Dance · Visual Arts · Puerto Rico

Akira
Melitza
Ramos García

Dancer, visual artist, and writer from Vieques, Puerto Rico — trained in ballet, hip hop, and plena, representing her island on every stage she steps on.

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Akira Ramos García
About

Three languages,
one voice.

Ballet taught me discipline — how to make effort look effortless, how to hold a line until it becomes grace. Hip hop taught me to be loud, to take up space, to turn emotion into power. But plena — the music of Puerto Rico's working people — taught me where I come from. When I dance plena, I am not performing. I am remembering.

"These three languages live inside me at the same time. I am not a dancer who also paints — I am an artist who needs all three languages to say one complete thing."

8+
Years of dance training
3
Dance styles mastered
PR
Represented internationally
2027
University entry class
Training & Education

Built on discipline.
Driven by passion.

Ballet

Classical foundation built through years of structured training — technique, alignment, musicality, and the art of making discipline invisible.

Classical Foundation

Hip Hop

Street dance vocabulary built into a personal voice — power, rhythm, and authentic self-expression that translates across any stage or screen.

Street & Commercial

Plena

Puerto Rico's living tradition — a connection to cultural roots and community identity that anchors her artistic voice in something real and irreplaceable.

Cultural Heritage
Present — 2026

Colegio Urdaneta · Academia Yunquemar

4th year (Senior). Continuing advanced dance training while completing high school in Ceiba, Puerto Rico.

Summer 2026

Alicia Extreme Dance Academy (AXDA)

Entering pre-professional conservatory training specifically designed to prepare dancers for university-level programs and professional careers.

2024 – 2026

CROEC · Club de Baile President

Led the school's dance club as president — organizing, directing, and performing. Represented the school in multiple events across Puerto Rico.

2026

University Applications

Applying to BFA Dance programs at Brown University, Columbia College Chicago, Florida State University, Pace University, and Point Park University.

Performances & Highlights

Representing
Puerto Rico.

Featured Performance

Puerto Rican Parade — Orlando, Florida

In April 2026, Akira represented both Academia Yunquemar and Puerto Rico at the Puerto Rican Parade in Orlando, Florida — performing in front of thousands of spectators as part of a cultural celebration of Puerto Rican identity and artistry.

Videos

Watch her dance.

Puerto Rican Parade · Orlando

April 2026 · Orlando, Florida

Performance Highlight

Academia Yunquemar · Puerto Rico

Parada Puertorriqueña · Orlando

April 2026 · Orlando, Florida

Dance Performance

Akira Melitza Ramos García

Visual art by Akira
Art by Akira
Visual Arts & Writing

Beyond the stage,
on the page.

When movement is not enough, Akira paints. When painting falls short, she writes. Her sketchbooks are full of movement — gestures frozen mid-air, emotions translated into color and line. Visual art and creative writing are not separate disciplines for her: they are extensions of the same artistic conversation.

Painting Drawing Creative Writing Illustration Visual Storytelling
Contact

Let's start
the conversation.

For audition scheduling, portfolio inquiries, or any questions about Akira's application — please reach out directly.

Akira Melitza Ramos García
Dancer · Visual Artist · Class of 2027
akira@email.com
Vieques & Ceiba, Puerto Rico
Colegio Urdaneta · Class of 2027

For university admissions offices: a full PDF portfolio, video reel, and letters of recommendation are available upon request.