N’seeka

N’seeka earned an MFA in dance from the University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee, a Master of Science from Syracuse University and a Bachelor’s degree from Colgate University. Currently, she is a member of Giwayen Mata (“an all sista, dance, percussion and vocal ensemble”) and teaches dance at local dance studios and Universities in Georgia.

N’seeka trained at the Harlem School of the Arts on scholarship for seven years and continued her dance career as an instructor, dancer, and choreographer throughout undergraduate and graduate school. As a resident of Memphis, TN she was a company member of Kindred Spirit and member, choreographer and rehearsal director for Bridging Souls Productions, a supervising choreographer for a Debbie Allen Tribute and a performer, choreographer and director of an original musical production entitled “Musical, Memory in Motion”.

Past projects include designing and implementing a privilege movement exercise as a pedagogical tool to discuss social justice as the assistant and associate director of Connecticut College’s multicultural center. While there she taught in the dance department, advised and choreographed for various student dance organizations, taught dance at a local studio and directed the ‘Writer’s Block Inc. - Girls on the Block Program’ in New London Connecticut. While in New York City, N’seeka choreographed for independent dance companies such as Jewels of the Nile, Umoja, and Ayende Dance Company. N’seeka believes in the power of movement to preserve culture and enhance lives.