Steve Valdez

Steve Valdez has been the resident choreographer for SFGMC for the past 30 years. In addition to working with the wonderful singers and artistic directors over the years, he has had the pleasure of choreographing and staging works by Broadway icons Andrew Lippa and Stephen Schwartz. Steve received his dance training at San Jose State University and at the Marie Stinnett Dance Academy in Campbell, CA. He credits much of his musical education to working in the live shows at the Great America Theme Park in productions staged by the late and exceptionally talented choreographer, Jim Bates, who taught Steve how to get the most out of people with various dance ability levels and how to build a production number to its greatest climax. Steve is now retired and living in Palm Springs, but happily still gets to choreograph and stage for SFGMC.