| Director , Choreographer , Dancer |
A native of Detroit, she studied dance from a young age at the Detroit-Windsor Dance Academy,
a non profit dance school in Detroit .Samara attended the school on a talent based scholarship
provided by the organization She excelled in varied dance forms such as ballet, jazz, modern
and hip-hop and was selected to become a performing member of the Detroit-Windsor Second
Dance Company as well as the Cass Tech Dance Workshop.
Dance has taken Samara Michelle across the country, where she has toured and performed in
a number of venues. She has been honored at the Gala performance at Michigan Youth Arts
Festival for her choreography, performed in the acclaimed All City Dance concerts across
Michigan, appeared at Detroit's premier Music Hall, and been featured at Detroit's Cobo Hall
annual Toys for Tots program.
In January 2007, Samara founded the Journey Dance Company. This ensemble of
professionally trained dancers fuses classical ballet technique with modern, jazz, and nuances
of street hip-hop. The JDC has performed throughout the metro Atlanta community including
The Sweet Auburn Festival, the Independent Black Film Festival, Oglethorpe University, Morris
Brown College and Georgia State University.
a non profit dance school in Detroit .Samara attended the school on a talent based scholarship
provided by the organization She excelled in varied dance forms such as ballet, jazz, modern
and hip-hop and was selected to become a performing member of the Detroit-Windsor Second
Dance Company as well as the Cass Tech Dance Workshop.
Dance has taken Samara Michelle across the country, where she has toured and performed in
a number of venues. She has been honored at the Gala performance at Michigan Youth Arts
Festival for her choreography, performed in the acclaimed All City Dance concerts across
Michigan, appeared at Detroit's premier Music Hall, and been featured at Detroit's Cobo Hall
annual Toys for Tots program.
In January 2007, Samara founded the Journey Dance Company. This ensemble of
professionally trained dancers fuses classical ballet technique with modern, jazz, and nuances
of street hip-hop. The JDC has performed throughout the metro Atlanta community including
The Sweet Auburn Festival, the Independent Black Film Festival, Oglethorpe University, Morris
Brown College and Georgia State University.
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Specialized Artistic Services
- Artist Performance Training $35-75 /hr
- Dancer Technical Training $25-75/hr
- Dancer Audition Preparation $25-75/hr
- Choreographer - Stage & Film , specializing in children $45-$125/hr
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