About

I am a 27 year old dancer and performer born and raised in New Jersey who is chronicling her professional career and wherever it takes her. I have my BFA from The University of the Arts in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in Jazz Dance Performance.

I performed for a year as a showgirl aboard the Holland America Line ship the Veendam, where I was able to see many fabulous places, as well as share the stage and my home with extremely talented individuals from around the globe. I returned to the states and the audition game, taking temporary residence in NYC. Fall and Winter 2015 I performed as a dancer at Busch Gardens theme park in Williamsburg, VA. In 2016 I headed back out to sea aboard the Regent Navigator as lead showgirl in Vegas! the Show. 2016 was brought to a close back at Busch Gardens Williamsburg dancing in Deck the Halls. In 2017 I headed to sea yet again on the Norwegian Star performing in Vegas! the Show, Paradis, Band on the Run, and What the World Needs Now. Christmases 2017 and 2018 I had the time of my life performing in Broadway Christmas Wonderland at the Orb Theatre in Tokyo, Japan. The ultimate goal is dancing on the great stage as a Radio City Rockette.

I moved back to NYC at the start of 2018 to go after jobs in musical theater, and of course the Rox again. I fortunate enough to be hired by Exhale Spa and now teach barre, cardio, and HIIT fitness classes for them at their multiple locations around the city. I am loving my new place in the fitness industry and can’t wait to see where this path takes me!

Some basic likes are chocolate, New York City, my LaDucas, fitness, coffee, blue magic smoothies from Juice Press, my vegan lifestyle, and netflix marathons.

So come on this journey with me as I find out where life will take me next.

xo. Mara

 

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