Marissa Jean Children & Teens Bio

Marissa Jean, a New York native, started her early training through Broadway Dance Center's Children & Teen Program. From there, she became a member of their Arts In Motion Company where she performed at events such as the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, The Today Show, and the Kids Cafe Festival. She had the opportunity to train and perform works by Frank Hatchett, Tracie Stanfield, Heather Adzima, Chio, Ms.Vee, and Pam Chancey. Marissa continued her studies at The New School and received her B.A in Dance under the direction of Neil Greenberg. During her years there she performed in works by Karla Wolfangle, Joao Carvalho, Take Ueyama, Ori Flomin, Ana Sokolow, and the Trisha Brown Dance Company.

Upon graduation, Marissa began working at various studios across Queens and Long Island. Her choreography has been performed at The Hatch, Peridance's Spring Choreographer's Showcase, as well as regionally and nationally on a competitive level. She has performed professionally with Long Island Dance Project, Community Dance Project, Cecilia Daninthe, Stefanie Nelson Dancegroup, and currently a member of Michelle Duvall Dance Collective. She was given the opportunity to perform at The Hatch, Center for Performance Research, Ailey Citigroup Theater, Triskelion Arts, Dixon Place, Actors Fund Theater, Hudson Guild Theater for the Biomorphic Dance Festival, and at the CEC Meetinghouse for the ETC Performance Series: Philadelphia. She has also performed internationally at the Castello Aragonese in Agropoli, Italy. In addition to dancing, Marissa is currently the Program Coordinator & Pilates teacher for an international dance program called Dance Italia.