Sarah (SayRah)  Olaniran is an international student who was Born and raised in Nigeria. She is currently a senior dance major in Columbia College Chicago. 

 

She had a passion for dance at a very young age; in 2008 herself and her family came 3rd  in a family dance competition called 'Maltina Dance All' she got to study and live her dreams after graduating high school in 2010 (Mar-Yola college, Lagos Nigeria) when she enrolled into a performing arts school( SPAN - Society for the Performing Arts of Nigeria) for two years instead of going straight off to college. There she studied various dance styles; Latin, Ballroom, Ballet, Nigerian traditional dance, Jazz, HipHop, Salsa and, Contemporary 

 

She currently teaches Afro-fusion dance classes which allows you to Delve in movements from the motherland. exploring African street/social dances (mainly West African Street/social movements) with a focus on Nigeria and Ghana. These dances are then fused with various types of dances from around the world in Choreography.

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She has been able to work with Nigerias most prominent artists, directors and choreographers over the years some of which are: ARTISTS- 

DavidO, Olamide, 2face, Timaya,Wizkid, Tiwa Savage, Flavor, Tekno, Kcee, WandeCole, Awilo, PSquare, Waje, JMartins Omawunmi, Darey art Alade, Efiya, CDQ, Orezi, Falz, Dammy Krane..... and more

CHOREOGRAPHERS-

Kaffy, Ice Nkweke, Ukaline Opuwari, Chukuwma Onye.... and more

DIRECTORS-

Sesun, Patrick Ellis, MatMaxx, Adasa, Clarence Peters, Kemi Adetiba, Unlimited LA.... and more

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