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Sweet summer moments 🌞 taken in Around-N-About by @maria.riano

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2 months ago

23 today 💥 grateful for all the people and experiences that have brought me to this day ! Excited for this coming year full of love, work, friends and family 💥💥💥 taken in Toronto, Ontario by @maria.riano

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4 years ago

3 SHOWS left!
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Come see Dancing in the Library - it's a free, all-ages dance performance in local Mississauga Libraries. You can walk right in or register to reserve your spot via the link in our bio.

THREE SHOWS 🐸✨
1. Hazel McCallion Central Library
October 8, 2026
Thu 6:00 PM - 6:45 PM

2. Hazel McCallion Central Library
November 12, 2026
Thu 6:00 PM - 6:45 PM

3. Port Credit Library
November 12, 2026
Thu 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM

Photo by @copperbeech_photography
@mississaugalib
Dancing in the Library is grateful for the support of @ontrillium to run this special project. #mississaugaevents #dance #danse #mississaugalibrary @visitmississauga @modernmississauga by @maria.riano

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📷 @kyliethompsoncreative

Too fun just to sit down taken in Toronto Canada by @maria.riano

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a month ago

Well this is new 👀🐸
📸 @castroandco_agency
@froginhand @mississaugalib

#froginhand #mississaugalibrary #mississaugaarts #dance#dancinginthelibrary taken in Mississauga, Ontario by @maria.riano

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5 months ago

From a few weeks ago with the amazing @kyliethompsoncreative ✨

This year so far has already been a roller coaster but happy that I get to dance and clown around with @froginhand for the next little bit and be surrounded by humans that make me happy 🩷 taken in Toronto Canada by @maria.riano

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6 months ago

Fall 🍁❤️ by @maria.riano

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a year ago

Past 72 hours getting to dance for @mlb @voicesoffire and @pharrell

Also getting the opportunity to be in the same room and direction of @charmladonna

⚾️🧢🏟️🇨🇦🍁 taken in Roger Center Toronto Blue Jays Stadium by @maria.riano

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a year ago

113km later plus a few more 🤭

Thank you to all the beautiful hearted people who I met in the Camino ❤️ taken in Camino de Santiago de Compostela by @maria.riano

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a year ago

MEET THE ARTISTS!
Swipe right to see the other vibe of our double bill 👀

MARIA RIAÑO @maria.riano

Maria Riano (she/her) is an emerging dancer, choreographer and instructor in Toronto. She began her training in Bogota, Colombia where she was born. She is a 2021 graduate of the Toronto Metropolitan University Creative School for the Arts in performance Dance. Maria has had the chance to work in projects/ companies such as Vanguardia Festival 2025, Dance in a Day 2025, CAMINOS Festival,Citadel Compagnie for Night Shift 2022 ,Nostos Collective, Foolish Operations 2021/2025, The Bentway, Frog in Hand and Angela Blumberg. Maria has her own collective The Playground Project founded in 2019 drawing her inspiration from constant investigation, the eagerness of life and human connection. This, as a result, is where Maria’s movement derives from, a place that is open-minded and curious.

Photography by @laurenrunions taken in Helen Gardiner Phelan Playhouse by @maria.riano

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a year ago

Such a fun time shooting for Sun/Shade Season @thebentway

Photo by Matthew Monteith, courtesy of The Bentway @monteith.matthew taken in The Bentway by @maria.riano

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a year ago

The comeback year 🔥❤️

About Artistic Director @maria.riano

BORN and raised in Colombia 🇨🇴 🌶
Dancer, choreographer, and instructor 💃
Graduate of the dance program of TMU and newly media management graduate from Humber College 🍎✏️👩‍🏫

Maria has had the chance to work in projects/ companies such as Dance in a Day , CAMINOS Festival,Citadel Compagnie for Night Shift 2,Nostos Collective, Foolish Operations, The Bentway, Frog in Hand and Angela Blumberg.

Maria draws inspiration in her art from constant investigation, the eagerness of life, and human connection. This, as a result, is where Maria’s movement derives from, a place that is open-minded and curious.

The Playground Project was founded by Maria and @dominique.tersigni back in 2019 ⭐️🌟💫 by @maria.riano

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