Hailed by the Boston Globe as “absorbing, steadfast and compelling”, Frances Lorraine Samson is a New York based artist originally from Toronto, Canada. She has been featured by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), TEDx and Harper’s Bazaar, and has had the honor of working for institutions such as The Juilliard School, SUNY Purchase College and the Danish National Academy of Music. Frances was a soloist with the world-renowned Limón Dance Company (2022 Bessie Award for Outstanding Choreography) from 2017 – 2023 and currently dances for Award-winning choreographers Baye & Asa and Twyla Tharp. Additionally, Frances is a reconstructor for the José Limón Dance Foundation, teaching the Limón style of movement across Canada, Europe and the United States.