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Myrna Kamara is an international principal dancer. She is a guest artist, coach, director and performer of her own founded company balletXtreme.

Biography
Born November 29, 1966 Baltimore, Maryland. She went in Ellen Gniadowska School of Dance, Peggy Lynn private coaching, Washington School of Ballet and School of American Ballet. Myrna Kamara was the first Black principal ballerina in the Miami City Ballet.

Early Life And Education
Myrna Kamara was born in Baltimore, Maryland. She began ballet and gymnastics at a very young age, continuing gymnastics until age 10. She seriously began regular ballet classes with the Ellen Gniadowska School of Dance, and after some time was coached by Peggy Lynn. Myrna later attended the School of American Ballet (SAB) in New York.

Career
From 1984 to 1989, Ms. Kamara was a member of the New York City Ballet where she danced roles in ballets by George Balanchine, Jerome Robbins, Peter Martins, Eliot Feld and Lar Lubovitch.

During the 1989-90 season Ms. Kamara danced in Bonn, Germany under director Youri Vamos, where the role of the Nubiana from Spartacus was created for her.

In 1990, Ms. Kamara joined Miami City Ballet working with director Edward Villella. Subsequently, she was promoted to principal ballerina. There she received critical acclaim for her performances in the Balanchine repertoire including the Arabian solo from the Nutcracker, the siren in Prodigal Son, Calliope in Apollo, the solo girl in Rubies, the Russian girl in Serenade, Allegro Brillante, Who Cares, Bugaku, Agon, Four Temperaments, and many more.

Awards
Premio Positano “Leonide Massine”

ACCA Miami Dance Award