Maro Stavrinou was born and raised in Volos, Greece. In 2014 she graduated from the Greek National School of Dance and in 2018 from the Department of Theatre Studies of the School of Philosophy, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. As a dancer, her professional training was followed by intensive seminars and workshops on contemporary dance technique, choreographic tools and improvisation led by Ohad Naharin in Tel-Aviv; Emanuel Gat in Rome; and Russell Maliphant in London. Since her graduation she has worked with several choreographers both in Greece and abroad, including Andonis Foniadakis, Konstantinos Rigos, Shahar Binyamini, Lenio Kaklea, Jai Gonzales (UnterWegsTheater Heidelberg), Fotis Nikolaou, Evi Souli, Maria Papadopoulou, Anastasia Valsamaki, Manaho Shimokawa, Christos Xyrafakis, Markella Manoliadi; and performed in repertories by Ohad Naharin, Pascal Rioult and Martha Graham. She has been awarded the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Artist Fellowship by ARTWORKS (2021).