Born in Sunnyvale, CA, Cindy Salgado began her training at the age of 3. After graduating from the Juilliard School in 2005 with the Princess Grace Award, she began freelancing in New York. Cindy has danced for Aszure Barton & Artists; most memorably on tour with Mikhail Baryshnikov, assisted Andy Blankenbuehler in pre production for Hamilton and other Broadway shows, and assisted and performed for Mia Michaels.

She is on faculty with New York City Dance Alliance and was Assistant Rehearsal Director for Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet. Cindy was a cofounder and teacher for Artists Striving To End Poverty. She co-started a multimedia dance theatre company called Shook Ones in 2014.
Cindy has been a proud member of Kidd Pivot since 2009.