Samaria Barnes

A small town girl with big city dreams, Samaria began dancing at the age of 6 in Dothan, Alabama. She has trained and performed in most styles of dance ranging from classical ballet to hip hop. After much success on the competition circuit, Samaria traveled to Los Angeles to pursue her dream of becoming a professional dancer. Since her move, she has worked with renowned choreographers including Brian Friedman, Parris Goebel, Jaquel Knight, & Chris Grant. She performed live for the Atlanta Falcons Halftime Show, E-40, and was cast in the Hip Hop Wizard of Oz. Also, Samaria travelled with Mila J as a dancer on The Waiting Game European Tour. She has made several appearances in seasons 9 and 10 of the hit Fox TV show So You Think You Can Dance, and was cast as a main dancer on Nigel Lythgoe's online dance show Every Single Step airing exclusively on go90. You can find Samaria dancing in Justin Bieber's deeply impactful music video Purpose. For the release of the album NO ONE EVER REALLY DIES, she performed with N.E.R.D., at ComplexCon, one of L.A.'s largest culture festivals. Samaria has also been spotted dancing in the world's first ever live movie commercial for The Greatest Showman on FOX. In 2018, she danced alongside Beyoncé in her history making, radically charged performance at the Coachella Music Festival, which is now a Grammy winning Netflix film called HOMECOMING: A Film by Beyoncé. Samaria has had the experience of assisting in the creation of choreography for So You Think You Can Dance, Rihanna's Savage x Fenty Fashion Week, and more. She has been seen dancing with the Jonas Brothers on The Late Late Show with James Corden for the release of Sucker.