LETICIA DE MARIA
Dance teacher & choreographer · Rio de Janeiro → SF Bay Area

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Classically trained · Rio de Janeiro

Ballet-trained in Rio. Fifteen years making first-timers, kids, seniors and every body fall in love with dancing.

Leticia trained for ten years at Centro de Dança Rio and danced in the corps de ballet of an opera at Rio's Theatro Municipal. Today she teaches any style, from Ballet, Jazz and Musical Theater to authentic Brazilian Samba, in warm, structured classes where beginners feel safe from the first minute.

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Teach

Classes and programs for studios, city recreation and schools, plus private lessons.

  • Adults & women 40+
  • Seniors
  • Youth
  • Adaptive
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Choreograph

Original choreography for the moments that matter.

  • Weddings
  • Quinceañeras
  • Showcases
  • Musicals
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Perform

Brazilian Samba and dance performance that lifts any event.

  • Brazilian Samba
  • Events
  • Celebrations

See her move

Real classes, real students. Two of her programs were featured on Brazilian national television.

Nov 1 shootLeticia smilingTeaching reelComing soon
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15+Years teaching
12Dance styles
3Languages

Classically trained

10-year professional program at Centro de Dança Rio: Ballet, Jazz, Modern, Tap, dance history, music theory.

On the opera stage

Corps de ballet in the opera Alabê de Jerusalém, Theatro Municipal and Vivo Rio, Rio de Janeiro.

Seen on national TV

Two of her programs featured on Brazilian national television: dance for mature women, and inclusive Hip Hop.

Rio de JaneiroTrained 1992–2002 · first classes
BrasíliaPrograms for women 40+, seniors, adaptive
Bay AreaCastro Valley USD · Ray of Light
HoustonWomen's 40+ program
BelmontNow teaching on the Peninsula

What students say

From her women's 40+ program, 2025.

Mica
“I’m learning something new at my age, 48… I’ll be dancing. Confident.”
Mica · student
Britta
“I feel very content and I feel grounded. It’s about music, it’s about movement, it’s about reconnecting with the body.”
Britta · student
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For organizers

Studios, cities, schools: everything you need to bring Leticia to your program, in one place.

ResumeFull, adults & seniors, youth & schools.Hiring kit → BioOne page, plus copy-ready text for your catalog.Hiring kit → Ready-to-run classesSix classes with catalog descriptions, ready to schedule.Hiring kit →
Classes · choreography · performance

Work with Leticia

Tell her about your program, your event or what you'd love to dance. She replies within one to two days.

I also teach in Português · Español.

Tell her
  • What you need: a class or program, choreography, private lessons, a performance
  • Where and when, roughly
  • Who's dancing (ages, level, group size)
Email Leticia

[email protected]