JARAMILLO, JOHN DOMINIC John danced into spirit on June 6, 2014. He was born August 6, 1963 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and traveled the world as a performing artist, professional flamenco dancer, arts in education teacher, Native American educator and lover of life. John touched the lives and future of thousands of students of all ages with his work in arts education. He was a popular teaching artist on the Young Audiences - Arts For Learning roster for almost two decades and since 2009 was part of the Wolf Trap International Baccalaureate and Georgia Wolf Trap Literacy programs through the Woodruff Arts Center, Atlanta. He taught in schools with the Alliance Theatre Striving Reader program and through Young Audiences Art Partners. He created and toured individual cultural arts presentations that centered on flamenco, Native American dance and indigenous culture in the Americas. John was a full-blooded American Indian from the Pueblos of Isleta and San Felipe. He attended Manzano High School. John performed around the world as an actor, dancer, movement artist, speaker and teacher, including appearances at the Smithsonian Museum of the American Indian, NYC, Popejoy Center for the Arts, The Circle Theatre at the American Indian Community House in NYC, the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center and the Institute of American Indian Art Museum, Santa Fe. He was a principal performer with Maria Benitez Teatro Flamenco/ Segundo Compania, Ritmo Flamenco, Dance Espana, Danzantes, ClancyWorks Dance Company, Pueblo Flamenco de Santa Fe, Naa Kahidi Native American Theatre Company, DayStar Native American Dance Theatre, Prairie Dance Theatre and other companies. He appeared as a principal dancer at the American Dance Festival, the Dance Theatre Workshop in New York City, Lincoln Center Out-Of-Doors in New York City, Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles and in multiple performances with the Dallas Opera. John trained in drama, art, architecture, ballet, modern, jazz and flamenco dance at the University of New Mexico, visual art at the Institute of American Indian Art and Flamenco dance at the Amor de Dios School of Flamenco Dance in Madrid. He was instructed in traditional Aztec Dance from Paz Zamora as a performing member of Ehecatl Aztec Dance Troupe and in traditional Neapolitan dances of Italy from Alessandra Belloni while performing with I Giullari de Piazza - Italian Theatre and Music Group in New York City. In 2008 John performed for indigenous people from around the globe and conducted a workshop at the International Native American Studies Conference at UGA in Athens. He was part of the Martin Luther King Day celebration at Atlanta's Clark University during the Teaching and Learning For Empowerment Conference. John was featured at the popular Lake Eden Arts Festival - LEAF - in Asheville, NC, and was part of the LEAF in the Schools and Streets program with his dance and drumming workshop for elementary school students. John is survived by adoring wife Therra Gwyn Jaramillo; brother Pat Jaramillo; sister Joann F. Henry; brothers-in-law Samuel Henry and Chuck Williams; nieces Angelina Henry and Emily Jaramillo; nephews Aaron Henry and Patrick Jaramillo and Beba Sara Jaramillo; plus many loving aunts, uncles and cousins from Isleta and San Felipe Pueblos. He is also loved and remembered by friends and artists he considered family. John was preceded in spirit by parents Dominic and Agnes Jaramillo and sister, Martha Louise. John was an adventurer who enjoyed exploring new places and art forms. He loved life at his urban Atlanta farm with his wife, multitude of dogs, cats, chickens and friends. Yet his heart was always anchored in New Mexico. Rosary will be said at 7 p.m. on Friday at St. Augustine Church and he will be buried at Isleta Pueblo Cemetery on Saturday after 1 p.m. services at St. Augustine Church. A celebration of John's life for Atlanta artist family and friends will take place in August. In lieu of flowers John would ask that you make the world a better place by donating to LifeLine Animal Project, online or at P.O. Box 15466, Atlanta, GA 30333 or generously contributing to an individual artist or arts organization of your choice. He would also ask that, every chance you get, dance.