About me

Sakinah Bennett is a 24 year old native of Douglasville, Georgia. Sakinah began dancing at the age of 5 and hasn’t stopped since. She has trained in ballet, tap, jazz, modern, and hip-hop at several schools and programs across the U.S. including Debbie Allen Dance Academy, New Manchester Performing Arts High School, and Ronald K. Brown Summer Intensive on scholarship. Sakinah graduated from Bard College where she studied on a full tuition scholarship from the Posse Foundation, studying dance and historical studies with a concentration in Africana Studies.While in undergrad she co-founded a program called Sister2Sister, dedicated to mentoring young women of color in her community through the arts. Her professional performances include Dominion Entertainment’s “Black Nativity,” CeCe Penniston, and Bobby Brown. Sakinah is currently a member of Axam Dance Theatre Experience in Atlanta, Ga. working full-time as an entrepreneur, a new mommy, and developing her career as a professional dancer and choreographer.

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