Sabrina Naz Comănescu 

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As a Canadian based dancer, Sabrina Naz Comănescu is truly a dynamic member of the nation's artistic landscape. She has helped cultivate the Calgary dance scene for over a decade as a performer, choreographer, filmmaker, dance instructor and festival coordinator for Carifest Calgary's Caribbean carnival, yet her curatorial outreach spans worldwide. She has travelled throughout Canada as well as New York City, Trinidad, Finland, Romania and Mexico to teach and gather dance knowledge to share with the city of Calgary. As an alumni of Central Memorial’s Performing Arts Program and DJD’s Professional Training Program, Sabrina grew up in Calgary, Alberta as a first generation Canadian of Trinidadian and Romanian heritage. As a performer, Sabrina has worked with Machel Montano, House of Dangerkat, The Bad Girls Club YYC, Headly and has opened for international acts such as Pop Caan, Sean Paul and Kes The Band. She is also the current major force behind The Diversity Performing Arts Club of Calgary that “celebrates cultural diversity while promoting inclusion and respect for all youth”. Sabrina loves to explore the nature of Jazz and Caribbean movement and music as well as various funk styles. Through a fusionist lens, Sabrina's work manifests in dance, fashion, photography and film. Sabrina has found herself behind the camera, directing music videos and shorts films for Kaeyae Alo (“Only We Know”), Tourism Calgary (“#LoveYYC”), Casa De Naz (“Bonum”), Ready on 8, Alberta Culture Days and more. Her tastefulness has bled into her fashion where in June 2014 Avenue magazine featured her as one of the faces that “brings her own unique style and flair to Calgary’s dance community”. Sabrina is a 2015 Black Gold Award recipient for best dance act and the Alberta Foundation of the Arts Young Artist Prize winner in 2017. She joined the Company in 2015 and is thrilled to be dancing in her 8th season this year.