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Vanessa Salgado holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree from the Alvin Ailey/Fordham University BFA Program at Lincoln Center. She has performed with the Ad Hoc Ballet, Eastern Shore Ballet Theatre, Ailey/Fordham Student Dancers, and galas in Barcelona, Spain and Miami, FL. She was a dancer in the 2008 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show on CBS, and for L'Oreal Professional. Vanessa is a Maryland Distinguished Scholar in the Arts and has attended programs with American Ballet Theatre, Briansky Saratoga Ballet Center, Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet, and Atlantic Contemporary Ballet Theatre. Currently, Ms. Salgado is on faculty at the Ballet Hispanico School of New York, and has been a faculty member with the Salisbury Studio of Dance, the Astoria School of Fine Arts, and an assistant teacher for the Alvin Ailey First Steps Program. Vanessa has been a Director for the CPYB residential life program, as well as residential leadership roles with the NYSSSA School of Dance, Maryland Summer Center for the Arts, and the Ailey Summer Intensive. Vanessa is currently a dancer with the Clear Talent Group.