Jamar Roberts: Got to Dance
Jamar Roberts was born and raised in the Miami area, and started dancing at the age of ten. He graduated from the New World School of the Arts, and trained at the Dance Empire of Miami, where he continues to teach, and as a fellowship student at The Ailey School. Mr. Roberts was a member of Ailey II and Complexions Contemporary Ballet. Dance Magazine featured Roberts as a “25 to Watch” in 2007 and on the cover of the magazine in 2013. He performed at The White House in 2010, and as a guest star on So You Think You Can Dance, Dancing with the Stars, and The Ellen Degeneres Show. In 2015 he made his Ailey II choreographic debut with his work Gemeos, set to the music of Afrobeat star Fela Kuti. Most recently, Mr. Roberts won Outstanding Performer at the prestigious New York Dance and Performance “Bessie” Awards and was a guest star with London’s Royal Ballet. He first joined the the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in 2002.
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SEIZES OPPORTUNITIES: 8:31 min.
INSIGHT & INSPIRATION: 5:07 min.
OVERCOMES CHALLENGES TO SUCCEED: 5:03 min.
OVERCOMES CHALLENGES TO SUCCEED: 1:05 min.
SELF-CONFIDENCE: 2:05 min.
CURIOUS MIND: 1:36 min.