Johnny Martinez was named Associate Choreographer of AGDT in 2001. After gaining experience as a modern dancer in New York and touring in the United States and in Europe in productions of West Side Story and Damn Yankees, Mr. Martinez performed Tango on Good Morning America and in the original off Broadway production of Tango Fusion. Now in his 14th year with the Company, he adds tremendous talent and a choreographic approach that is different from but complimentary to that of Ms. Gonzalez.