Born and raised in the DMV metropolitan area, Ama and Chris Law are co-founders and co-directors of Project ChArma who have been dancing together since high school. Together, their expertise reflects the expanse of their training in a wide range of movement styles and foundations. Both Ama and Chris completed undergraduate and graduate studies from the University of Maryland College Park (UMCP), both receiving MFAs in Dance and Choreography. Ama has decades-long training with Kankouran West African Dance Company (of which both of her parents were founding members) and completed a rigorous internship at Broadway Dance Center. Chris’ movement practice is based on principles of hip hop, martial arts and modern dance technique. They both dedicate their careers to the creative possibilities of fusing dance traditions to facilitate important conversations about social change. They have taught and choreographed at various institutions including the Kennedy Center, Dance Place, Howard University, UMCP, American University, Howard Community College, Baltimore County Dance Festival and Bates Dance Festival’s Young Dancers Program. Together, the Laws founded Project ChArma, a dance theater company dedicated to using art as activism.

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