Candice Michelle Franklin

Candice Michelle Franklin, born and bred in live jazz music and jazz dance, is a New York-based professional dancer, choreographer, and producer as well as Artistic Director for the live urban Jazz music and dance production, JAZZ AIN’T DEAD®, and the A.D. for Cumbe RISE, an open community dance company and performance workshop series produced by Cumbe Center for African and Diaspora Dance. She received her conservatory training at the Alvin Ailey American Dance Center and has continued her studies with the Ballroom Dance Teachers College of New Mexico. She is currently an IDTC certification candidate in Katherine Dunham technique. A 2024 NYSCA grant winner, Miss Franklin’s choreography has been presented by such presenters as Jazzmobile, Lincoln Center “Summer in the City,” Yale University, Joyce SoHo, Mid-Atlantic Jazz Festival, Harlem Arts Festival, Harlem Summerstage, BAMcafé Live, NYC Department of Education DECC, Webster Hall, and MTV/Viacom, as well as several casinos including Turning Stone, the Foxwoods, Mohegan Sun, Borgata, and Caesar’s. She has also choreographed for Bollywood recording artist, SHAKTI, singer Art Auré, and Grammy award-winning recording artist, MACY GRAY. Currently, Miss Franklin is earning her MBA with a concentration in Music Business at Berklee College of Music/SNHU’s joint business program and is on the faculty and audition tour team of Joffrey Ballet School. She continues to teach throughout the US and abroad.

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