Christina Pioli was born in Bogota, Columbia and raised in Brooklyn, New York. Christina has been dancing for many years, and plans to dance for 100 more. Growing up doing competitions and teaching since she was 16, Christina wanted to make her passion for dance a career. In 2005, she graduated from St. Francis College in NYC with a B.A. in Speech and Theatre.
Since then, she has performed as a backup dancer for Shakira at the 2006 MTV Music Awards, and she also toured with Shakira at select venues, including Madison Square Garden in NYC. Christina also danced in an opening act performance for Alicia Keys, and has traveled to Germany to compete with the USA Dance Team.
Christina has danced off-Broadway for two years with the Deca Dance Company and has been in music videos for artists like Joan Jett, and commercials, including ads for Darrin’s Dance Grooves II and Cadillac. She has also worked with Geo Hubela as an animation reference for a French animated feature film called “Popsecret.”
Christina is now performing with the ICON Dance Company in numerous charity events and fashion shows. Being a Member of the ICON Dance Company has also given her a chance to dance for great causes, like Dancers Responding to AIDS and Breast Cancer Awareness.