Shillo Amari

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Performing Artist| Dance Instructor| Coach| Producer✨
Detroit ➝ Chicago📍
Here to serve Curves, Legs and Freestyles ❤️‍🔥🪽
Catch me teaching weekly at Velvet & Chrome and Lace & Steel in Chicago

05/21/2026

4.18 A little playtime from back home 🥰

05/20/2026

5.17 Little warm-up flow between teaching some impactful privates at on Sunday

I’m so thankful to be doing what I love in a beautiful space. And the fact that I get to return to teach workshops with and at the end of the month will be a full circle moment. I’m truly thankful for for being such a boss babe and being the sweetest and most welcoming. And honestly I’m just filled with gratitude that I’ve felt supported since before I even left the States to now.

This Gemini season is bringing something airy and light to my moon and I can even feel it in my movement. Dancing to some of my fave Gemini artists like even before the season came, has been fueling me to keep pushing. The sheds stung, but now I have room for freedom.

The shackles of my old job are now gone officially, and receiving the termination while here after back and forth since September have felt like a release. It didn’t even hurt since they stopped paying back in January and I’ve been fending for myself without them anyway.

I get to get my whimsy back and dance, guide and stay present. Even here I chuckle because I look like Gumby, or like Bubbles went into Buttercup’s closet 😅. And even once the music is over, I just go back into my charismatic self and refuse to take everything so seriously.

It’s work doing this. Creating, admin, feeling the world crumbling underneath our feet… maybe too dark 👀. The thing is there’s so much beauty still around us. I’ve received so much kindness from the communities here, including strangers off the street, trains, Tube, service and more. I’m choosing to focus on the good this season and focus on what needs to get done. And even though I have taken away access of myself from some, I have no regrets. I’m so much better receiving and giving reciprocal love, energy and kindness. And I can’t wait for what and who these next two weeks will bring. 🥰🫶🏾🫂

4.12 Producing two shows for my birthday and performing in both for the first time was a choice 😅. I learned so much, an...
05/18/2026

4.12 Producing two shows for my birthday and performing in both for the first time was a choice 😅. I learned so much, and I’m glad I took such a leap of faith.

I knew for Solar Return I wanted to highlight more of my Aries Sun and Venus in this piece. I used to enjoy when people would assume I’m a water or earth sign at first meet, because of the flow and grounding that come from them. While also having my own insecurities about some of my Aries traits.

The thing is you can’t hide from yourself. I am healing and realizing the anger that came from my adolescence was valid. Just as the shed and release from the fall and winter were as well. It’s okay to be passionate, firey and a walking storm. Sometimes you have to set things ablaze for life to resurrect and reach for the sun again.

As much as I feel like a guiding light, like the meaning of my name. I also enjoy solitude, non-verbal time, combat, and being free from perception. I have so many sides of me, and I’m enjoying pouring into all of them. Even the dark parts that give me the confidence to keep going, because I’ve already survived so much. I’m in a better place mentally and more, while also fighting for every day behind the scenes.

I know I have a purpose because if I didn’t, there were many chances for me to be taken from this lifetime. So I keep fighting. I live in the moment and don’t take anything for granted. I fought for my whimsy to have another chance. And I’m loved outside of the borders of bloodlines. I’m just a girl, as I keep saying because truly I’m tired of being a strong soldier. While also, I stay ready for what and whoever comes my way. I’m thankful to have gotten the chance to push myself further surrounded by those I care for reciprocally and will surrender when needed. Be it to sleep, slowing down, or to the truths that continue to come my way.

Can’t wait to meet everyone in London 🥰🙏🏾
05/16/2026

Can’t wait to meet everyone in London 🥰🙏🏾

05/13/2026

5.4 Had time for one freestyle after teaching my last Plush Tricks class at before leaving for the UK. I let my playlist choose my song for me, and funny enough ended up dancing to this days later in the UK as well. That time having no influence on the playlist, and yet it came back to me.

