Mariana Paes
(she/her)
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Mariana Paes is an artist, educator, event producer, and multicultural communications specialist committed to community transformation through art, diversity, inclusion, and equity. Her Brazilian roots with Spanish, Lebanese, Indigenous and Black heritage, as well as her ballet, jazz, belly dance, flamenco and music training grant her a unique artistic vision. Paes has been dancing flamenco for over 15 years and learned from multiple maestras such as Symone Coelho, Trini, Ale Kalaf, Nino de Los Reyes, La China, Carmen Talegona, Omara Amaya, Laura Sanchez, and Belen Maya. And the learning never stops! She also serves as a Senior Social Responsibility Advisor for North America at Experian.