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Jamal White

BODYTRAFFIC; Lar Lubovitch Dance Company

Jamal White was born in Birmingham, AL and raised in Atlanta, GA. He began his training at Dance Makers of Atlanta under the direction of Denise and Lynise Heard. He studied as a scholarship student at Virginia School of the Arts and trained in intensive programs at Kirov Academy of Ballet, Nashville Ballet, Martha Graham School of Contemporary Dance, Dance Theatre of Harlem, and London Contemporary Dance School. In 2011, Mr. White received a BFA in Dance Performance from Southern Methodist University, where he performed works by Adam Hougland, George Balanchine, Donald McKayle, Pascal Rioult, Alvin Ailey, Robert Battle, and Martha Graham.  He has also performed in Rasta Thomas’ Rock the Ballet, Missouri Ballet Theater, Lar Lubovitch Dance Company, Ailey II, and Collage Dance Collective. Jamal joined BODYTRAFFIC in 2017.