Began her training at the age of ten and quickly knew she had a passion for dance.  Following high school she attended Towson University and became a member of the Towson University Dance Company.  While there, she studied ballet, pointe, and modern under the direction of an Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater principal dancer.  With the company she performed soloist roles in various ballets such as Paquita and other repertoire works.  After graduating magna cum laude with a B.F.A in Dance Performance, she was accepted to Richmond Ballet under full scholarship.  After suffering an injury, she continued her love of dance as a teacher. In 2016, she became an ABT Certified teacher for levels Pre-3.  Alongside Victoria Voshell, she began the EPIC Performing Company in 2016.  She is entering into her thirteenth year of teaching and En Pointe Studio's 11th season.

Is from the eastern shore of Maryland and began her dance career at the age of 3.  Her range of studies include ballet, pointe, tap, jazz, lyrical, and modern styles.  She is a wife, mother of four, and a registered nurse.  Her love and passion for working with children spans from the soccer fields to the dance studio.  Her passion for dance has her excited to again be part of the En Pointe Studio staff  to serve and teach our students.

Is from the eastern shore of Maryland and began her dance career at the age of 3.  Her range of studies include ballet, pointe, tap, jazz, lyrical, and modern styles.  She is a wife, mother of four, and a registered nurse.  Her love and passion for working with children spans from the soccer fields to the dance studio.  Her passion for dance has her excited to again be part of the En Pointe Studio staff  to serve and teach our students.

Has been teaching dance for over 35 years.  Her repertoire of dance genres include ballet, tap, jazz, musical theater, ballroom and Zumba! Throughout her dance career, Maria has danced for professional companies, such as Tucson Metropolitan Dance Company and Desert Gems Productions in Tucson Arizona.  In 1994 she opened her own dance studio in Milford, which she operated for 7 years and later sold to longtime friend and esteemed colleague Michele Xiques.  In 1999, she co-founded Diamond Dance Company, under the artistic direction of Tatiana Aikinfieva-Smith.  Maria held many positions with the company over the course of 10 years including President of the Board, Artistic Director and Ballet Mistress, as well as performing with the company.

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Maria is also an accomplished actress, performing professionally and non-professionally throughout Delaware and Maryland.  She continues to perform dinner theater with Footlights Productions and lends her choreography to local theater companies in Kent and Sussex Counties. Former President of the Board of Directors of Milford Second Street Players, Maria has performed in and choreographed many productions on the main stage of the Riverfront Theater over the past 20 years.  Productions include Gypsy, Crimes of the Heart, Witness for the Prosecution, Annie and Wizard of Oz, which she co-directed and choreographed.  She continues to support the Second Street Players whenever possible.

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Maria currently works for the State of Delaware as a State Contract Procurement Officer.  She has been employed by the State for 28 years and is looking forward to retirement next year.  She has 4 beautiful grown children and 3 grand-children and continues to educate dancers of all ages in the hopes they will be inspired to embrace the joy of dance for many years to come.

is Delaware born and raised and began her dance career at the age of 3. She studied in ballet, pointe, tap, jazz, and lyrical. She trained at En Pointe Studio from 2013 until 2018 and taught at En Pointe from 2017 until 2020. She moved to Las Vegas with her husband for 3 years where she continued her passion for teaching dance at The Movement Dance Experience. After becoming a mother of two and graduating with her Bachelor’s in Biology from The University of Nevada, Las Vegas, her family moved back home to Delaware. She is so excited to be welcomed back to the En Pointe family and be teaching again this year. 

Began pre-professional ballet training at Berks Ballet Theater in Reading, PA at the age of three. After dancing at Berks Ballet for about twelve years, learning ballet, pointe, and modern dance, she explored musical theater dance and performance for four years. However, during her time at Susquehanna University in Selinsgrove, PA, she returned to ballet and became the Advanced Ballet Teacher and Choreographer and, during her senior year, the Vice President of the Susquehanna University Dance Corps. After learning about her passion for teaching and choreographing, she is excited to continue her dance journey with En Pointe as an instructor!