Born in Seoul, South Korea, Mariah grew up and began her dance training in Southeastern Connecticut under the direction of Gloria Govrin, where she began her Limón training with Libby Nye at the age of 11. She went on to receive a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Alvin Ailey/Fordham University Program in May of 2018 where she performed works by Alvin Ailey, José Limón, Brice Mousset, Florian Lochner, and Kanji Segawa. Mariah joined the Limón Company as an Apprentice in January 2019, during which she performed and toured nationally with Limón, and was promoted to a full Company member position in the summer of 2019. Mariah has been a teaching artist for the Limón Institute and the Social Media Associate for the José Limón Dance Foundation since 2020. Apart from Limón, Mariah has guest performed with Frances Samson for choreographer Jacqueline Bulnes’ multicultural project ‘The Gravity Between’, is a member of Peter Stathas Dance, and a New York based freelance photographer when she is not dancing and performing @mariahgravelinphoto.