Ana Tinajero

Abstract

Ana Tinajero, born in 1982, is a world-renowned Salsa dancer, instructor, artist, and activist. She is a Chicana woman who grew up in Dallas, TX and moved to Lynn after coming to the Boston area to study at MIT. She is the founder of an Afro-Latin dance company called Dance to Power and has also been involved in many other projects in the dance world. Tinajero started the initiative Queer Lynn Scene, an LGBTQ+ place-making initiative for Lynn; MA, kickstarted in June 2020 to center queer voices from the community. She is a founding member of United Lynn Pride. Her October 2023 interview covers her intersectional identity, childhood in Texas, transition to Massachusetts, and community building in Lynn. Interview carried out by Andrew Darien.