Cesar Salinas began his formal studies in dance with Zohar School of Dance, under the direction of Ehud Krauss in Palo Alto, CA. There he was introduced to the classic jazz styles of Gus Giordano, Luigi, and Matt Mattox. He moved to Oregon where he studied at Willamette Ballet under Deborah Higginbotham. Cesar went on to further his training at the University at Buffalo, where he graduated with a BFA in Dance. He received a scholarship to the Giordano Dance School in Chicago, IL, in 2004 and 2005. From 2006 until 2011, Cesar joined the Giordano Jazz Dance Chicago as a full company member performing throughout the United States and Europe. During his tenure, he was proud to be a part of GJDC's educational outreach program, teaching science and health dance classes to 4th and 5th grade students in underserved public schools in Chicago. Cesar was honored to be on the cover of Dance Magazine (August 2007) and to teach at the Jazz Dance World Congress in 2007, 2009, and 2012. Cesar recently toured the world with Royal Caribbean cruise lines as a performer in the Broadway production of Saturday Night Fever as well as an aerialist, traveling throughout the Caribbean, the Baltic, Scandinavia, Iceland, Italy, Spain, Greece, Turkey, Malta, Oman and Dubai. He was honored to be chosen as a soloist for BalaSole Dance Company performing "Hunted" in New York City's Alvin Ailey Citigroup where he received rave reviews, "richly physical performance that drew the audience's unfettered enthusiasm" - Philip Gordon. He also currently teaches master classes and workshops, as well as choreographs for schools across the country.