#theshortofit

 

luam began dancing with African Rhythms Dance Company at University of Pennsylvania and Ballet Shango in Philadelphia before moving to NY (graduating with a degree in Biological Bases of Behavior, double minors in Psychology and African American Studies). While workin at AOL Timewarners, Time Inc., in the Advanced Technology Group, she continued her training at Broadway Dance Center, Djoniba Dance Center, and Alvin Ailey, studying Hip Hop, Street Jazz, Jazz, West African, Ballet, Cuban, Modern and Haitian. Meanwhile she continued at Time inc. working on creative technology projects with Fortune, People, Entertainment Weekly as well as their Intranet and Advanced Communications Group.


Her passion for teaching and choreography grew with her dancing and she began her own classes at Djoniba Dance Center and NY Sports Clubs in 2000.


In 2002, she left her career in technology and plans for medicine behind to purse her love for dance full time.


Now free to progressively follow her dreams in dance/choreography, she continued teaching and training while her career brought her to artists and stages all over the world.


She has choreographed for TV ,commercial campaigns (MTV's Hip-Hop Week, Mastercard, As The World Turns, etc.) and various recording artists (Kris, Joe Buddens, etc.). She has also danced for Ludacris, Kelis, Kanye West, Kevin Lyttle, Ashanti, etc.. She has worked with Ciara, Mashonda, Nelly Furtado, Fergie, Busta Rhymes, Rihanna, Day 26, Sophia Fresh, Tpain, on stages and screens all over the world and in the US; and also has choreographed sold out arena world tours for Taiwanese and Chinese platinum selling recording artists Amei, Elva, and Show. Luam also teaches master workshops and performs with her dancers internationally as well.