Studio Stories: Reminiscing on Twin Cities Dance with Abdo Sayegh Rodriquez - Season 8, Episode 103

Abdo Sayegh-Rodriguez (Executive Director and Teaching
Artist). Originally from Venezuela, Abdo’s early performing
career included both of Venezuela's leading companies: the Ballet
Nacional de Caracas and Ballet Nuevo Mundo de Caracas. Coming to
the US as a guest artist in 1994, he performed with Minnesota
Dance Theatre and later joined the dance company, becoming its
Associate Artistic Director. He was awarded a McKnight Foundation
Artist Fellowship in 2007. In 2012, Abdo was appointed TU Dance’s
Managing Director and has facilitated the organization’s
significant growth. He became TU Dance’s Executive Director in
2021. Abdo has been teaching dance for many years and it’s a
certified  GYROTONIC instructor. He is a Trustee on the
Board of Dance/USA and a member of the steering committee for the
MN Arts & Culture Coalition. Abdo was honored by the Ordway
Center with its 2015 Education Award for Excellence in Community
Engagement and holds a bachelor degree in Administration from the
Universidad Católica Andres Bello in Caracas, Venezuela.