Maria Hochnowski (she/her), a native to Denmark, is a professional dancer, teaching artist and certified Yoga teacher currently based in Washington D.C. metro area.

While living in Denmark she studied modern and contemporary dance at Dansestudiet in Aarhus and Sceneindgangen in Copenhagen. During these years she discovered Yoga, first through the strict discipline of Ashtanga, before furthering her studies in both Dance and Yoga abroad, first in Sydney (Aus) and later in New York City, studying at the Jose Limon Foundation under Alan Danielson, Carla Maxwell, Risa Steinberg and Betty Jones. During these years she practiced yoga all over New York, but especially at the Jivamukti school and Yogaworks.

As a teaching artist she co-founded the Summer Dance Camp in her hometown Hjoerring, located in northern Denmark, promoting accessible dance classes to rural communities as well as teaching open ongoing classes and serving as concert dance faculty at a Musical Theatre school in Viborg, Denmark. Choreography credits include contemporary dance concerts, musicals and music videos including "Beg me to stay” by Mette Damiri.

In New York City, Maria trained in the Limón Teachers Program and the Limón Professional Studies Program, performing works by Doris Humphrey, José Limón, Alan Danielson, and Geraldine Cardiel. In New York she has also attended various workshops and intensives with Doug Varone/Dancers, A.I.M., Countertechnique master teachers as well as choreography and composition workshops with Anabella Lenzu.

Through the years of dance study Maria has spent thousands of hours practicing yoga and pilates, leading her to begin her journey as a yoga teacher in 2013. She is certified in Hatha/Vinyasa and Yin Yoga and specializes in Yoga Basics, Yin and yoga for people with hyper-mobility symptoms, as well as teaching body conditioning and Pilates. She has recently been seen performing works by artists and choreographers such as Anabella Lenzu, Becky Brown, Yana Schnitzler, amongst others.