Miss Marina began her dance training with Dance Arts of Yardley in Yardley, PA. She has studied all forms of dance including ballet, jazz, contemporary and tap and attended summer intensives with the Orlando Ballet and The Rock School for Dance Education in Philadelphia, PA. As a teenager, she continued her ballet training as a full-time student with the Rock School and graduated in 2020. Miss Marina has performed numerous featured roles and solo variations as a student in the Rock School’s galas and festivals. She has performed various roles in The Nutcracker, including Arabian Princess and Snow Queen, and the Sugar Plum Fairy. Miss Marina has competed in the international Youth American Grand Prix Ballet Competition (YAGP) and earned top placements in each of the last four years for both her classical and contemporary solos. She earned a finalist placement at the YAGP Philadelphia regionals in both 2020 and 2021. Additionally, Miss Marina has won title and special awards as a soloist in numerous national dance competitions.

Miss Marina has danced professionally with The First State Ballet Theater in Delaware, the Nashville Ballet and United Ballet Theatre. Miss Marina teaches all ages and levels of Ballet, Jazz, Lyrical/Contemporary and has been teaching competition level ballet classes at Dance Arts of Yardley for the past few years.