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| Mara Mandradjieff began her ballet training with the Pittsburgh Youth Ballet where she performed principal roles in George Balanchine’s Stars and Stripes, Serenade, and Valse Fantasie. Her summers were spent training at various programs such as the School of American Ballet, Chautauqua Institute, and Miami City Ballet. Turning towards academics, Mara went on to receive her bachelors at the University of Pittsburgh in English Literature with a minor in Dance. Attending the University of Pittsburgh presented Mara with numerous opportunities such as becoming a board member, teacher, and choreographer for the Pitt Dance Ensemble where she worked with Susan Gillis, choreographing and dancing for Opera Theater of Pittsburgh, and interning for Attack Theatre. Mara then began researching dance, body, and gender theories. She went on to present such research at the Pennsylvania State Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance Convention with her lecture Just Your Typical Starving Artist. In the following year, Mara won The Marlee and James Myers Award for her critical essay Queering Ballet. Most recently, Mara finished her Masters in Education at the University of Pittsburgh where she continues to choreography and teach in addition to offering her talents to Janet Hays Dance Studio, Ballet Academy of Pittsburgh, and Point Park University. Mara joined Bodiography in 2009.
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