Janine N. Beckles

About

A native of New York City, Janine Beckles started dancing at the age of six at Dance Theatre of Harlem, where she stayed for eight years on scholarship. She then continued her training at LaGuardia High School of the Performing Arts and the Ailey School on the fellowship scholarship (performing “Memoria,” “Hymn,” and “Revelations,”). 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. A former member of Dallas Black Dance Theatre for five years. Janine has done some commercial work and also danced in the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards as a dancer for Beyonce. 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. She is in her eleventh season with Philadanco as a dancer and the company’s Graham teacher. Janine is a current board member of the Philadelphia Volunteer Lawyer Association (PVLA). She was recently appointed as Assistant to the Artistic Director of Philadanco and currently in her first year of study for her Master’s in Business Administration with a concentration in Leadership.

In Brief

A native of New York City, Janine Beckles started dancing at the age of six at Dance Theatre of Harlem, where she stayed for eight years on scholarship. She then continued her training at LaGuardia High School of the Performing Arts and the Ailey School on the fellowship scholarship (performing “Memoria,” “Hymn,” and “Revelations,”). 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. A former member of Dallas Black Dance Theatre for five years. Janine has done some commercial work and also danced in the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards as a dancer for Beyonce…