THOH Dance & Performance Training Community - coming Fall of 2025!
THOH Professional Dance & Performance Training Community
WHO WE ARE & WHAT WE DO
We are a Professional Dance & Performance Training Community that provides individual and group training and mentoring, performance opportunities & industry exposure, hard hitting choreography, music mixing services, and more!
We're the bridge between your studio training and professional performance. Led by internationally acclaimed NFL/NBA/Pro Industry choreographer Oscar "Big O" Ortega-Hernandez, THOH is Southern New Mexico's premier performance training community that complements your existing dance education & training with industry-level instruction.
What makes us different? We're not a traditional dance studio competing with local programs. Instead, we're a specialized training community that takes the skills you're already learning in ballet, jazz, hip-hop, or any style and elevates them to professional performance standards.
WHAT WE OFFER
- Company Performance Team for aspiring pro dancers of all ages
- Weekly Open Performance Master Classes led by Oscar that teach industry-level performance choreography and skill
- Monthly Haus Guest Master Classes with industry professionals and icons from NFL/NBA teams, commercial dance industry, and the professional entertainment industry
- Individual (1) and small group (2-3_ performance coaching sessions with Oscar
- College prep and professional pathway - programming, opportunities, and mentoring
- Professional, Internationally acclaimed choreography services for teams of all levels and styles
- Custom Music Mixes
- The THOH College Dance Combine for those aspiring to dance at the collegiate level (Spring 2026)
- The OH-Down Show-Down Dance Tournament (Fall 2026)
- AND MUCH MORE!
WHY THOH?
We bring world-class professional dance industry training & resources directly to the Southern New Mexico & West Texas area that's typically only available in major markets like Los Angeles or New York. Through Oscar's network of acclaimed dance pros & icon, we provide access to industry connections, techniques, and opportunities that prepare dancers for real careers in commercial dance, sports entertainment, music industry, and beyond!
Our commitment goes beyond dance technique. We're dedicated to creating an inclusive, accessible, dynamic, and affordable community of performers that uplifts and nurtures the incredible dance talent and potential within our beautiful state and surrounding areas. Our leadership is not only highly trained and experienced in the dance industry, but we've intentionally equipped ourselves to be culturally responsive and trauma-informed, maximizing the social-emotional learning opportunities inherently present in dance and performance.
Our Core Values & Philosophy: We're guided by seven foundational values: Creativity, Compassion, Candor, Culture, Community, Curiosity, and Courage. Our approach emphasizes consent, agency, and autonomy while fostering appropriate self-expression within a constructive growth environment. We believe in courage over comfort, authentic expression, and building both performers and leaders. Our goal is simple - to support our dancers in being "Trained for the Stage & Ready for Life"!
Oscar (aka Big O) Ortega-Hernandez
Pro Industry, NFL, & NBA Choreographer & Performer
THOH Creative Director & Co-founder