Monica Proenca

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{{Short description|Brazilian dance choreographer}}

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| occupation = Choreographer, dancer

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Monica Proenca is a dance choreographer. She was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and graduated from the San Francisco School of the Arts. As a professional dancer Proenca has worked with classical and contemporary choreographers. She has taught and choreographed in Spain, US, Germany, Japan, Brazil and Canada. Her choreography has been performed and awarded{{cn|date=September 2022}} in more than 15 countries. She was a nominee for the 4th Annual Inspirational Latin American Awards for Arts and Culture (2015).{{cn|date=September 2022}}

Proenca choreographed the film Center Stage: On Pointe,{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5176536/fullcredits?ref_=tt_cl_sm#cast|title=Center Stage: On Pointe - Full Cast & Crew |publisher=imdb.com|accessdate=2016-06-26}} produced by Sony Pictures.{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2015/11/dance-moms-chloe-lukasik-center-stage-dance-camp-lifetime-1201602161/|title='Dance Moms' Alum Chloe Lukasiak Joins 'Center Stage' Threequel On Lifetime|last=Petski|first=Denise|date=November 2, 2015|work=Deadline Hollywood|language=|access-date=May 22, 2016}} Proenca currently lives in Vancouver, Canada and continues to choreograph, produce, dance and coach.