Sindy Folgar
Executive and Artistic Director
Founder of AcceptDANCE. Sindy Folgar (she|her) is a dancer, educator, choreographer, curriculum writer, arts administrator, and arts advocate. Passionate about student-driven practices, the importance of nurturing creativity, and community engagement, her personal mission is to ensure that children with limited resources have access to dance. She is the BE BOLD Program Director with the Misty Copeland Foundation. She recently served as Senior Director of Programs and Partnerships at Dancewave in Brooklyn and is Adjunct Dance Faculty at Marymount Manhattan College. Certified in American Ballet Theatre’s National Training Curriculum, Folgar has served as a ballet instructor at New York University and The Ailey School (Junior Division), Program Director at Peridance Center in New York City, and Adjunct Dance Faculty/Choreographer at Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, Connecticut. She holds a Master of Arts degree in Teaching Dance in the Professions from NYU’s Steinhardt School, a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Ballet and Body Science and Motion from Marymount Manhattan College, and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Ballet from Escuela Nacional de Danza in Guatemala.
Bryant Llumipanta
Financial Director
Bryant Llumipanta has years of experience in the financial service industry. Bryant brings expertise in corporate portfolio management, wealth management, and equity market analysis. Bryant has worked with community banks such as Fairfield County Bank and First County Bank.
Bryant joined AcceptDANCE with the vision and drive to focus on developing a healthy financial state for the organization with experience and integrity.
