May 23-25, 2025

Dancer and teacher born in Montevideo, trained in tango, ballet, and Pilates with renowned instructors in Buenos Aires, New York, and Uruguay. She was part of prestigious companies such as the Ballet del SODRE (Uruguayan National Ballet), Ballet Internacional de Caracas, Munich National Theater Ballet, Ballet Classique de Paris, and the Ballet de Santiago de Chile. 

María Inés served for seven years as the Academic Coordinator of the Tango Program at the National School of Artistic Training of SODRE until her retirement in 2024. That same year, she was appointed Artistic Creation Director of the SODRE Schools, where she created Tango Androgino for the Tango Department and Cinderella for the Ballet Department. Following these works, she retired at the end of 2024, after 50 years of contributing to national dance.

As an educator, she was also an assistant to Julio Bocca at the National Ballet and directed the ensemble of dancers at the National School of Artistic Training of SODRE.

She has choreographed works for companies in Uruguay, Argentina, the U.S., Venezuela, and Brazil, with notable creations including Nosotros, Milonga del Ángel, Evita, Requiem para un Moscardón, as well as reinterpretations of classics such as Don Quijote and Sleeping Beauty. She has received numerous awards and recognitions, including the Manuel Oribe Award for her career in dance (2020). Other notable choreographies include: Nosotros (Gardel), Milonga del Ángel, Fugata, Tres minutos con la Realidad, Adiós (Piazzolla), Evita (Lloyd Webber), Entre dos Abrazos (E. Chausson), Requiem para un Moscardón, and Olas (Handel – M. Benedetti).