Juan Navarro is a modern dance artist who uses movement as a means of honoring mentors who thought him in his adolescence. In grade school Navarro began taking dance classes through his school district. As a formative young dancer he received the opportunity to train at Dallas Black Dance Theatre for two summers, and take classes from choreographers like April Berry and Jennifer Archibald. In his senior year of high school, along with Ethan Ferris, he broke barriers as being one half of the duo, first ever male students, to be a part of the school’s traditionally all-girl drill team.

In 2019 he received his Associate of Arts degree from Mountain View College. Navarro performed with the Mountain View Dance Company, under the direction of John Merrifield. He received his Bachelor of Arts in Dance Studies from Texas Woman’s University in 2022. At Texas Woman’s University Navarro was part of “Dance Makers” ,a showcase of faculty selected works, in which he was able to work with various choreographers. In his final semester Navarro created a solo that grapples with the pressures of identity and the way his Mexican culture affects the idea of his own identity. The solo was selected for “Dance Up-close”, another faculty selected showcase of student works.

After graduation Navarro was invited to choreograph in 2023 and in 2024 for Mountain View Colleges’ Dance Concerts. Here he choreographed two seperate duets in 2023 along with Jennifer Macias he presented “The Sorrows of Ser, Reprise” In 2024 with Katherine Becerra, Navarro presented “Coletition” ,a piece that explored the repetitive nature of colonialism and the hardships of this repetitive cycle.

In August of 2024 he joined Movimiento Huitzillin, funded by Lisa Moya and Mario Ramirez. Movimiento Huitzillin is a movement dedicated to making dance programming accessible and inclusive to the public in Pleasant Grove. Navarro serves as resident choreographer and instructor for the movement and is excited as he embarks on rehearsals for the companies first showcase later this year.