Baker Artist Portfolios

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

Empowerment Academy Charter School since joining in 2013. 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 has created and maintained the

Empowerment Academy Dance Ensemble which mainly consists of middle school students for

five years. She is the chapter sponsor of the Honor Society for Dance Arts through National Dance

Education Organization (NDEO) which nurtures and preserves dance education in the 21st century

and beyond. She recently accepted the role of adjudicator for the Artist Merit, Leadership, and

Academic Achievement Award for high school students. Her choreography at the school can be

found for in house productions such as: The Wiz, The Grinch, school assemblies and for outreach

programs at the VA hospital. In 2014, she was recognized as an awardee for the Women in the

Arts program apart 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 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 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. 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 & XTREME HIP-HOP Step Instructor, Liturgical dance minister,  educator and blessed to be able to share this gift with the world given to her by God.