Jamal Wade

Jamal Wade is a dancer, actor, and director from Baton Rouge. He began his formal dance training on scholarship with the Baton Rouge Ballet Theatre while attending Baton Rouge High. At the time, he was performing in local productions with Debbie Allen, New Venture Theatre, and Of Moving Colors Dance Company. In 2012, Jamal moved to Los Angeles to attend the American Musical and Dramatic Academy. There he trained under choreographers like Genevieve Carson, Doriana Sanchez, Donyelle Jones, Fresh Redding, Miguel Antonio, and many more of the industry's finest before graduating with his BFA in Dance Theatre. He has worked with artists like Beyonce, Swae Lee, Snoop Dog, and P!nk- appearing in both the music video and the live performance of "What About Us" on the 2017 VMA Awards. He has also appeared in advertisements for Google, Burger King, and Adidas. His choreography/movement direction credits include Sk8, Ambre, Josh Dean, and Ari Lennox. He continues to work and train in Los Angeles, and doing youth outreach in performing arts.