Mayte Natalio is a Dominican-American, movement-based performer, choreographer, and director, born and raised in Queens, New York. She trained at LaGuardia High School for the Performing Arts and earned her BFA from SUNY Purchase’s Conservatory of Dance.

Mayte began her career as a concert dancer, touring nationally and internationally with renowned companies including Parsons Dance Company, Camille A. Brown & Dancers, Kyle Abraham’s A.I.M, and Darrell Moultrie. While concert dance remains her foundation, Mayte has also made her mark in other genres. In commercial dance, some highlights include performing in a world tour with French pop icon Mylène Farmer, with Kanye West during his My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy era, and with celebrated choreographers Rich & Tone.

Some film and television credits include The Get Down (Netflix), The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon Prime), Jesus Christ Superstar Live (NBC), Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (Netflix), and Harlem (Amazon Prime). In theater, she’s performed in several regional and Off-Broadway productions including being an original cast member of the Drama Desk Award-winning Queen of the Night and Third Rail Projects’ The Grand Paradise.

As a trained actor, Mayte studied Meisner at the William Esper Studio. She has appeared in various commercials and co-starred in the award-winning short film Rhythm Is Gonna Get Who? by Sol Crespo which she co-produced with Dominirican Productions. Most recently, she originated the role of Rosie Perez in The Hippest Trip: The Soul Train Musical at American Conservatory Theater.

Mayte’s evolution into choreography came naturally as her curiosity and desire for self-expression grew. Artists like Camille A. Brown, Sam Pinkleton, and Ann Yee recognized this interest and invited her onto their creative teams. Her breakthrough as a lead choreographer came with her original work Scary Stories: Episode Central Park 5, which she wrote, directed, and choreographed, inspired by Ken Burns’ documentary The Central Park Five.