Magira Ross

Magi Ross originally of Denver, Colorado, graduated with honors from the University of Maryland with a degree in dance and she recently earned a Master of Dance Education from Temple University. She taught extensively in Baltimore in schools, studios and community-building venues for nearly thirty years. She studies, performs and choreographs with an eclectic mix of styles informed by African Diasporic dance, modern, funk, Capoeira and black vernacular dances. She has studied with the late Dr. Pearl Primus, Dr. Sherrill Johnson of Howard University, The Phoenix Repertory Dance Company, Ronald K. Brown/Evidence and Vincent Mansoe of South Africa. Her current work engages the minds and bodies of populations who would otherwise not dance—senior citizens and students living with disabilities. Magi is currently Shelter Relations and Community Programs Coordinator for BuildaBridge International, a Philadelphia based arts-intervention organization that engages the arts to bring hope and healing to those in greatest need. Her greatest gift to date however, is her love for her three children, Marianna, Simone and Kodi and for her twin grandboys, Mikhaily and Jonah!