Maripili Araya
Warehouse Dance Complex Director
Creator of the Curriculum Contents of the WDC Conservatory of Performing Arts
Creator of the Contents of the Study Plan for the University Teacher Technician: Jazz Dance Teaching Methodology (Catholic University)
Co Director of the DANZA 506 Ballet and Jazz Festival
Recognized as one of the most important talent developers in Latin America, Maripili Araya considers herself a passionate artist, lover of movement, mentor to many, and mother of four. With her example of perseverance and resilience, she has overcome great obstacles in her personal and professional life, thus inspiring hundreds of young people to follow their dreams both in the field of professional dance and in their careers of choice. With the philosophy that through dancing you can learn to live, she promotes important values in her students to function successfully in any profession.
With more than 25 years of career in dance and television, Maripili is internationally known for her innovative projects as an artistic director and producer, as well as for her performances in various television seasons of national and international dance programs. Maripili is remembered for her interventions as a judge in two seasons of the program Bailando por un Sueño, she was also chosen as the first Costa Rican to travel to Televisa, Mexico and be a judge of the First International Dance Championship representing her country. At the beginning of her career, she also worked as an actress on the national television series San Buenaventura and later as the presenter of the Ponle Ritmo a tu Peso segment on Xpert TV. She has worked as an adviser and collaborator on Dancing With The Stars Costa Rica (season I, II, III, VI and V), as a guest judge on DWTS season VII and as a teacher on the international format Tu Cara Me Suena 2015, 2016 and 2017 by Teletica Formats. She has been the choreographer and artistic director of a significant number of openings and "curtains" for the Dancing With The Stars Costa Rica program. In 2021 Maripili stars as "Teacher" in the 5th season of the Nace Una Estrella de Teletica format, and directs the cast of plant dancers.
As the director, trainer, and founder of the Warehouse Dance Complex company of professional dancers, she has choreographed numerous show numbers with various companies for live performances and for national television. She has also worked as a choreographer for television commercials and music. Through the years, its students and former students have shared the stage with great stars such as: Christina Aguilera, Pitbull, Daddy Yankee, Missy Elliott, J Balvin, Justin Bieber, Maluma and Shaggy among others. They have been on famous stages such as Dancing With The Stars, Billboard Latin Music Showcase and Latin American Music Awards. Its most renowned students have attended international master tours and been accepted to prestigious international programs such as the Joffrey Ballet School in New York, Tisch at NYU, and Hubbard Street Dance in Chicago.
As an international jury, she has been invited to the UDANI (Panama) STAGE (Ecuador) WORLD CUP STAGE (Cancun) and in her country she has worked as a judge in the CR Open and in the FECOBADE National Competition, a federation of which she is a licensed judge. Maripili has also given various workshops for teachers and students at the National Jazz Dance Congress in Puerto Vallarta Mexico, Ecuador and Guatemala.
For years, he has dedicated himself to bringing dozens of Costa Rican dancers to compete internationally at renowned events in New York, Dallas, Minneapolis, Houston, Chicago, Atlanta, Los Angeles, Miami, Las Vegas, Salt Lake City and Orlando. Both nationally and internationally, its dancers have been awarded the highest recognition. For several years, Maripili has attended the largest gathering of teachers in the world, the Dance Teacher Summit in New York where they train thousands of dance teachers from all over the world. Always at the forefront, in 2018 Maripili founded the WDC Conservatory of Performing Arts, a program for the training of high-performance dancers.
Creator of the Curriculum Contents of the WDC Conservatory of Performing Arts
Creator of the Contents of the Study Plan for the University Teacher Technician: Jazz Dance Teaching Methodology (Catholic University)
Co Director of the DANZA 506 Ballet and Jazz Festival
Recognized as one of the most important talent developers in Latin America, Maripili Araya considers herself a passionate artist, lover of movement, mentor to many, and mother of four. With her example of perseverance and resilience, she has overcome great obstacles in her personal and professional life, thus inspiring hundreds of young people to follow their dreams both in the field of professional dance and in their careers of choice. With the philosophy that through dancing you can learn to live, she promotes important values in her students to function successfully in any profession.
With more than 25 years of career in dance and television, Maripili is internationally known for her innovative projects as an artistic director and producer, as well as for her performances in various television seasons of national and international dance programs. Maripili is remembered for her interventions as a judge in two seasons of the program Bailando por un Sueño, she was also chosen as the first Costa Rican to travel to Televisa, Mexico and be a judge of the First International Dance Championship representing her country. At the beginning of her career, she also worked as an actress on the national television series San Buenaventura and later as the presenter of the Ponle Ritmo a tu Peso segment on Xpert TV. She has worked as an adviser and collaborator on Dancing With The Stars Costa Rica (season I, II, III, VI and V), as a guest judge on DWTS season VII and as a teacher on the international format Tu Cara Me Suena 2015, 2016 and 2017 by Teletica Formats. She has been the choreographer and artistic director of a significant number of openings and "curtains" for the Dancing With The Stars Costa Rica program. In 2021 Maripili stars as "Teacher" in the 5th season of the Nace Una Estrella de Teletica format, and directs the cast of plant dancers.
As the director, trainer, and founder of the Warehouse Dance Complex company of professional dancers, she has choreographed numerous show numbers with various companies for live performances and for national television. She has also worked as a choreographer for television commercials and music. Through the years, its students and former students have shared the stage with great stars such as: Christina Aguilera, Pitbull, Daddy Yankee, Missy Elliott, J Balvin, Justin Bieber, Maluma and Shaggy among others. They have been on famous stages such as Dancing With The Stars, Billboard Latin Music Showcase and Latin American Music Awards. Its most renowned students have attended international master tours and been accepted to prestigious international programs such as the Joffrey Ballet School in New York, Tisch at NYU, and Hubbard Street Dance in Chicago.
As an international jury, she has been invited to the UDANI (Panama) STAGE (Ecuador) WORLD CUP STAGE (Cancun) and in her country she has worked as a judge in the CR Open and in the FECOBADE National Competition, a federation of which she is a licensed judge. Maripili has also given various workshops for teachers and students at the National Jazz Dance Congress in Puerto Vallarta Mexico, Ecuador and Guatemala.
For years, he has dedicated himself to bringing dozens of Costa Rican dancers to compete internationally at renowned events in New York, Dallas, Minneapolis, Houston, Chicago, Atlanta, Los Angeles, Miami, Las Vegas, Salt Lake City and Orlando. Both nationally and internationally, its dancers have been awarded the highest recognition. For several years, Maripili has attended the largest gathering of teachers in the world, the Dance Teacher Summit in New York where they train thousands of dance teachers from all over the world. Always at the forefront, in 2018 Maripili founded the WDC Conservatory of Performing Arts, a program for the training of high-performance dancers.
