Marisol began her dance career when she was 11 years old, studying ballet and flamenco dance at the GGY School of Dance in Western Sydney. In 1991 she continued to pursue her love of dance and gained entry into UWS (now Western Sydney University) completing a BA (Dance), where she studied ballet, contemporary dance, yoga and theatre. During this time Marisol continued to dance and teach at GGY however it was at her time at University that Marisol found her true passion for flamenco dance - unexpectedly through the medium of contemporary dance. “I had never trained in contemporary dance before but I found something about the feeling of being grounded that contemporary dance invoked in me - the love of feeling my bare feet on the ground...maybe it was the gitana (gypsy) in me, but somehow it drew me back to my flamenco roots and I remember thinking to myself - this is how I want to move...with my feet and body strongly connected to the ground.”

In 1996 Marisol travelled to Spain and studied at the renowned Amor de Dios Flamenco Centre and School of Spanish Dance in Madrid.  She trained with great maestros of flamenco La Tati, Timo Lozano, Joséle and Pedro Azorín. On her return to Australia, she trained in masterclasses taught by international visiting maestr@s Paloma Gomez and Andrés Peña Morón.

Marisol has always continued in her search for improvement and does not miss opportunities to learn from the best. She has participated in workshops and masterclasses from Australian artists such as Pepa Molina, Elena Varga, Tomás Dietz, Roshanne Wijeyeratne, Chachi Peñalver, Diana Reyes, Jessica Stratham, Antonio Vargas and Deya Miranda. Marisol continues to this day to learn from Australian and International flamenco artists whenever she gets a chance!

In 1999 Marisol completed a Grad. Dip. Ed. (Dance/Drama) at UWS and also began teaching in schools as well as continuing to teach flamenco dance at GGY and The Spanish Club in Wollongong. In 2010 Marisol and her husband Michael and their three children relocated from Sydney to Moss Vale in the Southern Highlands NSW. Shortly after their arrival, Flamenco Solymar was established (2013).

In a short time Marisol's infectious love of flamenco dance and teaching, spread throughout the community. Marisol also began to teach Spanish as a language (2014) and today her dance and language school continues to grow with Marisol teaching dance, music and language to all age groups and people in the community. 

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