Samantha is an accomplished dancer with over 25 years of performance experience in the U.S. and Europe. She spent several years touring Europe with “Diastasis” the national dance company of Cyprus, sharing stages in London, Moscow, Paris, and Athens. In the U.S. she was a principal dancer in the legendary stage spectacular “Jubilee”, as well as a featured dancer and showgirl in the world-famous“Les Folies-Bergere” in Las Vegas. She has danced on television specials with Jim Belushi, Ellen Degeneres, Paris Hilton and has choreographed for MTV’s “Roadies-Las Vegas”. She has led company classes during her time with “Diastatis” and “Jubilee”. Originally from Tucson, AZ, Samantha began her ballet training at the France Academy of Dance under the direction of Richard France and later, at the University of Arizona. She was a soloist with the Tucson Metropolitan Dance Company, performing classic repertoire including Swan Lake Act II, The Nutcracker, and Don Quixote. She also performed several seasons in the corps de ballet of the Arizona Opera Company under the direction of Richard Holden. Samantha continued her dance studies in London, training at Pineapple Dance Studio. She takes every opportunity to continue training and learning by attending dance classes.

As a teacher, Samantha uses her years of experience to reinforce the positive influence of the performing arts on young dancers.

Samantha understands the importance of adapting to the way students train. She is a level3 certified Progressing Ballet Technique instructor, AcrobaticArts Module 1 certified  instructor.

Samatha teaches Ballet and Acro here at Legacy Dance.