DIANA MATOS, ORIGINALLY FROM LISBON, PORTUGAL, IS A PIONEERING FORCE IN THE REALMS OF PROFESSIONAL DANCE, CHOREOGRAPHY, AND EDUCATION. HER JOURNEY HAS TAKEN HER ACROSS CONTINENTS, FROM THE HISTORIC STREETS OF LONDON, ENGLAND, TO THE BUSTLING LIFE OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.
DIANA’S APPROACH TO TEACHING IS DEEPLY ROOTED IN FOSTERING A SENSE OF COMMUNITY, LOVE, AND SUBSTANCE. SHE IS DEDICATED TO GIVING BACK, DRIVEN BY A COMMITMENT TO ENRICH THE INDUSTRY AND CULTURE SHE HOLDS DEAR. HER MISSION AS AN EDUCATOR IS TO PROVIDE THE NEXT GENERATION WITH OPPORTUNITIES AND TRAINING THAT WERE ONCE MERE DREAMS FOR HER. THIS SENSE OF PURPOSE EXTENDS BEYOND HER OWN ACHIEVEMENTS; IT’S ABOUT PAVING THE WAY FOR FUTURE TALENTS.
HER CLASSROOMS AND STUDIOS BUZZ WITH ENERGY AND ASPIRATION, AS SHE STRIVES NOT JUST TO INSTRUCT BUT TO INSPIRE GREATNESS. DIANA WALKS INTO EVERY SPACE WITH THE GOAL TO DELIVER TRANSFORMATIVE EXPERIENCES, ENSURING THAT HER JOURNEY-AND THAT OF HER STUDENTS CONTINUES TO SCALE NEW HEIGHTS OF EXCELLENCE.
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AMANDA MAY
CANADA
“SHE IS JUST SOMEBODY WHO WALKS IN HER FULLNESS, NO MATTER WHAT. AND WHEN SHE SHINES, SHE SHINES SO BRIGHT, BECAUSE SHE’S ALLOWING YOU TO SEE EVERY PART OF HER. SHE TAKES OWNERSHIP OF EVERY PART OF HER. SHE BREATHES LIFE INTO EVERY PART OF HERSELF. AND I JUST LOVE LEARNING FROM SOMEBODY WHO ALLOWS THEMSELVES TO BE FULLY KNOWN SO THAT THEY CAN BE FULLY LOVED. IT INSPIRES ME TO WALK WITH THAT SAME KIND OF LOVE FOR MYSELF. AND THAT HAS AMPLIFIED MY ARTISTIC VOICE IN WAYS THAT I COULDN’T HAVE EVEN IMAGINED YEARS AGO WHEN I STARTED TRAINING UNDER HER.
AND IT REMINDS ME AND BRINGS ME HOME TO LOVE, A REALLY RADICAL LOVE THROUGH MY WORK, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, IN MY JOURNEY AS A WOMAN AND MY JOURNEY AS A HUMAN BEING.”
ALISA OKAMOTO
LOS ANGELES
“MY EXPERIENCE WITH DIANA MATOS AS A TEACHER HAS BEEN ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE. I FEEL LIKE SHE REALLY CHALLENGES HER STUDENTS TO NOT ONLY PUSH FOR EXCELLENCE WITHIN THEIR TECHNIQUE AND EXECUTION, BUT ALSO TO REALLY EXPLORE WITHIN THE PIECE, EXPLORE WITHIN THEMSELVES IN THEIR OWN PERSONAL LIVES A S A HUMAN BEING AND WITHIN THEIR DANCING. SO THERE’S THIS REALLY AMAZING CONNECTION AND AUTHENTICITY AND EXPLORATION THAT CONTINUES TO HAPPEN WITHIN THE DANCE.
AND I REALLY APPRECIATE HOW SHE’S USED HER PLATFORM TO HIGHLIGHT OG’S, WITHIN CLUB STYLES AND STREET STYLES. SO THAT WAY THIS GENERATION GETS EXPOSURE AND EDUCATION, AND THAT THESE TEACHERS WHO ARE HERE ARE BEING HIGHLIGHTED AND WE CAN HAVE ACCESS TO THEM. SO THAT’S BEEN ABSOLUTELY AMAZING. AND I FEEL LIKE AT THE END OF THE DAY, SHE REALLY WANTS HER STUDENTS TO GET THE BEST EDUCATION, AS WELL AS THE MOST LIMITLESS EXPLORATIVE VERSIONS OF THEMSELVES.”
LOGAN LEE
SOUTH KOREA
“HAVING DIANA AS A TEACHER AND A MENTOR WAS A LIFE CHANGING EXPERIENCE AND I WILL ALWAYS BE GRATEFUL FOR HOW I WAS ABLE TO ENCOUNTER HER IN MY JOURNEY. DIANA WAS THE FIRST DANCE TEACHER WHO ASKED “WHO ARE YOU?” “HOW DO YOU TALK?” AND LED ME TO QUESTION AND EXPLORE WHO I AM. AND I WILL BE FOREVER GRATEFUL FOR THOSE QUESTIONS BECAUSE THIS REALLY LED ME TO GROW AS A DANCER AND A PERSON TREMENDOUSLY. DIANA
MAY SOUND INTIMIDATING BUT HER WORDS ONLY COME FROM LOVE AND PASSION TO REALLY HELP AND GUIDE HER STUDENTS TO FIND THEMSELVES AND ALWAYS GROW WITHIN AND OUT OF DANCE. DIANA IS A TEACHER AND A REAL HUMAN WHO LIVES U P TO HER WORDS AND SHOWS US HOW TO PUSH IN ANY CIRCUMSTANCE IN LIFE.”
MICHEE ANDRE
BELGIUM
“SHE IS SO UNIQUE AND SO SPECIAL, BECAUSE SHE IS PASSIONATE. YOU CAN LITERALLY SEE THAT SHE LOVES WHAT SHE
DOES. SHE’S FULLY COMMITTED TO HER STUDENTS. AND THAT’S WHAT MAKES A CLASS, A TRAINING SESSION, A REHEARSAL WITH HER SO SPECIAL BECAUSE SHE WOULD TRANSMIT ALL O F HER PASSION AND THAT
THAT IS ENERGY THAT IS SO NEEDED WHENEVER YOU’RE TRAINING, LEARNING AND GROWING.”