Dr. S. Ama Wray
Alex Tsado
Dr. Jackie Berry
Dr. José Cossa
Dr. Jasmine Blanks Jones
Saidah Nash Carter
Dr. Sela Adjei
Femi Omere
Dr. Reginold Royston
Ashley Baccus-Clark
Dr. Dele Olajide
Dr. Hanétha Vété-Congolo
Dr. Mamadou Kaba Traoré
Martha Shaka
Comfort Arthur
Kishau Rogers
Nana Opoku
Dr. Funmi Arewa
Essa Mohamedali
Mustapha Diyaol Haqq
Marcia Brock
Dr. Thomas F. DeFrantz
Tawanda Chabikwa, PhD.
Dr. Marketus Presswood
Nyasha Mugavazi
Azeddine Elhassouny
Grisha Coleman
Amaria Stern
Teki Akuetteh Falconer
Anatola Araba
Alexander Otuka
Dr. Elen Nas
Amaria Stern
A native of Dallas, Texas, Amaria Stern is a recent graduate of the USC Glorya Kaufman School of Dance. An aspiring educator with an interest in ethnographic research, she aims to create spaces for artists to explore the intersections of art, culture, and spirituality. In addition to performing the work of renowned choreographers like William Forsythe, d. Sabela Grimes, and Dwight Rhoden, she has worked on film projects with both up-and-coming and established artists including Solange Knowles.
As her work deals especially with the movement traditions of the African diaspora, she recently developed a virtual discussion series to explore the spectrum of black dance called The Diaspora in Motion. Through her passion for collaboration, she intends to facilitate environments that emphasize the importance of community and cultural exchange.