ABOUT NAMARINA

Maya started ballet under her mother, the late Nanny Lubis, at the age of 5. In 1975, Maya acquired “Elementary Certificate” from Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) Singapore. A year later, she went to London to further learn classical ballet. For the first two years, she was the student of the late Ruth French – one of the principal dancers of Pavlova Dance Company, and also an examiner of RAD’s Vocational Graded Examinations. Maya had the opportunity to become the assistant of Ms. French, teaching children’s ballet at Marble Arch Primary School in London. At the end of that year. Maya acquired “Intermediate Certificate” RAD and “Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing” with Honours.

In September 1978, Maya was enlisted as a student with The Royal Academy of Dance, London, UK. She started creating numbers of choreographies to be performed at campus productions, held every 6 months. She was also chosen as one of four students selected to demonstrate Dance Education Syllabus and Historical Dance in Germany.

In February 1981, Maya acquired RAD “Advanced Certificate”, and in July 1981 she acquired multiple diplomas, among them are: LRAD (Teacher’s Diploma), ARAD (Dancer’s Diploma) and AISTD (Teacher’s and Dancer’s Diploma, National Branch ISTD). Maya is the first Indonesian to graduate from The Royal Academy of Dance. In mid 1981, Maya came home to Indonesia to join NAMARINA and was appointed as Artistic Director. She began to create various choreographies in ballet and modern jazz. To this day, a great number of her works have been performed.

In August 1993, with the passing of Nanny Lubis, Maya filled in the vacant position as Principal of NAMARINA and also Artistic Director. Maya also actively developing Indonesia’s fitness scene, among others: