Marissa is one of the founders and creators of Flava Dance Studios 2003.

Creating a home for street dance and contributing to bringing the culture to the Adelaide scene. 

An original member & founder of the Flava Crew 1996; Marissa has been in the industry for over 27yrs & has danced for more than 35yrs. An amazing director, passionate teacher, choreographer & performer. 

Dancing in the original crew at clubs, competitions and corporate events as well as support acts for celebrities such as Deni Hines, Human Nature, CDB, Kulcha, Killing Heidi, J-Wess, N-Trance, Run-DMC and Montell Jordan.

Touring SA and Australia for shows such as “Lost in Vegas” & “Ell-vis” to performing in Burlesque shows, film clips and commercials. 

Marissa has a Certificate 3 in Dance and Performance which she received at Dance Factory VIC, training in jazz, ballet, drama, contemporary, tap, funk, acrobatics, theatre studies & musical theatre.

Passionate for street dance led her to contribute endless hours of self training and further pursued her training in the style, experiencing Hip Hop culture all around the world.

Training LA with some of the very best choreographers in the world, she continuously updates her skills by training and taking part in master classes and workshops with renown National and International teachers & Choreographers.

She has also coached & competed in The Flava Crew 2003-2014: one of the most successful Hip Hop/Street crews in SA, taking part in National & International Competitions and winning many titles.

Passionate about street dance & teaching, she pushes her students to the best of their ability. She continues teaching at schools, weekly dance classes and coaching flava crews, bringing the best out of every student. 

Marissas’ determination and enthusiasm as a teacher is evident. She has a fun and energetic personality and receives great satisfaction sharing her passion and choreography with her students.

Marissa has had the privilege of seeing her students grow into amazing dancers, performers and teachers. 

She continues to share her passion and skills with her wonderful students, loved by so many, she continues to inspire daily.