Janella Balderosa is a 2022 alumna of Karen Sachs Academy of Dance, where she trained and competed for seven years in hip-hop, jazz, contemporary, lyrical, and musical theatre. She attended Mercy High School, performing as a member of the Dance Troupe throughout all four years. Janella recently graduated from George Mason University with a degree in Kinesiology. She also served as the Artistic Director of GMU’s hip-hop dance team, Urbanknowlogy 101, performing and competing around the DMV area.

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Janella is currently a member of Hyperspace Command Force, a nonprofit adult dance team based in Northern Virginia that competes and showcases its work throughout the DMV community. In addition to performing, she continues to guest teach, choreograph, and create performance pieces across Maryland and Virginia.

 

This year, Janella founded her own project dance team, honey, a creative project dedicated to celebrating the energy, artistry, and empowerment of iconic music and dance culture.