Abril Amparo 

Abril Amparo was born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic and shortly after migrated to New York City. She was introduced to a dance community as a young adult via the social latin dance scene after graduating high school. Abril obtained an AAS from the Fashion Institute of Technology, SUNY and a BA from Hunter College, CUNY in Fine Arts. In the latter, she was introduced to Hip-Hop and Contemporary Dance where she performed repertory work by Marjani Forté-Saunders and company work by Jamie Chandler. Abril performed and trained in NY Style Salsa as a dancer in Zuberi, an all-women shines team under the direction of Delia Madera. She has performed in visuals by music artists Lion Babe, Jessie Woo and has modeled for Nike. She is a lifelong student of - and grateful for - dance. Abril became a company member of Dancers Unlimited in 2023.