Luam
began dancing with African Rhythms Dance Company at University of
Pennsylvania and Ballet Shango in Philadelphia before moving to NY
(graduating with a degree in Biological Bases of Behavior, double
minors in Psychology and African American Studies). While working
at the AOL TimeWarner's, Time Inc. in the Advance Technology Group,
she continued her training at Broadway Dance Center and Djoniba Dance
Center studying Jazz, Hip-Hop, Ballet, West African, Cuban, Modern,
& Haitian. Here, she also met Rhapsody, director of Rhapsody:
The Company of which she was a member for several years. Meanwhile
she continued at Time Inc., working on creative technology projects
with Fortune, People, Entertainment Weekly, as well as their Intranet
& Advanced Communications Group.
Her passion for dance grew to teaching
and choreography & she began teaching at Djoniba Dance Center
and NY Sports Clubs in 2000. Suddenly, in 2002 she left her career
in technology and plans for medicine behind to pursue it full time.
She also started FallingRockStar, a successful web and graphic design
company with partner Dar Riser. Now free to aggressively follow her
dreams in dance/choreography she continued teaching and training,
while her career has brought her to artists and stages all over the
world. She has choreographed for TV ,commercial campaigns (MTV's Hip
Hop Week, Mastercard, As The World Turns, etc.) and various recording
artists (Kris, Joe Buddens, etc.). She has also danced for Ludacris,
Kelis, Kanye West, Ashanti, etc., and toured with soca artist Kevin
Lyttle on his US Promo Tour. She has recently worked with Ciara, Mashonda,
Nelly Furtado; choreographed for Fila and Def Jam artist Rihanna on
stages and screens all over the world and in the US. Luam also teaches
master workshops and perform with her crew internationally as well.