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Jaiquan Laurencin
Jaiquan Laurencin, Middle School Director
Jaiquan Laurencin is an educator, performer, and choreographer born and raised in Hartford, Connecticut where he studied under his mentor Jolet Creary. Under her mentorship, he was given the opportunity to travel around Connecticut assisting in dance and educational workshops, teach younger kids, perform at events such as fashion shows, dance in an indie film in NYC, attend Earl Mosley Institute of the arts and choreograph for her hip hop based company EQulibrium Dance Theatre.
After graduating high school, he moved to Texas where he attended Texas Woman's University, receiving his BA in Dance Education. His first year he was honored to be awarded Ungrad Excellence in Performance. During these years he was able to attend multiple dance festivals such as American College Dance Association, compete with a hip hop company, present his choreography for Brazos Contemporary Dance Festival and take summer intensives such as NobleMotion Dance Intensive. As a performer he has danced for companies such as Dark Circles Contemporary Dance under Joshua Peugh, Pedestrian Dance Movement under Liz Terry and guest performed with Noble Motion Dance under Andy and Dion Noble. Artists he has worked with include Sidra Bell, Gabrielle Lamb, Gregory Dolbashian, Justin Giles, and Meredith Rainey to name a few. Along with getting the opportunity to be on film, perform at fashion shows and appear in music videos such as Bastille’s music video Glory.
He has worked with nonprofit organizations such as North Texas Performing Arts (formerly known as Plano’s Children Theatre) and Junior Players, pre-professional and professional companies, and multiple dance studios teaching workshops and choreographing works. Currently, he judges and teaches for The Dance Effect, while guest teaching and choreographing around Dallas-Fort Worth. Each year he looks forward to being a Dance Director at GPFAA. Hoping to grow and inspire the next generation of artists.