Maria A. Konrad graduated from the A.W. Dreyfoos High School of the Arts in West Palm Beach and holds a BFA in Performing Arts from The University of the Arts in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She has been a guest teacher for institutions such as The Colorado Ballet School, Nashville Ballet, Tulsa Ballet, Philadelphia Ballet, The Joffrey Ballet, University of the Arts, The Art of Classical Ballet, Next Generation Ballet, St. Paul’s School, Burklyn Ballet and Florida Dance Festival. Konrad served on the 2018 faculty at The International Ballet Competition in Jackson, Mississippi. She is a judge and Master Teacher for Youth America Grand Prix and at the 2022 Finals was awarded “Outstanding Choreographer’ for her body of work, presented by POINTE magazine. Konrad serves as resident choreographer with The Next Generation Ballet and was a co-founder of Florida School for Dance Education. She has been a guest instructor for the fitness line Eleven with Venus Williams. She also hosts the series Barre Talk for So Dança on YouTube. Konrad now makes her home in Nashville, where she is the appointed director of Nashville Ballet 2.