Marisol Blanco is a professional specialized in the performing arts, choreographer, dance & music teacher of the Afro diaspora with more than 30 years of experience dedicated to the artistic medium and community work. Currently, she trains teachers of all levels in Afro-Cuban folk, popular, Latin and Caribbean dances throughout the Americas and the diaspora.

Blanco studied at the National School of Art (ENA) (1992) and the Higher Institute of Art (ISA) (1995). She was trained by notable pioneers in educational, dance and choreographic development such as Graciela Chao, Bárbara Balbuena, María de los Ángeles Sardui, Julia Fernández, Lucía Sulbiadur, Domingo Pao and Alfredo O'Farrill, who left a strong mark on her teaching pedagogy, which consists of how to discover musicality and instruments in the different parts of our body.

Following the guidance of maestro O'Farrill, Blanco trained in Cuban rhythms and percussion with pillars of the old school such as Lázaro Pedroso, Radamés Villegas, Mario Jáuregui, Cristóbal Larrinaga, and Ángel Terry. She took additional music courses at the Félix Varela Center for Cultural Development. She was a member of Cuba's first all-female percussion and dance group, Obiní-Batá (2000-2008).

Some of her contributions in the fields of performance and teaching include the National and International Salsa and Bachata Congresses (2010-2025), the International Folkloric Dance Festivals Dancing with the World and One World Soul of Dance (2015-2023), Dance Africa Miami (2009-2025), and academic commitments at the University of Miami, Miami Dade College, St. Thomas University, Boulder-Colorado University, Florida International University, and Indiana University (2015-2025). Blanco developed her community dance project, Sikan, with an educational purpose aimed at fostering a life ethic for the women in her community, in addition to having InaOmi as a nonprofit for socio-cultural exchange.

She recently completed her second Master of Fine Arts in Choreography at Linda Berry School of Arts @Jacksonville University (2025). Her dance exploration since her time and graduation from the National School of Art has focused primarily on the artistic incorporation of male roles on female bodies in Yoruba dances. Her investigations have actually extended to the origins and evolution of Cuban folklore in relation to all scenic representations. She received the Florida FolkLife Award (2024-2025) and completed an artist-in-residence at the Miami Historical Society, HistoryMiami Museum.