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Maria Ines Villasmil

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Was born in Venezuela and became Dutch citizen in 2004. After a career as  a young sociologist and  having developed a parallel dance career following  dance studies in her native Venezuela and in New York, she moves to Holland in 1996, where in 1999, holds a BA from the School for New Dance Development (SNDO) of the Amsterdam Hogeschool voor de Kunsten. In July 2004, Maria received her master degree in Choreography and New Media - Dance Unlimited- at  the AmsterdamHoogeschool voor de Kunsten. Since 2002 is part of the staff teachers of the Amsterdam Hogeschool voor de Kunsten in the areas of choreography, choreography for the camera, mprovisation and contemporary dance technique. Besides being a dance writer and a free lance artist, is a founder member of Dual Dance Project together with her colleague Manuel Perez TorresDDP is a platform created by both in 1998 to develop their own interest and multidisciplinary work.