Artist • Educator • Cultural Advocate
Founder of the Deep Root Methodology™

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I am a dance artist, scholar, and community builder working at the intersections of African Diasporic movement, ancestral memory, and liberatory education. My work supports artists, educators, and communities in creating embodied, culturally rooted pathways forward.

How I Move in the World

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Artist & Choreographer

I create story-driven, memory-rooted works that center the lives, dreams, and spiritual realities of Black people. My choreography weaves together African Diasporic forms, contemporary technique, and ritual practices to hold space for healing, grief, joy, and liberation.

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Educator & Scholar

As a dance educator and pedagogy expert, I design culturally responsive, liberation-centered learning experiences for college students, educators, and teaching artists. My research and teaching are grounded in Black womanist thought, ancestral reverence, and community accountability.

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Community Builder & Organizer

Through initiatives like the Baltimore Black Dance Collective and the Baltimore Black Choreographers Festival, I convene artists, students, and neighbors to preserve Black dance lineages, nurture emerging voices, and imagine new futures together.

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Deep Root Methodology™

Deep Root Methodology™ is my signature framework for creative practice, pedagogy, and community work. It braids together ancestral memory, ritual, reflection, rehearsal, and reimagination to help artists and educators root their work in culture, lineage, and liberation.

Developed through years of choreographic research, graduate study, and community collaboration, Deep Root offers a practical and spiritual map for those who want to teach, create, and lead in ways that honor Black life and possibility.

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Artists need to delve deeply into and amplify cultural memory, understanding, and resistance to explore the possibilities of an innovative methodology for the future, cultivating and connecting the "whole" self (body, mind, and spirit) into their artistic endeavors and way of life. - Camille Weanquoi

Selected Creative Works

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In The Shadows They Whisper

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The Way Forward

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We Are The Harvest

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How We Can Work Together

  • Continent of Africa

    Deep Root Educator Training

    Culturally responsive, liberation-centered frameworks for studio owners, program directors/coordinators, educators, teaching artists, community, K–12, or higher-ed programs.

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    K–12 & Community Workshops

    Movement-based residencies and workshops that help young people explore identity, history, and culture through dance.

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    Artist Consulting & Mentorship

    One-on-one or small-group sessions for emerging and mid-career artists seeking clarity, strategy, and support.

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    College & University Residencies

    Courses, master classes, and choreography grounded in African Diasporic practices, improvisation, and creative process.

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COMMUNITY INITIATIVES

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My work within the community includes various advocacy and organizing efforts that support the dance and broader arts ecosystem in Baltimore.

I am very passionate about equitable access to the arts, specifically within under-resourced communities. Because of this, I co-founded and currently co-direct two community-serving organizations:

1) Baltimore Black Dance Collective (BBDC). BBDC amplifies Black dance artists in Baltimore through performance, story-keeping, education, and community-centered programming — including our annual Baltimore’s Black Choreographers Festival.

2) Black Choreographers Festival (BCF) was founded in 2021 to celebrate, support, and amplify the voices of Black choreographers in Baltimore and beyond. Rooted in community and intergenerational artistry, the festival is more than a weekend of performances — it is a gathering place where stories are shared, traditions are honored, and new visions for the future are born.

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