Paloma Macías Guzman, PhD, is a spanish dancer, teacher and researcher. She studied Spanish dance with Ana María Sánchez, Manolo Vargas and Mercedes Amaya. She is a CMA and a certified specialist in Language of Dance. She teaches theoretical and practical subjects at the National Institute of Fine Arts. She has created reading excercises and a record of Oscar Tarriba ́s Spanish dances using motif writing. She is a founding member of the Centro Mexicano de Estudios Coreológicos A.C.