Marquita started on her journey of dance four years ago right here in
Virginia Beach VA. Going out to a night club with a
girlfriend that was holding salsa lessons she instantly fell
in love; not with the lesson but a few individuals she saw
twirling around each other on the dance floor. The Austin,
Texas native from that day has danced everyday.
After continuing to go
out week upon week consistently Ms. Bianca met a dancer, Chris
Harris, who had trained in Japan. "He taught me how
to be creative, love the music, and pay attention!" Chris
was a very loved dancer in the area who traveled and took his
salsa seriously.
After a year and a half
of dancing socially, Marquita joined Mezzlocutis Dance Co.,
where her director Psyon Mauricio taught her how to take
everything she knew socially, clean it up and express it
technically. "Even though I have met many great
dancers in and out of the country, Psyon holds a special place
with me. He is very free and out of the box! It's not
something you find everyday."
Marquita would travel to
DC every Tuesday and Thursday for dance practice. This
meant driving 3 1/2 hours for a 2 hour practice, then
returning home the same night; sometimes getting home at 3am
only to work the next day. To date she has continued to
train and she remains very much so a student in mind.
"There is so much to learn and I want my students to
embody that mind set as well!"
Marquita Bianca has teamed up with many extraordinary
talents in the industry. She has appeared on BET's
106 & Park, BET's Blaze the Stage, MTV's Super Sweet
Sixteen, and more. Her new dance Troupe 'Mambo
Debela' performed on BET again Dec 27, 2007 alongside Lauri
Ann Gibson (formerly of MTV's Making of the Band).
Her dance company (M.A.D.E)
travels both professionally and socially to provide service
and support to our ever growing dance community.
