Pro DANZ® Group

Candice Michelle Franklin
CEO & Head Choreographer of The Pro DANZ® Group

Dance Artist
*Choreographer
Creative Director
Producer
Dance Coach
**Teaching Artist
Master Teacher in Jazz Dance Arts
Traditional Jazz Technique Trainer
Beginning to Professional

*Specializing in choreography for live music concerts, musicals, music videos, stage shows, concert dance, festivals, dance conventions, dance camps, master classes, education workshops, high school dance programs, collegiate dance programs, film, television, web shows

**Teaching Artist of Open Level Creative Movement in Jazz Studies accompanied by live Contemporary and Traditional Jazz Music

Dance Choreography Specialties:
Commercial Jazz, Contemporary Concert Jazz, Afro-Fusion Jazz, Musical Theatre Jazz, Industrial Technique Jazz, Latin Jazz, Salsa On2, East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop, Urban Contemporary Jazz, Retro Jazz Soul

 

Music Styles:
Neo-Soul, R&B, Hip Hop, Acid Jazz, House, Funk, Blues, Samba, Afro Cuban Jazz, Bossa Nova, Salsa, Cha Cha, Boogaloo, Boogie Woogie, Swing, Jazz Standards, Contemporary Jazz, Bollywood, Bollywood Hip Hop Fusion

 

Dance Casting:
Live Stage Shows, Music Videos, Back-up Dancers, Theatrical Production, Industrials, Special Events

 

Professional Dancers-for-Hire:
Commercial Pop/Hip Hop Dancers Choreographed for
Recording Artists, Music Videos, Industry Events, Special Events, & Fashion Shows

 

Other Custom Choreography Services:
Custom Choreography Packages for Wedding First Dance, Wedding Court/Sweet 16 Routines, Quincinera,
Father/Daughter Dance, Office Party Routine/Funny Video, Milestone Birthday (I Still Got It! Routine)

 

***Wedding Dancers-for-Hire***  Express your love on your wedding day in a super special way with a professionally danced “LOVE” duet!  ***Hire professional dancers to perform to your favorite love song at your ceremony or reception.  “LOVE DUETS” are Candice’s specialty!  Whether it’s a sexy, current R&B tune, a romantic old-school Soul song, a flirtatious, yet gritty Blues, or an elegant Jazz classic a la Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, let Candice create a dance just for you.  Dances can be performed to live or recorded music.  Rates start at $500.  Custom choreographed performances start at $600.  Call for details. (212) 426-1305

 

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LIVE MUSIC & DANCE ENTERTAINMENT

Hire JAZZ AIN’T DEAD® for your next special event!  Jazz Ain’t Dead® consists of a Live BAND and DJ performed with Live DANCERS in a high-energy floor show.  Sets are 15 minute, 30 minute, 45 minute, 60 minute, and 75 minutes.  Entertainment can be planned up to three hours with band and dancers, and up to four hours with floor shows spread throughout the evening.  Music styles include Funk and R&B, Funk Jazz Fusion, Jazz Standards, 20’s, 40’s, House, Acid Jazz, and Top 40 requests.  Rates start at $2500.  Call for additional information on rates and set descriptions.

Miss Candice Michelle Franklin is the Choreographer and the Artistic Producing Director of 
JAZZ AIN’T DEAD®.

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Pro DANZ® Group
Dance Industrial Professionals, Inc.
(212) 426-1305

Candice Michelle Franklin is a proud member of SAG-AFTRA.

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Candice Michelle Franklin –Choreographer, Dance Artist, Master Teacher in Jazz Dance Studies

 

Candice Michelle Franklin

Creator of JAZZ AIN'T DEAD® Live Music and Dance Production

Dance Artist/Choreographer/Master Instructor in Jazz Dance Studies: 

Traditional Jazz Technique, Contemporary Jazz Soul, Lyrical,
Theater Jazz, Afro-Fusion Jazz, Latin Jazz Styles, Commercial Jazz,
Street Jazz for Young Dancers, Ballroom, Lindy Hop, East Coast Swing, Salsa On2,
Studies in Jazz Rhythms for Dancers, Concert Jazz &
Repertory from Jazz Ain't Dead®

