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.
