Venus Leone

Education

About me

I started dancing ballet when I was four years old and was instantly hooked. My mom's intention was to get her child into some activity, so that I would not get lazy. Unfortunately for her, I did not fulfill her dreams of me becoming a doctor, but catching a passion for the stage and the arts. I fought to become a ballerina, although I was told by professionals that even though I had a lot of talent, my skin color and physic would never allow me to become successful. My left ACL gave up when I was 17 and my mother managed to talk me into studying business, while my knee was heeling and rehabbing from surgery. Since my passion involved everything that had to do with music, I ended up starting my singing career in that time and right after graduation, I joined a dance group, recorded my demo and eventually made my way towards the USA. My first stop was the NYC Broadway Dance Center. Later that year, I traveled to Los Aneles to take classes at Millenium and other dance centers. I started acting as well and booked my first lead role in the scifi short Most Wanted written and directed by Dallas King. My hunger to be more creative was not satisfied yet, so I found a way to go to school for sound engineering. Today, I am not only a performing artist, but also create music. My acting passion comes from the stage, so I love playing big characters that have a lot of emotions. My favorite actors to watch and learn from are John Malkovich, Charlize Theron and Al Pacino.

License & Passport

Skills

Languages Spoken	English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish
Accents/Dialects	Caribbean (Puerto Rican), English - General, English - Southwest England, French (Standard International), German, Italian (Standard International), Latin American, New York, Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazilian), Russian, Spanish (International Spanish) Acento Neutro, Standard American, Swiss (French), Swiss German, US West Coast (California, Portland)
Dance Styles	Ballet, Ballroom, Belly Dance, Bollywood, Contemporary, Country Dancing, Disco, Hip Hop, Jazz, Latin American, Rock n Roll, Salsa, Street Dance, Swing Dance, Tango
Musical Style	Cabaret
Vocal Types	Alto, Bass
Singing Styles	Rapper/MC
Additional Skills	Standup
Athletics	Aerobics, Baseball, Basketball, Billiards, Bowling, Cycling, Fishing, Frisbee, Hula Hoop, Ice Skating, Martial Arts, Ping Pong, Roller Skating, Rollerblading, Rowing, Running, Soccer, Squash, Swimming, Tennis, Trampoline, Volleyball, Yoga