Biography

Originally from St. Louis, MO, born and bred into Jazz dance and influenced greatly by the Jazz music scene, Candice Michelle Franklin is a New York based professional dancer, choreographer, and producer who has been seen in numerous film, TV shows, music videos, industrials, and, of course, on the live stage performing in plays and dance companies.  She holds a MBA from SNHU and Berklee College of Music's joint MBA program specializing in Music Business as well as a B.A. in Fine Arts on four-year scholarship from the University of Kansas majoring in Dance.  She also studied on scholarship at Steps on Broadway, trained in St. Louis at Missouri Concert Ballet, and, upon invitation to New York, received her conservatory training at the Alvin Ailey American Dance Center. 

She owns Dance Industrial Professionals, Inc./The Pro DANZ Group in which she oversees the dance and creative direction of several performance groups, recording artists, industrials, and stage shows.  Her work has been performed in a host of New York venues including Lincoln Center Summer for the City, Dizzy's Jazz at Lincoln Center, Harlem Stage, Jacob Javitz Convention Center, The Syracuse OnCenter, MTV/Viacom, Capitale, Odeum Expo Center, Broad Street Ballroom, The Kumble Theater,  the National Black Theater, Symphony Space, Joyce SoHo, Brooklyn Academy of Music's BAM Cafe, Webster Hall, The SPACE at Westbury/Westbury Theater, Stage 48, the Oheka Castle, The Theater of Riverside Church, The Sage Theater, American Theater of Actors, Denny Farrell Riverbank State Park, Marcus Garvey Park,Tribeca Performing Arts Center, John Jay College, and New York’s City College, as well as numerous casinos on the east coast such as Turning Stone, the Foxwoods, Mohegan Sun, Tropicana, Borgata, and Caesar’s. 

Additionally, her choreography has been seen in the WEBBY-nominated music video for the rock band Black Taxi called “Shoeshine,” in the holiday stage play for Tiny Starr Productions, "Coming Home to Christmas," and in the gospel stage play, Blest Be the Tide, performed at Aaron Davis Hall in New York City to name a few.  Moreover, she has performed collaborations with the legendary master jazz pianist Onaje Allan Gumbs II's New Vintage, Alphonso Horne and the Gotham Kings, world renown tap sensation, Dormeshia Sumbry-Edwards, and word music singer and percussionist, Philip Hamilton.  She has also served as Head Choreographer for CEG Productions LLC in addition to being an integral part, as both dancer and dance captain for the production company, for over 20 years.   Furthermore, she has served as choreographer for the 80′s Girl Group, Buffalo Stance, and as choreographer for a number of recording artists including Natiah, internationally celebrated Bollywood Hip hop artist, SHAKTI, the rapper BRASCO, Art Aure, Courtney El, and Grammy award winning recording artist, Macy Gray. 

Currently, Ms. Franklin works on faculty as an Advanced Jazz instructor for the Joffrey Ballet School's elite year-round ballet trainee program and summer dance intensives as well as serve as a Master instructor and adjudicator for Joffrey's National audition tour.  She serves as Artistic Director of the Cumbe RISE Community Dance Company, and works as the producer and choreographer for Jazz Ain’t Dead®, a live music band and dance production group.  She performs as one half of the dynamic Lindy Hop duo, Sammy and Candy, and is a fellowship member of the prestigious Al Minns Next Generation Project. She continues to study Dunham as a certificate candidate with IDTC and teaches Dunham-Informed Jazz Technique and Performance at Cumbe Center for African and Diaspora Dance in Brooklyn, NY.  Miss Franklin is a proud member of SAG-AFTRA and a founding member of the not-for-profit 501(c)3 dance advocacy foundation, iDANZ®, Inc.
 

