Marie-Astrid was born in Paris, France where she began dancing at a private dance school before continuing to the Higher National Conservatory of Music and Dance in Paris. She was a member of the Junior Ballet of Paris and danced in works by Jiří Kylián, William Forsythe, Larry Keigwin, Christopher Hampson and Annabelle Lopez-Ochoa. She continued her training as a scholarship student at Alvin Ailey School in 2012 and was invited to dance in Revelations for Judith Jamison’s (Artistic Director of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre) birthday. Marie Astrid joined Ballet Black in September 2014 and performed the lead role of Anna in the children’s ballet, Dogs Don’t Do Ballet (Christopher Marney, 2014), the re-staging of Will Tuckett’s 2009 ballet, Depouillement, and Second Coming, created by Mark Bruce. In the summer of 2015, Marie joined Phoenix Dance Company and had the opportunity to dance in Tearfall and Melt by Artistic Director, Sharon Watson as well as Mapping (Darshan Singh Buller), Undivided Love (Kate Flatt) and Until Without Enough (Itzik Galili). Marie returned to Ballet Black in September 2016 and danced in new ballets by Christopher Marney and Christopher Hampson. In February 2017, Marie was Dancer of the Month in the British dance magazine, Dancing Times. She was also was one of the principal dancers in Michael Corder’s 2017 ballet, House of Dreams, and danced numerous parts in Annabelle Lopez- Ochoa’s Red Riding Hood. In 2018 Marie created roles in The Suit (Cathy Marston) and took on the role of Hermia in Dream. Marie was promoted to Senior Artist at the start of the 2020/21 season.