In this week's episode you will learn about Samiyah and how she juggles having early onset arthritis, while dancing professionally. Your host will be demystifying early onset arthritis for the listeners!

Samiyah Lynnice Parramore is a Florida native. She began her training at Academy of Ballet Arts and Artz 4 Life Academy, Inc. in the Tampa Bay Area, Fl. Miss Parramore is a graduate of New World School of the Arts and The Hartt School in Hartford, CT where she received a Bachelors in Fine Arts. She has toured the United States as a principle dancer with DunDu Dole West African Ballet in her youth and stared in the Chocolate Nutcracker as ‘Claire’ and ‘The Dream Princess”. She has performed works by Martha Graham, Jose Limon, Doug Varone, Norbert DeLaCruz, Manuel Vignoulle, Darrell Grand Moultrie, Bryan Arias, and Stephen Pier. Miss Parramore has been accepted into various summer workshops such as Dance Theater of Harlem, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Martha Graham Dance Company, RIOULT, and White Mountain Dance Festival. Samiyah is excited to begin her first season with Cleo Parker Robinson Dance.

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