Alana Michelle Howard
is a multidisciplinary performing artist, cultural advocate, and educator currently based in the Detroit area. As the founder of Alana Michelle Productions, she weaves together dance, music, acting, and writing to share powerful Black stories, confront generational trauma, and cultivate spaces for collective healing and transformation with an emphasis on spirituality and relationship with God.
Originally from St. Petersburg, Florida, Alana's artistic journey began early and was shaped by a rich blend of cultural influences in styles such as Hip Hop and traditional west African dance. Her deep commitment to healing through movement has been the driving force behind her evolution as both an artist and a community leader.
Alana holds a BFA degree in the performing arts from Savannah State University and her work is known for its emotional depth, black excellence, and narrative power—qualities that have earned her recognition in her community and social media platforms alike.
Currently, Alana serves as a dance educator at the University of Michigan, where she teaches Jazz Funk and Hip Hop dance integrating cultural history and social consciousness into her creative practice.
In 2024, she premiered her original production "HalleluYah" at the Kennedy Fine Arts Theatre. The performance was praised as a spiritually charged and soul-stirring experience—blending movement, music, and monologue into a unified artistic vision rooted in resilience and joy.
Alana also uses digital media to extend her reach and impact. Through her platforms on Instagram and TikTok (@iamalanamichelle), she offers an intimate look into her life’s story, creative process, educational work, and ongoing mission to uplift Black communities through the arts and working with the youth.
Alana Michelle Howard continues to break new ground as a performer and educator—dedicated to using her voice, body, and platform to inspire, educate, and heal.
Mission:
Alana Michelle Productions
exists to create art that heals, inspires, and uplifts. We are a multidisciplinary creative company that uses dance, film, and performance as tools for cultural restoration and personal transformation. Rooted in the traditions, rhythms, and resilience of the African diaspora, our work centers Black experiences and speaks to the trials of being a child of God.
Our mission is to honor the body as a living archive of both trauma and liberation. Through intentional movement, immersive storytelling, and community-based engagement, we seek to reimagine “Black”, spiritually, emotionally, and ancestrally. The testimony shared in movement—we believe art has the power to break cycles, build bridges, and bless generations. Alana Michelle Productions is committed to creating spaces where Black people can feel seen, safe, and spiritually grounded.
At our core, we believe that creative work is sacred work. And everything we produce—from stage to screen, classroom to community—is a reflection of that calling.
Our vision:
is to become a global creative force that redefines the role of art in healing, culture, and Black community life. We imagine a world where dance, storytelling, and ancestral memory are fully recognized as essential tools for liberation—where Black people everywhere feel empowered to reclaim their bodies, rewrite their narratives, and return to their spiritual center through movement.
Alana Michelle Productions envisions a future where cultural work is spiritual work, and where our stages, studios, and screens are spaces of renewal—not just entertainment. We aim to establish a thriving ecosystem of performance, education, research, and media that supports artists, therapists, scholars, and community leaders in using art as a vehicle for transformation.
As part of our expansion, we are committed to developing and sharing innovative methods, pedagogies, and healing-centered frameworks rooted in African diasporic traditions. We see our work not just as art-making, but as knowledge-making—contributing to new models of embodied learning, community wellness, and culturally grounded practice that can be studied, replicated, and taught worldwide.
A core part of this vision includes deepening our connection to the Motherland, building reciprocal relationships with communities and institutions across Africa. We aim to create sustainable pathways for young Black artists to share their gifts abroad, experience cultural exchange, and reconnect with ancestral knowledge. Through this, we offer more than opportunity—we offer belonging, lineage, and legacy.
We see ourselves linking the academy and the neighborhood, the continent and the classroom, the elder and the youth. Through culturally rooted productions, healing-centered programs, and global collaborations, we seek to restore what colonization tried to erase: our rhythm, our memory, our divinity.
Our vision is not just to perform the culture, but to preserve it. Not just to educate the people, but to elevate them. And not just to create work—but to create legacy.