A passionate artist

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A passionate artist |

Megan A. Evans-Rakeepile, Founder and Director

Born and raised in Buffalo NY, Megan studied a range of dance styles and techniques for the past 30 years. The two genres of dances Megan specializes in are Afro Caribbean and Afro fusion, they both share similar foundations that are influenced by the African diaspora and the survival of colonization.

 Megan started her dance training at Miss Barbara’s School of Dance (1991-2006), and later became a competitive dancer (1995-2006). She also received training at Buffalo City Ballet in 1998 until 2007, where she was able to audition and get into NYSSSA (NYS Summer School of the Arts) for two years (2004 & 2005). She graduated from Buffalo Academy for Visual and Performing Arts with a dance degree in 2008. Megan then set her sights on Toronto to dance professionally and entered the professional training program (PTP) at Ballet Creole from 2008-2010 where she received her dance certification in several styles of modern, classical, and traditional dancing.

 She continued to dance and teach as a freelancer in Toronto until 2010, where she got the opportunity to dance with Garth Fagan Dance Co. in Rochester NY. She stayed for a year (2010-2011) but found that her passion was and still lies with the youth and community back home in Buffalo NY. Megan started non-for-profit art programs in her community from 2012 until present day, where she partnered with her past home church Grace UCC, Fruit Belt Coalition, Urban

 Christian Ministries, New Generation Ministries, Matt Urban Center, and with her current home church New Covenant UCC. Megan has now established her own company called MahatmaMmoho Collective (Steps

 Together Collective) in 2014 which is based in Buffalo NY, her goal is to bring together artist from all walks of life and professions to create a work of unity and culture exchange.