Meet Eric

Eric is a Mexican-American dancer born and raised in Long Island City, Queens, New York.

Growing up, Eric was the quiet, shy kid who loved Pokémon and apparently loved choreography before he even knew what choreography was. One of his earliest dance memories is teaching his cousins the cafeteria dance scene from the 1999 movie Superstar. By his teenage years, that turned into an obsession with the artists and music videos of the early 2000s. Ciara, Missy Elliott, and Janet Jackson were some of his biggest inspirations. He would spend hours at home imitating choreography from songs like “Goodies,” “1, 2 Step,” “Lose Control,” and “Feedback.” He knew he loved to dance; he just didn't know that taking an actual dance class was an option. Growing up in a traditional Mexican household also meant that a boy learning feminine choreography wasn't exactly encouraged. So, for years, dancing remained something Eric mostly explored on his own.

That changed at 21.

In 2012, while attending Queens College and working at a bank, Eric discovered a K-pop dance class at I Love Dance in Manhattan. At a time when K-pop was still far from mainstream in the U.S., finding a class dedicated to it felt like discovering a whole new world. One class quickly became many. After work and school, Eric regularly trained in K-pop choreography, hip-hop-influenced movement, street styles, and most importantly, jazz funk. He went on to perform in I Love Dance's annual showcases in 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2017, spending months rehearsing and performing alongside other dancers who shared the same passion.

In 2016, Eric decided to push his training further by taking classes at Broadway Dance Center in New York City, with a focus on jazz funk, commercial dance, and hip-hop/street styles. Jazz funk/Commercial Dance became a major part of his dance identity, combining the musicality, performance, confidence, and expressive movement that first made him fall in love with dancing.

In the same year, Eric became an admin of the K-pop dance crew Iconyc Dance Troupe, which later became Harmonyc Movement. Being part of the group's early growth remains one of the most meaningful chapters of his dance journey, now Harmonyc has over 130k subscribers. Eric stepped away from the administrative side in 2018 and eventually from actively participating in dance covers in 2023.

But he never stopped loving dance.

Today, Eric is stepping into a new era; returning to dance with a different perspective, sharing covers and dance content online, and expanding into choreography and teaching. In 2026, that journey even led to his first opportunity choreographing a quinceañera. Now, he wants to take everything he's learned along the way and share it with others.

Whether you're here because you love K-pop, want to explore jazz funk, need help with technique, or simply want to feel more confident when you dance, Eric wants to create a space where you can learn without feeling intimidated.

Because sometimes you don't start dancing at five years old.

Sometimes you discover it at 21.

And that's okay. There's always time to dance.