Mari Skoultchi

Mari is a New Jersey native who grew up immersed in the arts. She discovered her love for performing at the age of 4 at her local dance studio taking class. While dance was her first love in the arts, her creative spirit blossomed into acting, singing and musical theatre. Growing up, Mari continued to dance at her local studio taking every style from ballet to hip-hop, but her favorite style to dance to was always street jazz. In high school she attended a performing arts high school majoring in musical theatre.

Mari received her BA in Theatre from Wagner College and continued to pursue a career in performance in NYC post-grad. After gigging it in regional productions, off-broadway and a national tour she took a break from performing amidst the pandemic and pursued her other passion for working with animals, more specifically dogs. She got her CPDT-KA certification in 2022 and is currently a full time dog trainer. 

While Mari loves working with dogs, she still has a passion for performing. It was by taking class and discovering the amazing community at Free Mind, the Studio that Mari started to fall back in love with dance this year. Mari was eager to join Free Mind, the Company to continue exploring her love for dance, storytelling and to immerse herself among other wonderfully creative, inspiring people.