Marissa Aniel grew up in Los Angeles, California and began dancing at the age of 5. She has trained in ballet, modern, jazz, contemporary, tap, salsa, theatre jazz, and balinese. She is attending Santa Monica College, earning AAs in Dance, Behavioral and Social Science, and Liberal Arts & Humanities. She is currently interning at SMASH Elementary School where she teaches dance to young children, as well as dancing with Synapse Contemporary Dance Theatre and LARAS, a Balinese dance group. She is a graduate of The Floor Dance Academy and is thrilled to be back on faculty this season.