When I Say BB You Say Dance, BB 'DANCE', BB 'DANCE', Let's Work!
When I Say BB You Say Dance, BB 'DANCE', BB 'DANCE', Let's Work!
Born and raised in Charlotte, NC, April started her dance journey at the age of 8 at B.B. Dance Productions where she continued competing for 10 consecutive years. She helped her teammates win several large group and small group awards and excelled at acro-gymnastics. April attended a performing arts school since the 4th grade and graduated from Northwest School of the Arts where she majored in dance and minored in musical theater. While at Northwest, she performed in numerous musicals, plays and dance showcases. She also trained extensively in several dance styles such as modern, ballet and jazz and studied dance history and terminology. She also played the piano and the flute and cheered one year at Vance High School. At the age of 16, she danced for the WNBA Charlotte Sting as a Stinger, and still performs once annually on the court as an Alumni at NBA Hornets games.
After high school she attended Winston-Salem State University where she obtained her bachelor’s degree in biology with a minor in chemistry. While attending WSSU, she could not let go of her passion for dance. So, she danced on several dance teams, one of which being the university’s well-known majorette dance team called Scarlet Lace. After college, she moved to Raleigh, NC for work and found joy in dancing and performing at local dance studios in the area. However, missing home, family and the Charlotte dance community. She packed up and moved back to Charlotte in 2016, where she trained and performed for several adult studios including, Open Door Studios, NC Dance District for Adult Hip Hop, and performed bi-annually in Project Full Out, a community nonprofit dance showcase for local and aspiring dancers.
Yet, there was still something missing from her life. She decided to go back to her roots at BB where she originally learned most of her skill, discipline and confidence. She eagerly returned as a teacher to pour into students and instill her love for dance. She aspires to pass along to young aspiring dancers all the valuable dance and life skills she was taught as a proud BB dancer!
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