Janelle Gilchrist
Artistic Director of Janelle Gilchrist Dance Troupe
- Role
- Faculty at Boston Conservatory at Berklee
- Location
- Dedham, MA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Janelle Gilchrist
Professional dancer, dance teacher, and choreographer offering over 20 years experience in the dance field. Janelle Gilchrist is a professional ballet dancer and choreographer. She is the founder and director of Janelle Gilchrist Dance Troupe which performs original works created by Janelle. The troupe has performed at the Strand Theatre, Arrow Street Arts Cambridge, Riverside Theater New York City, Oberon Cambridge, Dance for World Community, Dance Complex, Somerville Dancing in the Streets Series, the Mills Art Gallery, and Northeast Arts. Janelle has trained extensively throughout her life in ballet, modern dance and other styles at Harriet Hoctor Ballet School, Boston Ballet School, Jose Mateo Ballet Theatre, Broadway Theater Project, Concord Academy, Dance Theater of Harlem, and the Hartt School in Connecticut where she earned a BFA in Dance. She received her Master of Arts in Teaching from Mount Holyoke College. Janelle has performed as a company dancer at the Hartford Ballet, the New Jersey Ballet, Jose Mateo Ballet Theatre, and Tony Williams’ Urban Nutcracker where she made her debut as the Sugar Plum Fairy. She has taught at Tony Williams Dance Center, Step by Step, Boston University’s Reach program, a dance intensive and service program for teens and was Principal of the Jose Mateo Ballet School in Dorchester. Janelle currently works full time as a dance instructor at the Burke High School, is an assistant professor of dance at Boston Conservatory, and runs her own company Janelle Gilchrist Dance Troupe. To learn more about Janelle Gilchrist go to: janellegilchristdancetroupe.com, instagram:@janelle gilchrist @janellegilchristdancetroupe
Experience
Faculty
Boston Conservatory at Berklee
Jan 2021 — Present · Boston, MA, US
Ballet teacher
Education
Concord Academy
High School Diploma
University of Hartford
Bachelor's degree
Mount Holyoke College
Master of Arts - MA
2020 — 2022
Mount Holyoke College
Master of Education - MEd
2020 — 2022
University of Hartford
BFA
Skills
- Teaching
- Stage
- Physical Theatre
- Jazz Dance
- Dance Education
- Contemporary Dance
- Improvisation
- High Organizational Skills
- Event Planning
- Ballet
- Classical Ballet
- Tap Dance
- Choreography
- Musical Theatre
- Modern Dance
- Performing Arts
- Theatre
- Stage Combat
- Acting
- Dance
- Tap
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