Esi Samuels

Dancer. Scholar. Cultural Ambassador.

“Seeing the world through dance…”

Esi Samuels is a New York City-born dancer, trained at the Ailey School, a BFA graduate of the USC Kaufman School of Dance, and represented by Bloc LA.

As a resident dancer for Everyday People, Esi has performed across the US, Europe, Brazil, and Africa. Most recently Esi performed live at the Oscars with the movie Sinners. 

@esisamuels

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Esi has built a engaged global audience by documenting her journey as a working movement artist. Esi’s content sits at the intersection of dance, culture, travel, lifestyle, and fashion, with scholarly insight into Afro diasporic culture woven throughout.