry University.
As an educator, Ms. Yecora worked as the Dance Director of Southwest Miami High School for 20 years for Miami Dade County Public Schools and taught ballet classes and technique classes throughout various dance studios nationwide. Her students have won many national titles at prestigious competitions such as The Dance Awards, New York City Dance Alliance and American Dance Awards. Many of her students have appeared in various TV shows such as Dancing with the Stars, So You Think You Can Dance, America’s Got Talent, World of Dance and The Ellen Show. In addition, she has encouraged and guided her students into distinguished dance programs, like Juilliard, The USC Glorya Kaufman School of Dance, SUNY Purchase and Tisch School of the Arts.