Lenin Fernandez, California native, began dancing at 18. He attended the American Dance Festival 2013 and performed in Twyla Tharp’s premiere of “Treefrog in Stonehenge.” He trained in the The Gypsy Project: LA under Erica Sobol learning from artists from Batsheva, Lines, Forsythe, NDT, and Kidd Pivot. Early 2016, he performed in in two full-length works with Rome based Esklan Arts Factory, under Erika Silgoner. He has been working with Sonya Tayeh for the past two years, debuting in her world premier “You’ll Still Call Me By Name," (NYLA ‘16, Jacob’s Pillow in Aug 2018) and has additionally worked with her on the off broadway musical “The Lucky Ones” and workshopping for Moulin Rouge the musical. In LA, he is company member with LA Contemporary Dance Company, Heidi Duckler Dance Theater, Lobos Art Collective(Erica Sobol), Acts of Matter and has danced for LA based artists Arrogant Elbow (Sarah Elgart), The Assembly and No)one Art House. Commercially he has danced for Whyteberg, Teresa Barcelo, Kent Boyd and Jillian Meyers.