In this episode, Marisa interviews professional dancer, Fábio Mariano. A native from Brazil, Fábio shares his journey of coming to the US and becoming a professional dancer with the Collage Dance Collective. Since moving, Fábio creates dance wear with his business, Fabiolous Crochet, and is the co-founder of Blacks in Ballet, a media platform highlighting black dancers. Weaving activism and art, Fábio continues to generate dialogue about making dance more inclusive.

Follow Fábio @fabiocmariano

Follow Blacks in Ballet @blacksinballet

To order his crochet creations DM @fabiolouscrochet

Check out more of his work on his website at https://fabiocmariano.wixsite.com/fabiocmariano