Monique B.

I am a professional dancer, certified dance artist educator, and choreographer. I have my BFA in dance education that I received from the University of Southern Mississippi. I have 18+ years of experience and training in most dance genres ranging from ballet all the way to west African dance-including modern, jazz, tap, and contemporary to name a few. I have a passions for teaching and have been working with dancers both younger than me and my age my entire life. I have previously held an instructor and choreographer position at multiple dance studios and have also given private lessons to both young and old dancers. I am open to and comfortable with working with any age group from 4-adult.

I completed the Dance Education program at the University of Southern Mississippi. I have also completed 14+ years of studio dance and received a certificate stating so. In addition, I attend an arts high school (Lusher Charter School, N.O.,L.A.) where I completed the Area of Concentration in Dance program. I have received numerous awards for excelling in the different areas of dance I was trained in. My most recent award is the l
Langston Hughes Arts Excellence award from USM--out of the entire university .

In a session, I always begin with a warm up to prepare the muscles and prevent injury. From there, I will have prepared choreography (containing the skills the client is interested in mastering) for the client that I will break down enough for the client to learn the movement. We will drill the movement multiple times while I teach the client specific terminology that goes along with the skills or techniques that we will be focusing on that particular day. I will go back and forth between doing the movement with the client and allowing the client to do it on their own and me providing feedback thereafter.