Flamenco dancer Mariana Gatto - Washington DC Maryland and Northern Virginia

Upcoming shows

Friday January 24, 2025 8:00pm-10:00pm
Taberna del Alabardero
1776 I St NW DC

Saturday January 25, 2025 8:00pm-10:00pm
Taberna del Alabardero
1776 I St NW DC

Thursday January 30, 2025 7:00pm-9:00pm
Bodega Spanish Tapas & Lounge
3116 M St NW DC

Saturday February 1, 2025 8:00pm-10:00pm
Taberna del Alabardero
1776 I St NW DC

Saturday February 8, 2025 8:00pm-10:00pm
Taberna del Alabardero
1776 I St NW DC

Tuesday February 11, 2024 7:00pm-9:00pm
El Mercat Bar de Tapas
101 Gibbs St Rockville MD

Sunday February 16, 2025 5:00pm-7:00pm
Taberna del Alabardero
1776 I St NW DC

Friday February 21, 2025 8:00pm-10:00pm
Taberna del Alabardero
1776 I St NW DC

Saturday February 22, 2025 8:00pm-10:00pm
Taberna del Alabardero
1776 I St NW DC

Thursday February 27, 2025 7:00pm-9:00pm
Bodega Spanish Tapas & Lounge
3116 M St NW DC

Classes

4:15pm-5:15pm Saturdays
Starting January 18, 2025
Children's Flamenco (ages 4-8)
Séber Method Academy
4908 Wisconsin Ave NW DC
202-537-3333

5:15pm-6:15pm Saturdays
Starting January 18, 2025
Flamenco for Adults
Séber Method Academy
4908 Wisconsin Ave NW DC
202-537-3333

5:30pm-6:30pm last Wednesday of the month
Starting January 29, 2025
Ballet
Baltimore Ballet
10532 York Rd Cockeysville MD

11:45am Saturdays
Starting January 11, 2025
Ballet
Séber Method Academy
4908 Wisconsin Ave NW DC
202-537-3333

Mariana also teaches flamenco and ballet privately. For more information, send an email to marianalazi5@gmail.com

Bio

Mariana Gatto traces her origins to the Gypsy communities of Bulgaria. As a disciplined and determined dancer who began performing flamenco in adult venues at age 6, she rapidly became passionate about ballet, flamenco and other forms of dance and the performing arts.

Awards include the Grand Prix at the Vienna International Ballet Experience, and international scholarships

Trained with the Farruco family in Jerez and at Amor de Díos in Madrid with Alfonso Losa, Niño de los Reyes, Farruquito, Farruca, Marco Flores, María Juncal and Mercedes Ruíz.

Miss Gatto has performed alongside renowned flamenco dancer and choreographer Rafael Amargo in Dionisio: la vid y mil noches in Barcelona, in Sonia Dorado’s Spain Spectacular at Teatro Calderón in Madrid, in Nélida Tirado’s Dime Quién Soy at Jacob’s Pillow and Queen’s Theatre, in Jesús Muñóz’s Flamenco en Cabaret in Albuquerque, in Omayra Amaya’s Tiempo Flamenco at The Dance Complex in Boston, in Farruca with cellist José López “Marqués” at the Former Spanish Ambassador’s Residence in DC, and with the Gipsy Kings in their US tours.

In the DC area, she has been a regularly featured performer in restaurants including Bodega, Bodegón, El Mercat Bar de Tapas, José Andres Spanish Diner and Taberna del Alabardero.

Currently she teaches flamenco at Séber Method Academy in DC and ballet at CityDance Conservatory in Maryland and at Baltimore Ballet.