Meet Ama | Binford Dance Company Feature | Year Six

The Binford Dance Company was established in 2016. It is an audition-based student dance company from Binford Middle School, an arts integrated school located in Richmond, VA. Company members study Ballet, Modern, Jazz, Improvisation, and Composition within the Binford dance program. The company has performed throughout the community including: The 2019 Superintendent’s State of the Schools Address, Generation Dream, Richmond Public Schools Fine Arts Festival, Strawberry Street Festival, Appomattox Regional Governor’s School for the Arts and Technology, Petersburg Home for Ladies, and Cedarfield Retirement Community. The company also had the opportunity to perform in the music videos “Have It All” and “Love Is Still The Answer” by Jason Mraz. The Binford Dance Company inspires students to find their own voice through performance and choreography while learning valuable skills in the rehearsal process including collaboration, respect, and confidence.

This year the company dancers met at the VMFA and chose their favorite spots to showcase their movement and choreography they have learned through this year’s dance curriculum.

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MEET Ama

AMA

To me, dance means a way to express yourself. When I started dancing it was just at home in front of my tv with loud music playing and I never really thought about joining a company. Now that I have, it has been such a fun experience. Dance is something that you can connect to people with, it is something that I have always loved doing. For a really long time now, dance has  been an interest of mine. The fact that dance comes in many forms is nice, it means your dance journey is never ending as there will always be something new. Dance is a huge passion of mine and it is such a beautiful art form that allows you to  express yourself and your emotions.