{"id":12302,"date":"2021-07-09T19:30:30","date_gmt":"2021-07-09T19:30:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mobballet.org\/?p=12302"},"modified":"2025-04-21T07:16:23","modified_gmt":"2025-04-21T07:16:23","slug":"amber-merrick","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mobballet.org\/index.php\/2021\/07\/09\/amber-merrick\/","title":{"rendered":"Amber Merrick"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-block-id=\"block-a3e66dc8-da1f-4b2c-96b6-a74b530182d7\">\n<h2><strong>Amber Merrick<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h2><strong>Oakland Ballet<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Die Theater Chemnitz<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Dallas Black Dance Theatre<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"ql-img alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/gq3XZqUzvP_Z3Dqe0o9n1k1wt7CvBj8bmb4VECocYGyLKGMIomiewq0fjH6a2RipMFB59__yvsQyWVA6a0Q-0aHCO0P72bFB03xOjRdn01Hv77F5f7eCyeygf5PiRJYrUEn3EZzN\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Amber J. Merrick is from Baltimore, Maryland and started her training at Baltimore School for the Arts\u2019 TWIGS program before attending their high school. She also studied at Miami City Ballet, Dance Theatre of Harlem, and American Ballet Theatre.<\/p>\n<p>She attended Palucca Schule Dresden and earned her BFA in Dance Performance from Towson University.<\/p>\n<p>Professionally, she has danced with Die Theater Chemnitz, Oakland Ballet Company, and Dallas Black Dance Theatre as well as in Cirque du Soleil productions <em>Amaluna<\/em> and <em>Paramour<\/em> (on Broadway).<\/p>\n<p>As a teacher, Merrick has taught for Dallas Black Dance Academy, The Dance Conservatory at St. Paul\u2019s School for Girls, Supernova Dance Company, Towson University Community Dance, Milford Mill Academy, and Franklin Middle School (Baltimore, Maryland) and has her Post-Baccalaureate K-12 Dance Teaching Certification from Towson University.<\/p>\n<p>Merrick is the founder of CinnaBella, \u201cstreet style [and] practical wear for the brown ballerina.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EL2IlHX0qpk\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Current website:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"ql-link\" href=\"https:\/\/cinnabella.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cinnabella<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Source:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"ql-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dancehappensinc.com\/who-is-amber-merrick\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Who is Amber Merrick, Dance Happens Inc.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Social media:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Facebook <a class=\"ql-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/1AmberJMerrick\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Amber J. Merrick<\/a><br \/>\nInstagram <a class=\"ql-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/amberjmerrick\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@amberjmerrick<\/a><br \/>\nInstagram <a class=\"ql-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/cinnabella\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@cinnabella<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Amber Merrick Oakland Ballet Die Theater Chemnitz Dallas Black Dance Theatre Amber J. 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