Mya Hamilton

MYA HAMILTON, a native of Baltimore, Maryland, began dancing at the young age of five. She studied at The Ailey School, Dance Theatre of Harlem, Debbie Allen Dance Academy, The Peabody Conservatory, and The Washington School of Ballet. She is a Baltimore School for the Arts Alumna, cum laude graduate of Towson University with a BFA in Dance Performance, and graduate of Purchase College, SUNY with a MFA in Performance/Teaching. Upon graduating from High School, Mrs. Hamilton was proclaimed the Maryland Distinguished Scholar and Silver Medalist in the ACT-SO Performing Arts competition. With faith being the head of her moral compass, she joined the National Homeless Tour as a liturgical dancer with Harpist Jeff Majors in 2011. Her first professional assignment in the industry, however, was with Royal Caribbean Cruise Line in 2013. Her experience with the intense rehearsal process, work ethic, and immense love for the craft has been shared with her students of The Empowerment Academy Charter School since joining in 2013 until 2018. She has created an after-school program along with hosting three summer dance intensives at the school which allowed the students to perform at Artscape and Light City Baltimore. She held the role of chapter sponsor of the Honor Society for Dance Arts through the National Dance Education Organization (NDEO) which nurtures and preserves dance education in the 21st century and beyond. She accepted and maintained the role of adjudicator for the Artist Merit, Leadership, and Academic Achievement Award for high school students for three years. In 2014, she was recognized as an awardee for the Women in the Arts program part of The Links Foundation which promotes educational, civic, and inter-cultural activities to enrich the lives of members of the African-American community. She graciously accepted the role of a dancer in the “Oh Gospel” televised event in 2015 with live accompaniment from Dr. Kenneth M. Dean from the Masters Trio. Her choreography has been presented by Prophetic Praise Liturgical Dance Ministry at New Psalmist Baptist Church in Baltimore, MD, and local dance studios. She has been fortunate to dance works by the late Fabian Barnes, Nai-Ni Chen, Linda-Denise Fisher-Harrell, Chris Michael, Keith Thomas, Dion Wilson, Jawole Willa Jo Zollar, and performed with the Stephanie Powell Dance Ensemble, Vincent Thomas of VTDance along with Dance & Bmore under the direction of CJay Phillips. Aside from movement, curriculum writing has become a new passion. She has written for her current assignment in BCPS (Baltimore County Public Schools) and immensely enjoys researching, coordinating, and creating lessons/units that promote community and inclusion. In her spare time, you can find her dancing with her five-year-old daughter and watching movies with her husband on the weekends. Mrs. Hamilton is a free-lance performer, licensed ZUMBA Instructor, certified Xtreme Hip-Hop Instructor, liturgical dance minister, and educator and blessed to be able to share this gift with the world given to her by God.