Angelique Rivera

Angelique Rivera was born in Chicago, Illinois but grew up first in Richmond, Virginia and then Kissimmee, Florida. She first began dancing at the age of three and trained in ballet, tap and jazz. However, when she was eight she was introduced to theatre and took a hiatus from dancing and committed herself to focusing on acting and singing full time. Her first role was Pepper in the musical "Annie" with the Christian Youth Theatre in Richmond, VA. While she attended high school in Florida, she performed in the drama club's musicals and plays and also did local community theatre. The summer before her senior year of high school she was accepted to be a student in the Juilliard Intensive Program. In her senior year, Angelique was awarded an Arts Alive scholarship from Osceola Arts for a Complete Education Coalition to help pursue her college training. She graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts with a major in Theatre Performance from the University of Florida in 2014. Shortly after grad