Abagail Fritz is an accomplished dancer, choreographer, instructor, and producer, known for her deep engagement with African dance forms and her commitment to cultural education. Her artistic journey is rooted in African based traditional and street dances, with specializations in Senegalese Sabar dance, Guinean Djembe dance, and an innovative Afro Fusion Dance method. This method explores the intersections of her diverse practices, blending traditional and popular dances from across the African continent and its diaspora, including Congolese, Dancehall, Amapiano, Afro House, and Kuduro.
Abagail's passion for dance has taken her around the world. She performed at the 2024 Paris Olympic games and the 2023 Fifa Worldcup in Qatar. She has been a featured dancer for Youssou N’Dour at Paris's Bercy Arena twice, and tours internationally as a choreographer and principal dancer with singer Gala Rizatto. Her performances in the United States have graced prestigious venues like the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco and the Redcat/Disney Cal Arts Theater in Los Angeles.
Beyond performance, Abagail is also a dedicated educator and instructor. She is a professor of dance at Pomona College and AMDA College of the Performing Arts in Los Angeles. Her commitment to dance education extends internationally, with teaching stints in places like New Zealand's University of Otago and workshops at Google headquarters. Her influence reaches a broad audience through online and in-person classes that cater to a global community of dance enthusiasts. Abagail Fritz's extensive experience and holistic approach to dance make her a prominent figure in the dance world, continually pushing the boundaries of how dance is taught, perceived, and performed globally.
Abagail is forever grateful to her teachers from whom she's developed her craft, and would like to acknowledge the strong influences of dance and music from Guinea, Congo, Zimbabwe, Senegal and Mali, that have informed her dance foundation.