Tamara Jones has been a member of several different dance companies. Her longest dance career has been with Harambee Dance Company based in Harlem, New York (Sandella Molloy) and Umoja Dance Company in New Jersey (Karen Love). She has also had the pleasure of dancing with Bambara (Sister Jewel), Les Enfaints du Soliel (Pape N’diaye), G’Bassikolo (M’Bemba Bangora) and Nankama now known as Ballet International Africans.Throughout her dance career, Tamara has had the opportunity to perform on many stages and venues, including Symphony Space, Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM), Essence Magazine Events, Central Park shows, Summer Stage, the International African Arts Street Festival, NJPAC, Broadway Dance Center Student showcase, a BDC’s Tribute to Savion Glover 2005 and Kumble Theatre. She promoted "FELA, The Concert," by giving a class sponsored by New Jersey Performing Arts Center and Karen Love of Umoja Dance Company in New Jersey.Apart from dancing, Tamara has had the opportunity to explore a career in acting. Currently, she is a hip hop dancer in the upcoming movie, “The Magnificent Cooley T,” starring Jackie Long, Denise Vasi and Tiearra Marie. Produced by Steven Leeds, the film is set for release in Spring 2016. She is also in the upcoming movie, A Meyers Christmas, starring Gabrielle Union, Nicole Ari Parker and Danny Glover (directed by David E. Talbert and produced by Will Packer). She served as the dance director and played the character of “Venus” in Made in South East Queens, a play written by Mark Lord and directed by Carl Clay (Black Spectrum Theatre in Queens). Tamara Jones is currently a dance teacher and choreographer in Brooklyn teaching Tap, African and Hip Hop.“Dance is the hidden language of the soul.”