| Janelle Abbott began
her career with the Grand Rapids Ballet in Michigan. Under the direction of
Robert Estner and Charthel Arthur, she performed leading roles in Gaite
Parisienne,
Phillip Jerry's
Realm of Light, Swan Lake., The
Nutcracker, and Romeo and Juliet.
While on scholarship in the University of Utah's Ballet Department, where she
earned her BFA, Janelle studied with and performed
original works by Conrad Ludlow, Attila Ficzere, Elizabeth Nessi, and Molissa
Fenley. She has also performed in various regional musical theatre productions,
including The Music Man, South Pacific, and
UTAH! The
Musical. Since
moving to New York City, Janelle has been performed in a variety of venue~
including WAXworks, the American Dance Guild Festival, the Field Day, Ballet
Arts at City Center, Broadway Dance Center's Performance Outlet, BDC's The Best
of .. 2000, as well as with the Kennedy Dancers (NJ) and Journey Dance
Ensemble. Janelle is a member of Octavia Cup Dance
Theatre and the Vazquez Dance Ensemble, and has assisted and performed with
dancer/choreographer Slam in many projects, including Ballet Builders 2002
produced by New Choreographers on Pointe.
Janelle was thrilled to be performing for the first
time with the Blue Muse Dance Project.
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