Leadership
Sharayna A. Rose
Chrishna Williams
Faculty
Amanda Fair
Arianna Fernandez
Olivia Crosby
Flavia Seidel
Camila Karam
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Sharayna Christmas (Artistic Director/Instructor)
- is a dancer, writer, and educator. She has been dancing for over 16 years. Her training began at the Dance Theater of Harlem (DTH) at the age of 3 in classical ballet. She has performed the works of many choreographers including Alvin Ailey, Ulysses Dove, and Geoffrey Holder. Ms Christmas continues to educate and build community through dance.
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Chrishna Williams (Director of Administration)
- is a mother , dancer and has a passion for helping others. She has been with RFDS for 2 years. |
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Amanda Fair (Ballet IIA)
- Amanda Fair specializes in Ballet and Modern dance. She is a graduate of the Baltimore School for the Arts and of the University of the Arts in Philadelphia. She has additional training from Philadanco and The Dance Theatre of Harlem and holds a BFA in Ballet Performance. She has worked with choreographers such as Milton Myers, Kim Bears, and Ronen Koresh and continues to teach at a number of dance schools in and the Baltimore/DC area. |
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Arianna Fernandez (Ballet II)
- born in San Juan Puerto Rico, started ballet training at the age of 3 1/2. She has studied with Orlando Ballet, North Carolina School of the Arts, Washington Ballet & Alvin Ailey. She is currently studying at Towson University for a BFA in dance performance education and BA in Spanish secondary teaching. |
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Olivia Crosby (Tap II, Hip Hop I & II)
- has been with Rayn Fall Dance since 2004. She is currently a senior at Towson University majoring in Dance Performance and Education. She has danced with the Towson University Dance Company, and has trained at the Ailey School during the summer of 2005. |
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Flavia Seidel (Ballet II)
– was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in November, 1981.
She has been engaged in dance and other physical activities ever since she was four years old. At the age of ten began taking Ballet Classes and at the age of 15 was accepted at the Maria Olenewa Escola de Dancas in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, which belongs to the Municipal Theater of Rio de Janeiro.
At the same age began teaching private ballet lessons to children in Rio de Janeiro and also in some local dance studios, which has been doing since then.
Currently, she has been participating in a Dance Project at Towson University, in Maryland, as well as she has been continuing to teach ballet in private dance studios. |
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Camila Karam
- has a strong background and extensive experience in the North African (belly dance) arts and performs this art form with an artistic uniqueness and a serpentine grace. She has studied with various belly dance teachers in the San Francisco and New York city areas. Ms. Karam is also an accomplished samba dancer and was a member of Batucaje Afro-Brazilian Dance Company in San Francisco. She went on tour with Airto and Flora Purim in Europe and Puerto Rico. She was also sponsored to perform samba in Dakar, Senegal for 3 weeks. Ms. Karam was also the artistic director of Sarava and Nyansa in Washington DC. Camila is a well informed Yoga instructor also and incorporates her knowledge in her dance classes. She has taught in Puerto Rico, New York, Oregon, North Carolina, California and Washington, DC.
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