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Candice Michelle Franklin Master Teacher in Jazz Dance & Jazz Dance Rhythm Studies Dance Conservatories/Colleges/Academies State Joffrey Ballet School New York, NY Mauro Compañía y Academia de baile y producción San Juan, Puerto Rico Pro Arte Dance Centre Vancouver, B.C., Canada Andanza Contemporary Dance Company San Juan, Puerto Rico Union County Academy of the Performing Arts Rahway, NJ Talented Unlimited High School New York, NY Vancover School of Arts and Academics Vancouver, WA IABD/Dallas Black Dance Theatre Dallas, TX Boston Ballet Boston, MA University of Hartford/The Hart School Hartford, CT Harlem School of the Arts New York, NY High School for Contemporary Arts Bronx, NY The Global Learning Collaborative High School New York, NY East Coast Ballet Jacksonville, FL Detroit Music Hall Center for Performing Arts Detroit, MI University of Utah/Marriott Center for Dance Salt Lake City, UT IABD/Joy for Motion Dance Center Washington, D.C. Pacific Northwest Ballet School Seattle, WA Maria Verdeja School of the Arts Coral Gables, FL Freddy Jet Art House and Dance Conservatory Oxford, AL Colorado Ballet Denver, CO The Ballet School of Stamford Stamford, CT Walnut Hill School for the Arts Natick, MA NOCCA -New Orleans Center for Creative Arts New Orleans, LA Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing Arts Dallas, TX Young Dance Academy Milwaukee, WI Joffrey Ballet School/Miami -New World School of the Arts Miami, Florida University of Kansas Department of Dance Lawrence, KS Uptown Dance Academy New York, NY Ballet Hispanico New York, NY Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre Pittsburgh, PA Wycoff School of Dance Wycoff, NJ Cycely Tyson High School of the Performing Arts East Orange, NJ Next Step Dance Studio Milwaukee, WI Expressions Dance Studio West Union, IA Infinity Dance Company Lyndon, WA N'Ferno Performing Arts Center Baltimore, MD Center for Performing Arts Methuen Boston, MA Together We Dance St. Louis, MO Pinx Academy of Dance St. Louis, MO Jovan Miller Productions Seattle, WA IABD Wyndham Hotel/Cleveland Cleveland, OH IABD Denver Center for the Performing Arts Denver, CO Carolina Dance Center Raleigh, NC Hubbard Street Dance Chicago Chicago, IL Arkansas Academy of Dance Little Rock, AK Kansas City Ballet Kansas City, MO Eisenhower Dance Rochester, MI Kent State University Kent, OH Classical Ballet Academy Portland, OR Suzanne's Main Street Dance Centre Detroit, MI Angela Floyd Schools Knoxville, TN The Majestic Bellingham, WA School of Alberta Ballet Calgary, Canada Edge School for Athletes Calgary, Canada Hovi Strauss - Dance Etc.! Fargo, North Dakota Elite Dance Studio Portland, OR California Dance Theater Agoura, CA Jody Phillips Dance Company Overland Park, KS The Putney School Putney, VT Webster University St. Louis, MO Portland School of Ballet Portland, ME Pennsylvania School of the Performing Arts Newtown, PA School of Nashville Ballet Nashville, TN Heart of America Dance Center Lee Summit, MO School of Classical Ballet & Dance West Des Moines, IA Beck Center for the Arts Cleveland, OH Center for Dance Education Carolina Ballet Columbia, SC The Joyce (Arts Educational Programming) New York, NY Miami Arts Charter/Joffrey Ballet School Wynwood, FL

*** Click Here for C.V. Click Here for Videos Click here for choreography recommendation letters: Michael Blake, Director of Jazz and Contemporary at Joffrey Ballet School (Recommendation for Katherine Dunham Certification) Randy Thomas, Universal Music Group (Jazz & Contemporary Music Label Executive) Beverly Fish, CEG Productions, LLC (Live Music and Dance Event Corporation) Adam Hootnick, Resonance Interactive (Music Video Film Director/Film Production Company) Lafayette Harris, Jr., Pianist (Major Jazz Recording Artist and Music Director of Bring in Da’ Noise/Funk) SHAKTI, Internationally Celebrated Bollywood Hip Hop Recording Artist Joffrey Ballet School, Director of Jazz and Contemporary at Joffrey Ballet School (Testimonial of Choreography/Instruction) PS 87, Testimonial of Student Lecture Demonstration ***

Virtual C.V.

