| A native of New York City, Janine received a BFA in Dance Performance and a BA in Sociology from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, TX. Janine was a National Foundation of the Arts award recipient in Modern Dance in 2000. A former member of Dallas Black Dance Theatre for five years. She organized and created an outreach program for at risks teen girls in the Oak Cliff section of South Dallas. The outreach program introduced ballet training, performing opportunities, life lessons, and mentors. Janine is also a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. She was selected to be one of the 2018-2019 Visiting Teaching Fellows for the School of American Ballet. A Bartol Foundation 2021 Teaching Artist Grant Awardee.
Janine is currently a lead dancer and company Graham teacher going into her 11th season with Philadanco. Recently appointed as the Assistant to Artistic Director of Philadanco. Janine is a current board member and a Next Generation Leader of the International Association of Blacks in Dance, Philadelphia NEXT chapter of National Urban League Young Professionals member, current board member for the Philadelphia Volunteer Lawyers Association for the Arts, executive board member for Dancers Amplified. She is in her first year of study for her Master’s in Business Administration with a concentration in Leadership. |