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Shamel Pitts 

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Shamel Pitts is a performance artist, dancer, spoken word artist, and a teacher.

Born In Brooklyn, NY, Shamel began his dance training at Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and The Performing Arts. Simultaneously, he trained at The Ailey School (Official School of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater). Shamel received his BFA from The Juilliard School and was awarded The Martha Hill Award for Excellence in Dance. Upon graduating, He joined and performed with Mikhail Baryshnikov’s Hell’s Kitchen Dance. Shamel later moved to Montreal to dance with BJM_Danse (Formerly known as Les Ballets Jazz De Montreal). Later, he moved to Tel Aviv to join Batsheva Dance Company under the artistic direction of Ohad Naharin.

Currently based in Tel Aviv, Shamel has been a collaborator for many artists including Alex Apt, Bobbi Jene Smith, and Billy Barry. He has been a pivotal figure in the city and nightlife events of the city of Tel Aviv.

Shamel is a teacher of “Gaga”, the movement language created by Ohad Naharin (www.gagapeople.com)

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photo credit courtesy of NJDTE: Veranika Antanevich

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    • MIP® Program Director | Nancy Turano
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    • MIP2® | Program Info
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    • MIP2® | 2022 Schedule
    • MIP2® ARTISTS >
      • Francois Perron
      • Jason Reese C
      • Nicole Von Arx
      • Adam Barruch
      • Kiley Dolaway
    • MIP2® | Previous Artists >
      • Sean Lammer
      • Navarra Novy-Williams
      • Roderick George
      • Sidra Bell
      • Jessica Smith
      • Andra Corvino
      • Gregory Dolbashian
      • Nathalie Erlbaum-Bornstein
      • Loni Landon
      • Ana-Maria Lucaciu
      • Mitch Marcus
      • Belinda McGuire
      • Andrew Monroe
      • David Norsworthy
  • MIP®
    • MIP® | History
    • MIP® | Previous Artists >
      • Sidra Bell
      • Isadora Wolfe
      • Stefanie Batten Bland
      • Navarra Novy-Williams
      • Francesca Harper
      • Jeffrey Docimo
      • Joseph Poulson
      • Roderick George
      • Stephanie Crousillat
      • Slowdanger
      • Shannon Gillen
      • Shamel Pitts
      • Elia Mrak
      • Troy Ogilvie
      • Alexandra Wells
      • Helen Pickett
      • Alan Barnes
      • Loni Landon
      • Victoria Sendra
      • Kyle Abraham
      • Jerome Begin
      • Frances Chiaverini
      • Andrew Cowan
      • Peter Chu
      • Gabriel Forestieri
      • Ariel Freedman
      • Saar Harari
      • Alexandra Johnson
      • Jill Johnson
      • Ana-Maria Lucaciu
      • Andrea Miller
      • Christopher Roman
      • Cindy Salgado
      • Jermaine Spivey
      • Laura Tishchenko
      • Jackie Villamil
      • Adam Weinert
  • Testimonials
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  • Contact Us