The UB Interview: Traci Young-Byron Talks ‘Supa Girlz’
New Episode Today on ALLBLK
The original new series, “Supa Girlz” continues today with a new episode, exclusively on ALLBLK.
The six-episode docuseries follows a dance season in the life of one of the best high school dance teams in the country: the Miami Northwestern “G Girls.”
Led by a boldly unapologetic and visionary director, Traci Young-Byron, the “G Girls” have become a trend-setting viral sensation whose successes and struggles reflect those of the neighborhood they call home: Liberty City, Miami.
This verité documentary series forms a window into a world that follows Young-Byron through one tumultuous school year as she struggles to field an entirely new ensemble of dancers and replicate the towering achievements of her previous teams.
Over the course of one season, “Supa Girlz” weaves together Traci’s compelling personal story with those of her young, new dancers, Kiara Laster, Kevonni White, Jaida Sumlar and Jayla Dorsett, to paint a powerful portrait of rebirth and renewal in one of America’s most vibrant and influential inner cities.
Aries from UB, spoke to Traci Young-Byron, about the new series “Supa Girlz.”
Traci shares with UB the reason for her way of teaching and how she originally got into dance.
Plus Traci, tells us what motivates her and more!
In today‘s episode entitled “Show Up, Show Out,” As the bonds between Traci and her new team begin to deepen, Traci discovers that her would-be captain Kiara is failing one of her classes. Traci benches both girls with failing grades.
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