{"id":1423,"date":"2015-04-07T12:56:14","date_gmt":"2015-04-07T16:56:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mdcthereporter.com\/?p=1423"},"modified":"2021-07-26T17:17:40","modified_gmt":"2021-07-26T21:17:40","slug":"mdc-students-excel-in-artistic-endeavorswin-michael-jackson-tribute-dance-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/mdc-students-excel-in-artistic-endeavorswin-michael-jackson-tribute-dance-competition\/","title":{"rendered":"MDC Students Excel in Artistic Endeavors, Win Michael Jackson Tribute Dance Competition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How does one pursue a career as an entertainer? Is there a set path or curriculum that ensures you will get where you want to go? If you were to ask Miami Dade College students Marilyn Montoto and Fernando Ramos, they would tell you it\u2019s about dedicating your life to your passion, whatever it is, in and out of the classroom.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Both Miami natives, Montoto and Ramos met in 2012, when the two joined a band thanks to an online advertisement.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u201cIt was kind of a scam, but we still performed together and met. But after that, we decided to leave, obviously,\u201d says Montoto, to which Ramos added \u201cit was fun, but it ended up going sour.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since then, they have performed together as a dance duo on several occasions, one of them being the Michael Jackson Tribute Performance in Hartford, CT. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ramos found the contest online, which required them to upload a video of them dancing to any Michael Jackson hit, and the most liked video would be the winner. Their performance of <em>Thriller<\/em>, ended up winning by two votes. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Following their win, the pair was given the opportunity to perform at a show entitled \u201cThe Music of Michael Jackson\u201d with the Hartford Symphony Orchestra and James Delisco, a Michael Jackson tribute performer at the Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts. There they performed the song <em>Beat It<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They have also performed at BodhiFest in 2013 and this year, at The Rosa Parks Museum in Montgomery, AL, and the National Civil Rights Conference in Meridian, MS.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Both are music business students at Kendall Campus, Ramos focusing on creative production, and Montoto on creative performance. They apply what they are learning at MDC to their projects. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Montoto had gone to college before, and left to pursue a career in a rock band. She then went back to school to study art, another of her passions. Montoto won last year\u2019s \u201cQuest for Peace\u201d first-place award in painting, after being motivated to participate by one of her professors. She, however, eventually went back to studying music.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u201cI had taken so many music credits already that it didn\u2019t work out that way, and I\u2019m glad it didn\u2019t, because I ended up wanting to do music in the end. So I changed my major, it was originally just voice performance, and I switched it to music business, because I really want to get serious with my music,\u201d she explained.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ramos began dancing at the age of three, Michael Jackson being a source of inspiration for him from an early start. Ramos would watch his videos and try to emulate his choreographies. He aspires to become both a thorough musician, and a Michael Jackson impersonator.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cHe\u2019s always been a huge inspiration for me. That is what I am trying to accomplish with my life. My career right now, and what I have planned for myself, is that I want to be a performer. Not just a dancer, not just a singer, but I want to be an entertainer in every way that I can, that\u2019s what my plan is,\u201d Ramos said. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As for Montoto, dancing was always another source of entertainment for her. After doing martial arts, and then belly dancing, she found a talent in dance, which she explained by saying: \u201cI was really good at it. After that I pretty much did my own thing, because I was always more of a performer and a singer.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In May, the two hope to perform at this year\u2019s \u201cThe 80\u2019s Cruise,\u201d once again interpreting Michael Jackson\u2019s music and dancing. They also have plans on starting a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">YouTube<\/span><\/a> channel together, using it as a platform for all of their artistic talents. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ramos shared his vision for the channel, explaining, \u201cwe want it to not only be focused on music but also incorporate dance. We like to have fun, so we do comedy skits too and stuff like that. So, all of that is going to be incorporated into that one big channel.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After they graduate from MDC, they still are unsure of what they will do, but they know they want to follow their passion. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ramos explains, \u201cI would like to continue pursuing the career because just in case if anything goes wrong, for example, you always have a plan B. I think that if a project does not go anywhere, I would at least have the fallback of \u2018oh you know I have a degree in this, so maybe I can find my way through a record company,\u2019 and sort of still be involved in music in every way that I can.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Montoto then adds, \u201cWhat we are learning applies to what we do, so it\u2019s a win-win, no matter what.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Right now they are focused on perfecting their craft, and growing as performers. Montoto says she and Ramos wants to inspire others, and spread Michael Jackson\u2019s message of love and unity. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They both admire not just his talent, but his philanthropy. Ramos believes dedicating oneself to being the best at what they love will improve our world. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWhatever it is you are doing, regarding the arts, or being in an office, it is important that you do your best, and give it your all,\u201d Ramos said. \u201cThat will make others know that you are passionate about it, and your positive energy will radiate and attract people.\u201d \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How does one pursue a career as an entertainer? Is there a set path or curriculum that ensures you will get where you want to go? 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