Candice Michelle Franklin



Director/Owner of Pro DANZ® Group, Inc.
Master Teacher in Jazz for Joffrey Ballet School
Joffrey Ballet School Jazz & Contemporary Audition Instructor/Scholarship Adjudicator
Former Head Choreographer for CEG Live Productions
Artistic Producer/Choreographer for Jazz Ain’t Dead®
www.CandiceFranklin.com

Contact:
212-426-1305
candicegetsdown@hotmail.com
www.facebook.com/candicegetsdown

 

Biography

Originally from St. Louis, MO, born and bred into Jazz dance and influenced greatly by the Jazz music scene, Candice Michelle Franklin is a New York based professional dancer, choreographer, and producer who has been seen in numerous film, TV shows, music videos, industrials, and, of course, on the live stage performing in plays and dance companies.  She has a B.A. in Fine Arts majoring in Dance on four-year scholarship, studied on scholarship at Steps on Broadway, trained in St. Louis at Missouri Concert Ballet, and, upon invitation to New York, received her conservatory training at the Alvin Ailey American Dance Center.  She owns Dance Industrial Professionals, Inc./The Pro DANZ Group in which she oversees the dance and creative direction of several performance groups, recording artists, industrials, and stage shows.  Her work has been performed in a host of New York venues including Jacob Javitz Convention Center, The Syracuse OnCenter, MTV/Viacom, Capitale, Odeum Expo Center, Broad Street Ballroom, The Kumble Theater,  the National Black Theater, Symphony Space, Joyce SoHo, Brooklyn Academy of Music's BAM Cafe, Webster Hall, The SPACE at Westbury/Westbury Theater, Stage 48, the Oheka Castle, The Theater of Riverside Church, The Sage Theater, American Theater of Actors, Tribeca Performing Arts Center, John Jay College, and New York’s City College, as well as numerous casinos on the east coast such as Turning Stone, the Foxwoods, Mohegan Sun, Tropicana, Borgata, and Caesar’s. 

More recently, her choreography has been seen in the WEBBY-nominated music video for the rock band Black Taxi called “Shoeshine,” in the holiday stage play for Tiny Starr Productions, "Coming Home to Christmas," and in the gospel stage play, Blest Be the Tide, performed at Aaron Davis Hall in New York City.  Additionally, she has been performing with the legendary master jazz pianist Onaje Allan Gumbs II's New Vintage and has served as Head Choreographer for CEG Productions LLC in addition to being an integral part, as both dancer and dance captain for the organization, for over 15 years.   Moreover, she has served as choreographer for the 80′s Girl Group, Buffalo Stance, and as choreographer for a number of recording artists including Natiah, internationally celebrated Bollywood Hip hop artist, SHAKTI, the rapper BRASCO, and Grammy award winning recording artist, Macy Gray. 

Currently, Ms. Franklin works as an Advanced Jazz instructor and adjudicator for The Joffrey Ballet School in the Jazz and Contemporary department for their summer intensive and elite professional bound trainee programs, instructs in Joffrey's Master Teacher National tour, and works as the producer and choreographer for Jazz Ain’t Dead®, a live band and dance production group performing at Jazz Festivals and Jazz concert series' such as Jazzmobile, the Harlem Shrines, and the Mid-Atlantic Jazz Festival.  She continues her dance education as a candidate for certification in the Katherine Dunham technique and in the DVIDA Bronze Rhythm Syllabus in the Latin Ballroom styles at the Ballroom Dance Teacher’s College where she just received her Full Associate status this Spring.  Ms. Franklin is a proud member of SAG-AFTRA, and a founding member of iDANZ®, Inc., a not-for-profit 501(c)3 dance advocacy foundation.

