Rene and his dance
partner Susan became one of the main headliners at the show “Beats
of Passion” at the Venetian Hotel and Casino. They were also dance
champions at one of the biggest latin competition held at the Hilton
Hotel and Casino which led to being given a contract as the main
performers of the show. They did TV shows including Backstage Live
and Telemundo. They opened for the Tito Puente Concert at the Palace
Station. They performed with several local bands such as Latin
Breeze, Phlash, Forward Motion, Karin Denise and the Sin City Boyz,
Chuys and many more. They also performed at all the number one latin
night spots in Las Vegas and appeared as guest performers on a
number of dance studios in town. They are often invited as Judges on
dance competitions and has earned the title of “Dance Champions”.
Rene Delgadillo of
Phoenix, Arizona began a career that has given him national acclaim
as a professional dancer. He formed a group known as the “Paragon
Dancers” who went on to become the most popular pop-locking and
breakdance group in the state of Arizona. It has been said that
“Rene has set the standards of pop-locking and breakdancing in
Arizona” and under his direction, the Paragon Dance Group has
achieved a tremendous amount of recognition and numerous awards.
Rene, an expert in his field, personally choreographs all the
Paragon’s dance routines and has a fresh and exciting original
style.
Rene also has another passion aside from pop-locking and
breakdancing. He loves the feeling of sensuality and excitement that
Latin dancing gives him. Rene has never had formal training. He
learned to dance on his own out of a personal desire to express
himself. This desire and informal self-training has created a unique
dance style that continues to make Rene stand out as a dancer. Latin
dancing led to the desire to share his talents and Rene and a
partner started entering local dance contests. The contests brought
recognition which led to new opportunities. It open doors for him to
become not just a dancer but a well respected choreographer for
fashion shows and dance troupes in California, Mexico and Arizona.
Once again, Rene has proven that his creativeness has allowed him to
succeed and rise above the crowd. He performed with several dance
partners on several shows all over Arizona, he taught dance,
performs with the Paragon dancers and performed as a solo dancer. He
has appeared on national television shows incuding Solid Gold, Dance
Fever, and Entertainment Tonight, as well as plenty of local TV
programs like Phoenix Tonight, PM Magazine, Rita Davenport Show, Get
It On, and the local LULAC television Program.
He has performed in front of the largest audiences ever in Phoenix
at concerts that include Midnight Star, De Barge, the USFL Wrangler
Cheerleaders, and with the dancers from the movie “Breakin”.Rene and
the Paragon Dancers have played the large auditoriums including
Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Celebrity Theatre, Arizona State
University, Gamage Theatre and the Tempe Diablo Stadium. They have
also performed in all the number one night spots in Arizona like the
Playboy Club, Graham Central Station, Tommy’s Copa West and the
Jockey Club. In addition, the group has been in demand to perform at
plenty of Hotel resorts including the Biltmore, Hilton, Holiday Inn,
Marriott’s, the Pointe and Hyatt Regency.
About 10 years ago, Rene moved to Las Vegas, Nevada and formed the
first and original salsa dance group known as “The Paragons of
Salsa-Magic”. He auditioned several dancers, both amateur and
professional, and kept his eyes open for artists whose style and
temperament would lend itself to a group, but who would also retain
their individuality. Through the process of trials and errors he
found his “stars” and that was the beginning of “Paragon” in Las
Vegas, Nevada. Just before he moved to Las Vegas, Rene also found
Susan, the “Sweetheart of Paragon”. Rene trained Susan to be a
professional dancer and turned her into a versatile, elegant and
passionate dancer. When you see these two dancing on the dance floor
they tell a story of passion. Their dancing is different, reflecting
a free spirit and expression. It is done for the simple joy of
dancing, responding to the beat, tempo and feel of the music. They
dance as a means of expressing oneself, with or without a partner,
choreographed or impromptu, in the streets or on the dance floor.
They swept the State of Nevada and Arizona and entered and won dance
competitions. During this time Rene and Susan also opened the
“Tuesday Latin Night” at Axis-Radius in Scottsdale, Arizona. They
also performed at The Los Angeles Salsa Congress.
