T’Ana Selah was born in Ames, Iowa. She started creative movement at
three years old and has only grown in her love of dance ever since.
In 2022, T’Ana received her certificate of training from the Department of Performing Arts at the University La Javeriana in Bogotá Colombia, SA. She grew in artistry while practicing street dance, Afro-Colombian tradicional dances, contemporary floor-work and somatic & release techniques. In Colombia, She had the privilege of performing work with the Teatro Mayor Santo Domingo and the James Cousins Company(UK) in collaboration with the British Council. While being nurtred artistically by a team of international dancers in Bogota.
In 2023, T’Ana completed her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Modern dance from Point Park University. During her four years in the conservatory program, she refined her technical training in ballet, jazz, hip-hop, West African dance (techniques & drum) and modern dance. While in University she had the opportunity to be in works by Camille Brown, Marc Spaulding, Yamoussa Camara, and Rocker Verastique/Danny Herman to name a few. She also has had the privilege of performing with various companies and project based pieces with the Pillow Project at the Space Upstairs, Battery Dance Festival, and Zion Dance Project.
As a choreographer, she has created works for the NAACP Ames, Iowa Chapter, DOW cinema, Pittsburgh Playhouse SCP, TEDX Des Moines, Encounter Performing Arts Company , New York City’s 43rd Annual Battery Dance Festival, and the University of Iowa’s BFA Concert (2025) .
BIO
As an artist, I desire to ignite freedom in every individual who partakes in my performances and my daily practices of movement. Movement flows through me with a pulse like a beating heart innately liberating itself inside me. This internal pulse reminds me of the beauty and fight in life when one is delivered into freedom.
It is a privilege to move freely without constraints, to emote one’s deepest desires, thoughts, and conflicts, and to share those movements and moments with others. Movement, is a gift, a gift of freedom, I choose to share, whether it is choreographing a work for the stage, creating an experience for someone to encounter a newfound hope, or creating the opportunity for women and children to release their voice through sound and movement.