The Ailey School

Kamaria Carrington was born and raised in New York. She began her dance training at Mind Builders Creative Arts Center in the Bronx, NY at a very young age, and at Newburgh Performing Arts Academy where she was Dance Captain of the dance ensemble “Expressions” and a member of the Hip-Hop team “Synergy'.  As a member of “Synergy'' Kamaria performed for the Harlem Globetrotters halftime performances at Madison Square Garden and the Barclays Center, and for the New York Knicks Pre-game show at Madison Square Garden.  In addition to her dance endeavors, Kamaria has recorded musical ads for Certicare Car Dealership, and Brother Sewing Machines.  Kamaria attended The Ailey School Summer Intensive, Independent Study Program, and Scholarship Program, where she performed in “Little Shop of Horrors” choreographed and directed by Judine Somerville.  As a member of the Ailey Student Performance Group, Kamaria performed in Ronald K. Brown's work Dancing Spirit, and in Pessoa Melhor by Tina Bush. She also learned Ailey repertory works such as, “I Been Buked,” “Didn’t My Lord Deliver Daniel,” “Rocka My Soul,” “The Lark Ascending,” and “Night Creature,” under the direction of Mr. Freddie Moore.  She has been mentored by Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater member, Khalia Campbell.  Kamaria has co-choreographed a work with Kim Turner and Kristina Hotaling-Paz entitled Dear Young Artist, set to a poem of the same name by artist Modupeola Fadugba and in collaboration with Strongroom.inc. The work was performed by Newburgh Performing Arts Academy’s Senior Dance Ensemble.