MARIA JOSE SOSA was born in Mendoza, Argentina. She started Tango dancing with professional teachers in Mendoza and then travelled to Buenos Aires to learn with the best Tango instructors, including: Ricardo Barrios y Eugenia Ramirez, Vanina Bilous, Mario Burnissen, Aurora Lubiz y Jorge Firpo, Milena Plebs, Pablo Veron, Melina Brufman, Nito and Elva, Facundo and Kely, to name a few.

She organized milongas and tango workshops in Mendoza, and in 1998, she co-founded "El Farolito": Tango Association to promote and diffuse the Tango.

She performed: at the annual Harvest Festival Celebration in Mendoza for 3 years, and appeared in various TV programs. She and her partner were the lead couple with the orchestra Tango y Punto. She danced in a theatre piece called "Balateun tango Matilde". She also took part in shows and workshops for: the Department of the Goverment of Mendoza, Las Sillas Theatre, Aconcagua Hotel, and more.

At the beginning of 2001, she moved to New York to teach at various dance studios and milongas. She has performed at La Guardia Community Collage, at the Public Theatre with Tav Falco, at the Wing Theatre, some TV programs, etc.

At the present time, she teaches at private lessons, groups lesson, special workshops at Stepping Out Studios. Maria Jose also DJ's the well known milonga at La Nacional.