Shayla Vie Jenkins

A native of Ewing, NJ, Shayla began her primary dance training at the Watson Johnson Dance Theatre and the Mercer County Performing Arts School in New Jersey. In 2004, under the direction of Denise Jefferson and Ana Marie Forsythe, she graduated with honors from Fordham University with a BFA and minor in English. She has also danced professionally with Kevin Wynn’s The Collection, Nathan Trice/Rituals, Earl Mosely’s Diversity of Dance, and the Francesca Haper project. Shayla currently dances for Bill T. Jones and Yaa Samar! Dance Theatre, with whom she is a founding member. She is very grateful for the experience as she continues to collaborate with YSDT.