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Saskia Maria Barros Raparanta is a Toronto-based dance artist, ACTRA member, and performer with over twenty years of dance training and a decade of professional experience. Her screen work includes M. Night Shyamalan's Trap (Warner Bros), Disney's Sneakerella, Netflix's Grand Army, and the Zombies film trilogy, building a body of work across major global studios.

In music and live performance, she has worked with choreographers including Tanisha Scott (Belly) and Director X (Killy), and has performed with artists such as Francesco Yates, Jade Eagleson, and Sage Harris. Her live and brand experience includes Sony Music's N.E.R.D. album release, the Adidas Pride Float, the National Bank Open, and the Blake McGrath promo tour.

Trained in hip-hop, Afro, dancehall, contemporary, jazz, and ballet, and in acting at LB Acting Studio, Raparanta brings a versatile physical vocabulary to both stage and screen. She is also the founder of SSS — Sweet, Selective, Sassy — a Toronto-based heels training program and dance collective.

She is represented by DaCosta Talent Management (Toronto) and Bloc LA.