UCE Dance

Motion of the Ocean for the Ocean of Soul Marching Band

I began dancing in 3rd grade where I trained on my Elementary, Middle, and High School Dance Teams, focusing styles such as lyrical, contemporary, hip-hop, pom and drill. I then attended Texas Southern University during the years of 2018-2022, serving as Co-Captain for 2 years and Captain for last 2 years of my tenure.

I trained and competed in national dance competitions at Talent-N-More Dance Center in Richardson, Texas. I trained in many styles of dance such as jazz, Hip Hop, ballet, etc. I attended THE Grambling State University where I danced as an Orchesis in the Orchesis Dance Company for 4 years. I also joined the wonderful fraternity of Sigma Alpha Iota in 2020 and the illustrious sorority of Delta Sigma Theta in 2022.

I trained at New Orleans Center for Creative Arts (high school) and the American Musical & Dramatic Academy in dance theatre for two years on the Los Angeles campus. Then, I attended Grambling State University. I joined the Orchesis Dance Company, danced three Bayou Classics, and became an Orchesis and Captain for the 2023 fall semester.

I started dancing at the age of 3 and it started off as something cute for me. I became a competitive cheerleader at the age of 6 and did cheer for 3.5 years. Around the age of 10, I focused on dance only. I still continued my use of tumbling and one of my cheer coaches became a tumbling coach at my home dance studio. I trained at Chicago Contemporary Dance Theater located in the Bridgeport Area of Chicago, which was a competitive dance team, where we’ve been titled National Grand Champion 4x in a row. We focused on all genres of dance such as Modern, Lyrical, Ballet, Contemporary, Jazz, Tap, Hip Hop, Pointe, African, Horton, the list continues. I’ve taken classes at Deeply Rooted Dance Theater, Chicago Multicultural Dance Company, Russel Talbert School of Dance, and A&A Ballet, where I trained in mostly Ballet, Pointe, and Contemporary. I started my first two years of college at Southern University where I had the pleasure of being a Fabulous Dancing Doll for two consecutive years. I am now attending Alabama State University where I major in Interdisciplinary Studies with a minor in Dance and Physical Education. I’ve also had the pleasure of marching with The Mighty Marching Hornets as a Sensational Stingette.