Maestro Steven Gastelum

Steven Gastelum has been teaching with Los Lupeños Academy for two years. He began dancing at Stanford University in 2012 with the Ballet Folklórico de Stanford. This group was completely student-led and run, which gave Steven the opportunity to learn how much work it takes to manage a folklórico group “behind the scenes.” He co-directed the group for two years, teaching classes, purchasing costumes, organizing workshops with maestros, and directing annual shows.

Concurrent with his last two years directing at Stanford, Steven began dancing with Los Lupeños’ performing company in 2016. With Los Lupeños, Steven had the opportunity to perform on many exciting stages, including Disney’s California Adventure, the San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival, and alongside mariachi singer Steeven Sandoval. Steven loves to perform dances from the huasteca region and Nuevo León.

Steven has a Masters in Chemical Engineering and works as a Process Engineer at a battery startup. He loves to travel and try the local food in every country he visits.