Harmoni Pliego has loved as many forms of the performing and fine arts as she was able to participate in from a very young age, and more importantly, has had a desire to use them to share the beauty and joy of the Original Artist, whose very words initiated a universe of diverse creative expression that sings His praise with every moment of its existence! She also has a passion to see children recognize and explore their creative gifts and learn to use them to serve their Creator and bless others. 

 

Before starting a family with her husband and beginning to homeschool her four incredible children, she worked for over 10 years with Arts With A Mission, an organization that uses training and performing arts to serve communities, host youth arts camps & workshops, and present multi-media theatrical productions that travel the country and internationally bringing messages of hope and redemption through various forms of the arts. She also helped run their School of Performing Arts, and headed up the team that pioneered the opening of that same school in the Caribbean with students from Barbados, Jamaica, Haiti and the Dominican Republic. One of her greatest joys is being able to play a part in helping to identify and encourage the gifts and talents in young people, and provide training to help them explore and excel in those areas.

 

Harmoni also trained in ballet, pointe, hip hop, tap, and modern dance and received an Associate Certificate to teach through the Arts With A Mission Dance Journeyman Program. She has taught various levels and styles of dance locally in Texas, and abroad (her favorite location being India)! She is extremely excited to not only teach here with Sonshine, but for her children to be able to be a part of the community here and have opportunities to discover and grow each of their unique passions.