Maria Ford (she/her) is chief of staff at Swing in Bloom, bringing her experience in strategic communications, consulting, and facilitation to the team. Maria was smitten by dance as a child, began lessons at age 5, and spent her teens watching Solid Gold (IYKYK), mesmerized by Darcel Leonard-Wynne. She is a respected dancer (All-Star), instructor, coach, and mentor in Ontario’s West Coast Swing community. She has owned and operated Smoothstyle dance studio since 2006.
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Outside of dance, Maria enjoys arts and culture, books and poetry, flameworking glass into beads, and moving everyday. You can follower her on Instagram.
