Photo by: Emily Johnston

Director Joshua D. Estrada-Romero

Born and raised in Southern California, Joshua D. Estrada-Romero began his dance training at California State University, Fullerton. He received his Bachelor of Arts Degree in Dance in fall of 2008 and his MFA in Dance from the University of California Irvine in 2017. His focus is on creating a cross-training movement system that combines many forms of sport training with contemporary dance that creates a language that speaks to multiple audiences.

His extensive experience in dance, music, and art evolved through his dance memberships and training with Palindrome Dance Company, RhetOracle Dance Company, BARE Dance Company, Nickerson- Rossi Dance, and Kelly Alvarez & Artists. Joshua also worked with very well-known artists of the Limón Dance Company and Erick Hawkins Dance Company, and choreographer Victor Kabaniev. He continues to perform with Tustin Dance Center in their annual Holiday Nutcracker performances as Snow King, Spanish Lead, and Arabian Lead.

Joshua is the founder and artistic director of FUSE Dance Company based in Orange, CA, whose mission is to support and foster the growth and development of the performing arts in Southern California through performances, dance education, and dance community collaboration programs. FUSE has participated in many Southern California Dance Festivals including ReBorn Dance Arts Festival, Nickerson-Rossi Dance Company’s International Dance Festival, SoCal Dance Invitational, Orange County Dance Festival, Inland Empire Dance Festival, Santa Barbaras’s HHII Dance Festival, Los Angeles Dance Festival, CA Dance Education Association’s “CA Dance”, BlakTinX Dance Festival, and SoCal Choreographer and Dance Festival. His company work has also had the privilege of being showcased in Boston MA for the Boston Contemporary Dance Festival, Ballet Austin’s Venture Theatre in Austin TX, Solo/Duo Festival and Dumbo Dance Festival in New York NY, Men In Dance Festival in Seattle WA, Body Logic’s Dance festival in Salt Lake City UT, and Ketchikan Theatre Ballet’s Shift from Neutral in Ketchikan, AK.

Joshua has held master classes and workshops at Ketchikan Theatre Ballet in Alaska, Round Rock Repertory in Austin TX, Cypress College, San Pedro Ballet, Long Beach City Ballet, Pomona College, Fullerton Unified High School, Anaheim High School, and many other high schools across L.A., Orange County and the Inland Empire.

Joshua received a full BIPOC Scholarship through CorePower Yoga in 2020 and currently holds his 200 Hour Yoga Teaching Certificate along with his certificate in Yoga Sculpt. He is also a certified Nutritional Coach through the National Academy of Sports Medicine. He is an Orange County based photographer focusing on capturing dance, movement and sports. Currently, Joshua shares his passion as an instructor/choreographer to all dance students of California State University Fullerton, Mt. San Antonio College and Santa Ana College.