Excerpts from Jazz Ain’t Dead: Celebrating the Legacy of Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess
–All Choreography by Candice Michelle Franklin

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Dance Styles Taught:  Traditional Jazz Technique, Contemporary Jazz Soul, Lyrical, Theater Jazz,
Afro-Fusion Jazz, Latin Jazz Styles, Commercial Jazz, Street Jazz for Young Dancers, Ballroom, Swing,
Studies in Jazz Rhythms for Dancers, Concert Jazz & Repertory from JAZZ AIN’T DEAD®

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Candice Michelle Franklin Master Teacher in Jazz Dance & Jazz Dance Rhythm Studies Master Class List

Dance Conservatories/Colleges/Academies State Joffrey Ballet School  New York, NY Mauro Compañía y Academia de baile y producción San Juan, Puerto Rico Pro Arte Dance Centre Vancouver, B.C., Canada Andanza Contemporary Dance Company San Juan, Puerto Rico Vancover School of Arts and Academics Vancouver, WA IABD/Dallas Black Dance Theatre Dallas, TX Boston Ballet Boston, MA University of Hartford/The Hart School Hartford, CT East Coast Ballet Jacksonville, FL Detroit Music Hall Center for Performing Arts Detroit, MI University of Utah/Marriott Center for Dance Salt Lake City, UT IABD/Joy for Motion Dance Center Washington, D.C. Pacific Northwest Ballet School Seattle, WA Maria Verdeja School of the Arts Coral Gables, FL Freddy Jet Art House and Dance Conservatory Oxford, AL Colorado Ballet Denver, CO The Ballet School of Stamford Stamford, CT Walnut Hill School for the Arts Natick, MA NOCCA -New Orleans Center for Creative Arts New Orleans, LA Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing Arts Dallas, TX Young Dance Academy Milwaukee, WI Joffrey Ballet School/Miami -New World School of the Arts Miami, Florida University of Kansas Department of Dance Lawrence, KS Uptown Dance Academy New York, NY Ballet Hispanico New York, NY Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre Pittsburgh, PA Wycoff School of Dance Wycoff, NJ Cycely Tyson High School of the Performing Arts East Orange, NJ Next Step Dance Studio Milwaukee, WI Expressions Dance Studio West Union, IA Infinity Dance Company Lyndon, WA N'Ferno Performing Arts Center Baltimore, MD Center for Performing Arts Methuen Boston, MA Together We Dance St. Louis, MO Pinx Academy of Dance St. Louis, MO Jovan Miller Productions Seattle, WA IABD Wyndham Hotel/Cleveland Cleveland, OH IABD Denver Center for the Performing Arts Denver, CO Carolina Dance Center Raleigh, NC Hubbard Street Dance Chicago Chicago, IL Arkansas Academy of Dance Little Rock, AK Kansas City Ballet Kansas City, MO Eisenhower Dance Rochester, MI Kent State University Kent, OH Classical Ballet Academy Portland, OR Suzanne's Main Street Dance Centre Detroit, MI Angela Floyd Schools Knoxville, TN The Majestic Bellingham, WA School of Alberta Ballet Calgary, Canada Edge School for Athletes Calgary, Canada Hovi Strauss - Dance Etc.! Fargo, North Dakota Elite Dance Studio Portland, OR California Dance Theater Agoura, CA Jody Phillips Dance Company Overland Park, KS The Putney School Putney, VT Webster University St. Louis, MO Portland School of Ballet Portland, ME Pennsylvania School of the Performing Arts Newtown, PA School of Nashville Ballet Nashville, TN Heart of America Dance Center Lee Summit, MO School of Classical Ballet & Dance West Des Moines, IA Beck Center for the Arts Cleveland, OH Center for Dance Education Carolina Ballet Columbia, SC *** Click Here for C.V. Click Here for Videos Click below for choreography recommendation letters: Michael Blake, Director of Jazz and Contemporary at Joffrey Ballet School (Recommendation for Katherine Dunham Certification) Randy Thomas, Universal Music Group (Jazz & Contemporary Music Label Executive) Beverly Fish, CEG Productions, LLC (Live Music and Dance Event Corporation) Adam Hootnick, Resonance Interactive (Music Video Film Director/Film Production Company) Lafayette Harris, Jr., Pianist (Major Jazz Recording Artist and Music Director of Bring in Da’ Noise/Funk) SHAKTI, Internationally Celebrated Bollywood Hip Hop Recording Artist Joffrey Ballet School, Director of Jazz and Contemporary at Joffrey Ballet School (Testimonial of Choreography/Instruction) PS 87, Testimonial of Student Lecture Demonstration ***

