Mara is co-director of Sestraluna, a belly dance and world fusion dance troupe based in Annapolis Maryland, and a previous member of Gypsy Fusion, Annapolis’s first Tribal Fusion Dance Troupe.

She is known for her innovative fusion choreographies and has performed at such venues as First Night Annapolis and Spring Caravan and has appeared on Fox Baltimore Morning News as a member of Gypsy Fusion.

Mara incorporates a lifetime of experience and expression into her craft. She has studied many styles including traditional belly dance styles, tribal improvisational, tribal fusion, gypsy and flamenco. She believes that one should never stop learning and she continues to expand and refine her dance skills through workshops, advanced instruction and performance.

Mara has loved dance her entire life, though never discovered the true joy the art form could inspire until she experienced belly dance for the first time. Mara specializes in sword balancing and tribal fusion choreography. She is currently in the process of relocating to San Diego County in California.