At this time I was stressed and still worried about dog and home care, and questioning all my decisions. Was nervous about being accepted somewhere new, and hoping that everything will work out for the best. Also having feels about missing my students, as they are the reason I do what I do and actually enjoy it. And I just needed one good dance in the space as it would be over a month before returning.

V&C and are the reason I finally made the plunge to move to Chicago last year. I knew I would finally have a pole home to create, guide, feel safe and be able to grow. And without this anchor, I would not have been able to leave so many black holes I left. It hasn’t even been a year here yet, and I feel like everything in my life has changed for the better. A lot of the process being painful and hard, while also affirming and now a breathe of release. I’ve been on medical leave from my corporate position since last September, no pay status since January and a gap around the winter holidays previously as well. I know what it feels like to be discarded, forgotten and taken advantage of. And it feels nice to know I’m no longer surrounded by people or spaces who would tolerate that.

This time away is for me to reflect, be inspired, learn, guide and expand. I’m open to connecting again because I know there are good people and spaces that I’m being gravitated to, and them to me as well. There’s so much art I want to bare witness to and aligned creatives to connect with. And I’m just open to what life is bringing my way.

This is the first time I’ve left for a time and didn’t feel like I was running away from my life. I truly love the community, home and relationships I’ve built back home. And being away from my fur babes had me in tears the whole Lyft to the airport. I’m not used to feeling so raw and exposed, but it me

05/06/2026

3.30 I have learned to break up and space out my spicier performances. That way they can actually stay up.

This was a gentle opening to me headlining the Saturday production of Thicc Like Me in STL. There’s no secret I love dancing to ’s music as a fellow Aries and pretty close in birthdays as mine is April 7th. Even though I’m in a different stage of life being past my Solar Return, I find myself still connecting to their lyrics.

As a Venus ruled girlie I am unfortunately a hopeless romantic. To the point that I have been told that I’m still single because I have standards and busy AF. Then there’s the whole rebirth I’ve been in the last year… And I’m over here like, can I be a warrior princess whose partner seeks them for once and will be my ever evolving equal?

I feel like I can dance to all these ballads and sensually pleasurable songs because I can envision what these feelings will feel like when my person finds me. Maybe I’ll be their muse for a bit and just be a little siren calling out to them in the witchy and artistic ether. Words have power so why wouldn’t dance and aligned callings, gravitate the energy they exude?

I’m thankful I got to tease and be in a cast of artists not afraid to take up space. And I got to just feel good in my body. Thank you so much for having and supporting me especially and

Thank you for capturing and editing our performances 🙏🏾

I needed some time to sit with these shots from —to really take in how I felt, the intention behind my performance, and ...
12/10/2024

I needed some time to sit with these shots from —to really take in how I felt, the intention behind my performance, and what was captured. Thank you so much for seeing me. I’m so grateful to have these frozen moments in time from my freestyle in Untamed 🥰🫶🏾

Seeing these photos, I can’t help but reflect on my growth, strength, confidence, and grace. It feels empowering to take pieces of the past and transform them into something beautiful. I also love seeing the audience’s reactions—their presence and connection were so tangible in the moment.

Thank you, , for inviting me into this space, and thank you to everyone who shared such kind words with me, both in person and online. I truly felt seen in this moment, and it was one of the highlights of my trip to NYC.

I am finally offering my first group virtual experience next Friday, the 13th! ❤️‍🔥🥰🌙 After hearing from everyone who pa...
12/08/2024

I am finally offering my first group virtual experience next Friday, the 13th! ❤️‍🔥🥰🌙 After hearing from everyone who participated in my story poll, I knew I had to kick off my winter virtual pop-ups with Sin-ergy! This is an amazing opportunity to connect with so many of you, no matter the distance, and I’ve made it a priority to keep this workshop affordable in recognition of the current economy. Let’s dance into the night, celebrate our bodies, and move freely from the comfort of our own homes! 🤗🫶🏾💖

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