Born in Venezuela in 1982, Mayra Berríos, began ballet training at the age of 4. Her childhood and formative years were steeped in the world of dance, particularly in the Vaganova ballet method.
In 1999 while attending university, she joined the Ballet de Maracaibo, performing under the guidance of esteemed ballet masters Nedo and Sasha Vojkic, two accomplished dancers from Saint Petersburg, Russia, until the 2003. With Ballet Maracaibo she danced in renowned pieces such as the Waltzes of Strauss, Ballet Appassionata, Suite Don Quixote, and The Nutcracker, a performance she reprised each December.
In 2004, she married, and in 2005, she welcomed her first child, a son. She graduated with a degree in journalism in 2008, and embarked on a career in various media outlets and institutions as a journalist. Her family grew with the birth of her daughter in 2015.
In 2017, she earned her second degree, this time in Management Communication, then at the same year, she moved with her family to the United States.
By 2019, she had rekindled her passion for ballet, joining the adult classes at En Pointe School of Ballet.
In 2021, she began teaching ballet at En Pointe, where she continues to both dance and instruct in beloved classics such as Sleeping Beauty, Coppelia, Cinderella, Snow White, and The Nutcracker each December.
In 2019, she began working as a Spanish interpreter for a company dedicated to serving people with hearing loss, facilitating phone calls through captioned subtitles. That same year, she joined Utah Community Action’s Head Start program as a substitute teacher, supporting preschool children in their early development, a role they continue to fulfill.
From 2022 to 2024, Mayra expanded her educational impact by serving as a classroom assistant at Hayden Peak Elementary School. During the first year, she taught the Second Step program, focusing on social-emotional learning, and the following year took charge of the copy room and supervised lunch recess, contributing to a positive school environment.