J.B. was born and raised in Brooklyn, NY. His earliest training started at the age of 9 with Jacques d'Amboise's National Dance Institute (N.D.I.) where he met his childhood friend Anthony Rue II. While learning various dance forms together, they created what would be known now as one of the most commercially successful dance groups,The Amount Boyz. After becoming an Alumni with N.D.I., he attended the world renowned "FAME" sch...read more
J.B. was born and raised in Brooklyn, NY. His earliest training started at the age of 9 with Jacques d'Amboise's National Dance Institute (N.D.I.) where he met his childhood friend Anthony Rue II. While learning various dance forms together, they created what would be known now as one of the most commercially successful dance groups,The Amount Boyz. After becoming an Alumni with N.D.I., he attended the world renowned "FAME" school Fiorello LaGuardia High School of the performing arts.
Once realizing the potential with himself and the Amount Boyz, they went through a full dance spectrum of being technically trained dancers who would street perform, dance battle, teach dance classes and audition on the weekends at the age of 17.
From that time on, he has worked with artist and record labels the likes of Janet Jackson, Bad Boy Entertainment, Naturi Naughton, Antonique Smith, Aftermath Pia Mia and Mario. He has also worked in movies and short films Marci X, Twinterrorgation and Family Business.
J.B. started teaching at Broadway Dance Center in 2000 and has taught at other influential dance studios all over the world for many years, teaching the finer points of dance like performance, musicality, precision and fun, because dancing should be fun. If it's not fun it's not dancing.
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