Erica Ocegueda trained in Albuquerque, New Mexico at the National Institute of Flamenco under Joaquín Enciñias and at the University of New Mexico under the tutelage of Eva Enciñias-Sandoval.  She received her BA in Theatre and Dance with a focus in Flamenco at UNM and danced with the pre-professional company Alma Flamenca under the direction of Marisol Enciñias.  She also received her MA in Dance History and Criticism at UNM.  She is currently a PhD student in Theatre Performance of the Americas at Arizona State University where she examines Azteca, Flamenco, and Mexican Folklórico dance and how it relates to expressing Mexican and Chicano identity.  Her current project examines Gitano and Chicano identities and how they interrelate and morph in Albuquerque, New Mexico.