Jelani Taylor

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(He/Him) Jelani Taylor is a dancer and choreographer from Virginia Beach, Virginia, currently working out of New York City.  He has performed in work by Nathan Trice, Sinclair O’Gaga, and Mariah Lopez. Jelani founded Era Dance Company in 2019. A project-based contemporary dance company to house his creative work. Jelani’s choreography has been showcased nationally at Inside/Out at Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival, the International Association of Blacks in Dance Conference (IABD), National Dance Society Conference (NDS), and various venues in Virginia and New York City.
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Movement Research

2023 - Present

Artists of Color Council Coordinator

2023 - Present
Coordinate and administer all activities of the Movement Research (MR) Artists of Color Council (AoCC), and interface with MR Staff and the Board Committee for Racial Equity, with a commitment to the longevity and sustainability of MR’s equity and inclusion infrastructure.

Fort Pilates

2023 - Present

Front Desk Administrator

2023 - Present
Support administrative work for the studio. Greet and sign- in students. Open and close studios.

Front Desk Administrator

2022 - Present
Support administrative work for the studio. Greet and sign- in students. Open and close studios. Handle correspondence with teaching staff regarding their class times.

Era Dance Company

2019 - Present

Artistic Director

2019 - Present
Management of a project-based dance company. Securing space to rehearse and perform. Organization of projects, performances, and associated artists
New York, NY

Rights & Arts Management Associate

2022 - 2023
Supporting the licensing and programming directors with various administrative duties. These duties include but are not limited to drafting usage agreements and risk waivers, maintaining and updating historical programming data, retrieving items from the archives, and other general administrative work.

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Jelani Taylor

Jelani Taylor is a dancer and choreographer from Virginia Beach, Virginia, currently working out of New York City. He graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) with a B.F.A in Dance and Choreography (2019). While at VCU Jelani was the recipient of VCU's African American Studies Department’s “Black History in the Making” Award. Since then, Jelani has performed in work by Nathan Trice, Sinclair O’Gaga, and Mariah Lopez. Jelani founded Era Dance Company in 2019. A project-based contemporary dance company to house his creative work. Jelani’s choreography has been showcased nationally at Inside/Out at Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival, the International Association of Blacks in Dance Conference (IABD), National Dance Society Conference (NDS), and various venues in Virginia and New York City. Most recently, Jelani and Era Dance Company were artist/company in residence at Norfolk State University and he is currently an Artist in Residence at Green Space Studio.

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