Ballet Faculty
Mariana Sobral began her study of ballet as a student of the “Escuela Nacional de Danzas” in Argentina. Later, she attended the University of Buenos Aires, where she studied Dance in the newly created Performing Arts program. Her performance experience includes participating as a Principal Dancer, and a Soloist in many traditional classical and contemporary ballet works.
Upon moving to the USA, Mariana help develops ballet programs for several dance studios in the Bay Area, CA. She also developed a Pre-Pointe assessment program based on her partnership with Joanna Ramos (owner and founder of Pendulum Pilates) and Kevin Vandi DPT, OCS, CSCS (owner and founder of Competitive EDGE Physical Therapy).
In 2018 she started her own dance company, eMotion Arts Dance Co. with the mission of spreading a message of Oneness, Awareness, and Connection through Dance.
Mariana currently holds a certification from ABT-NTC (Levels Pre-primary to 5).
“I enjoy facilitating a creative and learning space with open communication, where dancers can express themselves as they find their artistic voice. I am very excited to join Los Gatos Ballet Faculty and collaborate on developing their beautiful dancers.”