Sam McReynolds

Sam McReynolds is a freelance dance artist originally from St. Louis, MO, where he received his BFA in Dance at Lindenwood University and trained closely under hip hop choreographer/instructor Anthony “REDD” Williams. He expanded his understanding of dance greatly through his experience exploring the movement language known as “Gaga” here in the U.S. and in Tel Aviv, Israel. Since moving to LA in 2016, he has danced for several notable choreographers and dance companies, such as Sarah Elgart / Arrogant Elbow, Brian Friedman, Marguerite Derricks, Sidra Bell, Roderick George, Dolly Sfeir, Bryan Arias, Christian Warner, Norbert de la Cruz, No)one. Art House, Ate9 Dance Company, The TL Collective, LA Contemporary Dance Company, and more. Sam also has a great passion for choreographing and has presented live works in LA at CONGRESS: Legalize Dance, Club Jete, LAVENDER, and Stage & Screen Show. In May of 2021, he won the Best New Filmmaker Award at the Dare to Dance in Public Film Festival for his dance short film Proclamation, which he conceptualized, directed, co-choreographed, and edited. Currently, Sam is a resident artist with Charlotte Street Foundation here in Kansas City. He occasionally holds “GREYaRea” sessions at CSF, which serve as a space to explore improvisational structures and workshop movement with dancers of all levels and backgrounds. Sam hopes to continue creating space for dancers to expand their artistry and present his own original work to the KC community.