Carmen Perez began her training with the Ballet of Santiago, Chile. She continued her studies with Ivan Nagy, Julia Prokofieva, and Alicia Targarona. As a soloist of the Ballet of Santiago, she was awarded the Medal of Outstanding National Talent. Ms. Perez was the Silver Medalist of the Latino- American Ballet Competition and was a Semi-Finalist at the International Ballet Competition in Jackson, Mississippi. She has danced with the Tulsa Ballet Theatre, Dallas Ballet and with Ballet Dallas.