About Sam

Samantha Lewis graduated with her BFA in Dance at Rutgers University, Mason Gross School of the Arts in 2019. She grew up in Saint Paul, Minnesota where she started her training in ballet at Minnesota Dance Theatre at the age of 4. She then transferred to TU Dance where she trained in the Horton technique and ballet at age 17. She has attended summer intensives such as Joffrey Chicago, Alonzo King LINES Ballet, and Complexions Contemporary Ballet. Samantha has performed works by Yin Yue, Maxine Doyle, Mark Morris, Alonzo King, Dwight Rhoden, Greg Dolbashian, Uri Sands, Blair Ritchie, Cleo Mack, Loyce Houlton, Laurel Keen, and Mary Carbonara.

 

In the summer of 2018 she gained her 200HR YTT yoga certification from the Devanadi School of Yoga and Wellness. From 2019-2020, Sam was a trainee with the TU Dance company and in 2021 she started a company called manifest dance and produced a show that was performed at the Southern Theater in MPLS, MN which was entirely her choreography and the debut of manifest dance. Also in 2021, Sam earned her NASM certification and became a personal trainer.

 

Sam started her Personal Training journey at Anna Kaiser Studios in 2022 learning from and working directly with Anna Kaiser. In May, 2024, Sam started her own fitness LLC called Manifest Fitness. She is now available for private and small group training with her personal method and sequencing as well as Anna Kaiser's trademarked fitness method (both available upon request). In addition to private training, Sam has group classes available in NYC and New Canaan, CT. More information on this is under the Book Online page.

 

Samantha has also appeared in a short film The Ways with the company 78moves which is now on Youtube and Vimeo as well as the Nervous music video for the artist Kathleen Elle.