Maddi Argote Ledesma

Biografía

She began her first steps with rhythmic gymnastics and gradually trained in various disciplines such as classical dance, contemporary dance, flamenco, and Basque traditional dance.
In 2015, she started working as a dancer in occasional programs for ETB, and later collaborated with GetxoFolk, the Lekeitio Band, the Ezpata Dantza of San Martín, the Leioa Humor Fair, and the Gipuzkoa Ezpata Dantza.
The following year, she took part in the film Igelak (Patxo Telleria) and in the performance La Gala de los Vascos y la Danza como Bailarina. She collaborated with the Bilbao Txistulari Band and performed the aurresku dance at various events organized throughout the Basque Country. That same year, she began her studies at Dantzerti (Higher Education in Dance and Performing Arts).

From 2018 to 2020, she worked with the Kukai Company on the MCC project and in the piece Gela Jauziak. Meanwhile, she continued dancing in Dantza Alformbra Gorrian, at the Bodorrio Theatre, at the Tribute to the Blast Furnaces, and at the Basque Jota Championship. She also performed the piece The Big Game with the Looke company.
In 2018, she began touring with Rebota: Rebonds et passions by Compagnie Maritzuli, performing in several towns across the Northern Basque Country and France, and continued dancing with the company for the next four years. She also collaborated with Xabi Aburruzaga in 2018, appeared in his music video Atxarre the following year, and danced at the launch of his album Bost.

That same year, she recorded several programs for EITB and collaborated as a choreographic assistant with the young company Pabellón 6 in Migraantes and Todo sale bien. She also completed internships with the Dantzaz company in Errenteria and with Kukai Dantza.

In 2020, she became part of the Bolonia Experimental Company in the production Ausarta, a dance show directed by Jose Luis Magaña. At the same time, she wrote cultural articles for Prest magazine (the local magazine of Deusto, published by the Berbaizu Euskara Association).

After completing her studies at Dantzerti, she gave voice to the third ADDE conference, danced at the opening of Espacio 600, and took part in the dance show of the Aresti Dance School at the Leioa Cultural Center.

From 2021 to the present, she has been a contemporary dance teacher at Dantzartin (ESSAD).
In 2022, she began working as a choreographer and dancer in the show Itsasoa Laino Dago.
Throughout the years, she has trained with the following choreographers:
Fabian Thomé, Chevi Muraday, Compañía Nova Galega de Danza, Alessandro Bizzi, Manuel Liñán, La Feli, Edu Muruamendiaraz, Amancio González, Arkaitz Pascuas, Jaime Pablo Díaz, Leire Ortueta, María Martín, Maitane Zalduegi, Oihana Vesga, Iratxe Ansa and Igor Bacovich, Olatz de Andrés, Andoni Aresti.

Contacto

Email — margote@dantzerti.eus