Broadway's Bianca Marroquin Named Honorary Chair of R.Evolution Latina's First Dance-a-Thon

R.Evolución Latina -RL- has created Dance-A-Thon 2013, a fun and exciting event that will unite the community and continue this year's focus of cultural exchange through the arts. More than 250 participants from all ages and levels will be dancing different rhythms from Latin America and the Caribbean for five straight hours at the Baruch College Sports Center, 55 Lexington Ave, New York, New York. The Dance-A-Thon starts at 2pm on Saturday, December 14th.

"Dance heals. Dance is the ultimate expression of the soul. I support the Dance-A-Thon because I believe dance is a way to celebrate and bring our community together," says Honorary Chair Bianca Marroquín. "R.Evolución Latina's event will challenge our community to prepare, to train and to fight for something meaningful. 'If you can imagine it, you can achieve it. If you can dream it, you can become it. DARE TO GO BEYOND," she enthusiastically concludes.

Participants will dance salsa, merengue, hip-hop, musical theater and other rhythms with the assistance of teaching artists who will show new steps, fun choreographies and encourage them to reach their goals. Registration and warm-up activities begin at 12pm and dancing starts at 2pm. An after-party will start at 7pm with music by Willie Martínez and the New York City Salsa All Stars with Special Guest, Jorge Maldonado.

"We continue to find ways to empower and celebrate our communities. We need each other and we can inspire each other to go beyond". says Luis Salgado, Founder and Artistic Director of R.Evolución Latina. "Our objective is to plan and execute a fundraising event that has a meaningful impact on the organization programs, outreach, and collaborations", he ends.

R.Evolución Latina's Dance-A-Thon, a fundraising event, will enable R.Evolución Latina to continue its goals of bringing arts programs to schools and a free summer camp to over 200 kids in NYC. It will offer young artists with free training in performing arts so that in time they would create social change while expanding RL's mission beyond NYC, nationwide and in Latin America.

"If you are an artist, a dancer, a volunteer or a community leader that supports RL's mission or if you simply love to dance to support a good cause, we invite you to participate in RL's Dance-A-Thon. It'll be the best opportunity to Dare to Go Beyond and make a difference through the arts," states Denisse Ambert, R.Evolución Latina's Executive Director.

How To Participate? Be a Dancer and get your family, friends, and co-workers to sponsor you to enter the competition, and dance for 5 hours for the chance to win prizes.

You'll be part of a team of 3 that represents the circle effect, connecting for a common goal will be empowering to your success.

The more you raise the better chances you have to win prizes at the Dance-A-Thon as each tier of Fundraising comes with advantages.

For details on the rules and other fascinating facts of RL's Dance-A-Thon 2013 go to http://revolucionlatina.org/dance-a-thon-2013/

Bianca was born in Monterrey, Mexico, and raised on the border between Matamoros, Mexico and Brownsville, Texas. She started her artistic career in Mexico City in the productions of Disney's Beauty and the Beast, Rent, Phantom of the Opera, Vagina Monologues and Chicago. For her portrayal of Roxie Hart in Chicago, Bianca received 5 awards from the Mexican Critics Associations including New Revelation and Best Actress. In the summer of 2002, Bianca was invited to crossover from Mexico to Broadway and made her debut with her English version of Roxie Hart and later kicked off Chicago's 3rd National Tour for which she received a Helen Hayes Award in Washington DC for Outstanding Lead Actress in 2004. After touring for two years she officially moves to New York to continue to pursue her career.

In the summer of 2010 she appeared back on Broadway when she joined the Tony Award winner company of In the Heights in the role of Daniela.

She has just concluded her 3rd season as a judge on Univision's explosive rating new Dance reality show "Mira Quien Baila". Bianca starred in Luis Dellano's Televisa's soap opera "Esperanza del Corazón" as "Angela" and concluded 2 seasons of Televisa's reality competition "Pequeños Gigantes" as a judge in the dance department. Bianca is currently starring as Mary in the 1st Spanish-speaking production of Disney and Cameron Makintosh's "Mary Poppins" in Mexico City.