Jaylen Taylor of Canton, Mississippi, a proud 2023 graduate of New York University Steinhardt’s Dance Education program, with a MA in Teaching Dance in the Professions: ABT Pedagogy. He also holds a bachelor’s degree in Journalism and Media Studies from Jackson State University. Mr. Taylor is a member of Iota Phi Theta Fraternity Incorporated. He has performed in Italy, Australia and on world-renowned stages such as Carnegie Hall, the Lincoln Center and Thalia Mara Hall, The WomAdelaide Festival, and Her Majesty’s Theatre just to name a few. He is currently an Action Hero with STREB Extreme Action company. He is a Teaching Artist at Harlem School of the Arts and Fit4DanceNYC, teaching jazz, acrobatics, ballet, majorette, contemporary and more. Mr. Taylor is also a Resident Assistant for American Ballet Theatre.