Maple Loo (born September 3, 1973 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) is a Malaysian dancer, choreographer, actress, singer, model, fitness advocate and businesswoman. She has a MBA degree from Edith Cowan University, Australia.
She spent her early career as a dancer and choreographer for many Malaysian stars including Siti Nurhaliza, Anuar Zain, Amy Mastura, Sarimah Ibrahim, Too Phat, Erra Fazira, Fauziah Latiff, Ning Baizura, Syfinaz, Dayang and Adiba Noor. She has also danced in Malaysian award shows Muzik-Muzik, Anugerah Industri Muzik and Anugerah Juara Lagu.
Maple grew up in Singapore, spending her primary school years at Elling Primary School. She returned to Malaysia with her family in 1985 and continued her education at Catholic High School and later, Ampang Road Girls’ School. At 17, Maple became a certified Aerobics instructor and took on freelance teaching at Joanne Drews and Selangor Club in Kuala Lumpur.
From 2003 to 2011, Maple was Creative and Marketing Director of Samadhi Retreats, a hospitality group with hotels and restaurants in Asia. She currently holds the position of Storyteller within the company.
Maple’s professional dance career began when she joined Kit Kat Klub at 21, a dance and modeling company in Kuala Lumpur founded by Malaysian actress Tiara Jacquelina. She went on to work in numerous projects with renowned Malaysian choreographers including Pat Ibrahim, Batt Latiff and Linda Jasmine.
As an actress, Maple appeared in local TV series, Spanar Jaya as Rambo’s love interest “Jessie” and Pi Mai Pi Mai Tang Tu as a guest star for a Hari Raya episode.
She has also appeared in TV commercials for Celcom Broadband, Sony Truvox and Panasonic. Her music video appearances include Too Phat’s Jezebel and Sharizan’s I’m No King. In the late 1990s, Maple, as part of female group VYBZ was signed by Pony Canyon (Fuji TV, Japan) as a recording artiste and had released a single debut in collaboration with Malaysian boy group KGB.