Video Samples
All Choreography by Candice Michelle Franklin

1. Style - Traditional Concert Jazz
Mingus in My Cup
Pro Arte Dance Centre Student Ballet Company CatchingArt

2.  Style – Neo-Afro Contemporary Concert Jazz
Afro Blue
Joffrey Jazz & Contemporary Students with Jazz Ain’t Dead® at Harlem Arts Festival

3.  Style –Theatre Jazz
Easy Street
Joffrey Ballet School Jazz & Contemporary Students

4.  Style – Latin Inspired/Traditional Concert Jazz
Overjoyed
Joffrey Trainee performs duet live with Jazz Ain’t Dead®

5. Style – Contemporary Jazz/Lyrical
Ain’t No Sunshine
Solo Choreography Created at Pro Arte Centre, Vancouver, B.C., Canada
Classroom Exercise
Choreography Courtesy of Jazz Ain’t Dead®

6. Style – “Candice” Jazz
People in the City
The Bucket Dance of Union Square
Students of the Joffrey Ballet School Jazz & Contemporary Summer Dance Intensive
Opening Number 2016
Guest Performers Courtesy of Jazz Ain’t Dead®



7. Style – “Candice” Jazz
Let’s Go Crazy
Joffrey Ballet School Jazz & Contemporary Summer Dance Intensive
Opening Number 2017
Guest Performers Courtesy of Jazz Ain’t Dead®

8. Style – Contemporary
Billie Jean
Jazz Ain’t Dead® performs contemporary duet at Joyce SoHo

9. Style – Theater Jazz Inspired by Bob Fosse
Fever
Jazz Ain’t Dead® performs classic Jazz trio -Produced by Jazzmobile

 

10.  Style – Theatrical Commercial Pop Jazz
Alice in Wonderland Tea Party Revue
CEG Live Special Event Company New Year’s Eve Performance

11.  Style – Traditional Concert Jazz
Nature Boy
Pro Arte Dance Centre Student Ballet Company CatchingArt

12.  Style - Jazz
When Doves Cry
In-Class Student Rehearsal Joffrey Jazz & Contemporary Summer Dance Intensive

13.  Style – Tango Theatrical Interpretation
Roxanne
Created for CEG Live Special Event Company

14.  Style – Commercial Street Jazz/Hip hop
XXX
Live Performance Choreography for Recording Artist, Natiah

15.  Style – Concert Jazz
Jazz Ain’t Dead® Montage
Montage of Jazz Ain’t Dead Show:  The JAD Lounge

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Teaching Samples

Style – “Candice” Jazz
Class Combo
University of Kansas Master Class

Style – Traditional Concert Jazz
Charles Mingus’ Moanin’
In-Studio Rehearsal Pro Arte Dance Centre Student Ballet Company CatchingArt,
Vancouver Canada

Style - Jazz
Golden
Joffrey Jazz & Contemporary Summer Intensive Students Class Combos

Style – Traditional Concert Jazz
My Favorite Things
Pro Arte Dance Centre Student Ballet Company CatchingArt, Vancouver, Canada

Style – Traditional Concert Jazz
Nature Boy
Pro Arte Dance Centre Student Ballet Company CatchingArt, Vancouver, Canada

Style – Production Jazz
James Brown Medley
Joffrey Ballet School Jazz & Contemporary Summer Dance Intensive

Style – “Candice” Jazz
More Cowbell
Master Class Study in Phrase Variation and Choreography Construction
2.5 Hours at Pro Arte Dance, Vancouver, Canada

Style – “Candice” Jazz
Class Combo to The Shipment
Master Class with Mauro Youth Ballet, San Juan, Puerto Rico

Style – Contemporary Lyrical Jazz
Class Combo to Dark Horse
In-class combination with students from Pro Arte Dance Centre, Vancouver, Canada

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