Mother, dancer, teacher, and choreographer with extensive training in the African Diaspora dance styles: Modern, Jazz, Tap, Hip-Hop and Ballet. The Los Angeles Times wrote, “... riveting Laila Abdullah, her effervescent solos were compelling...” I began dancing at the age of five with the Katherine Dunham Youth Company under the direction of Ruby Streate and Theodore Jamison. I received my B.A. in Dance and M.A. in Education from Loyola Marymount University. Amongst my Physical Education Credential, I am a certified NDI/CDI (National/ Dance Institute) Instructor and has studied and performed with Diane DeFranco-Browne; Winifred R. Harris’, Michael Mizerany, Rosangela Silvestre and Luis Badero.

I served as a faculty of the Santa Monica and Los Angeles Community College Districts and has volunteered for several community organizations and events such as: Eartha Kitts- Kittsville Youth Foundation, Masjid Ibn Rabah Walk for Wellness and A Place Called Home. In 1994, I dazzled the audience as a “Drum Dancer”, for The Lion King Parade, and continues as a parade performer at Disneyland Park Special Events alongside such drummers: Kenny Hudson, Jahamen , and James Burk from the Katherine Dunham Seminars. I currently teach Dance here at Foshay Learning Center in addition to Beyond the Bell Dance Academy.