Name: TANYA TAIETTE JONES
Nickname: SMILEY
Occupation: DIRECTOR OF WESTBURY HIGH SCHOOL DANCE/DRILL TEAM
Hometown: HOUSTON, TX
Favorite Color: PURPLE
Favorite choreographer: ALONZO KING
Favorite Dance Co.: ALVIN AILEY AMERICAN DANCE THEATER
Favorite Dance phrase/term: N/A
Best Performance: OUR DEEPEST FEARS
Favorite Piece: OUR DEEPEST FEARS
Marital Status, Kids: MARRIED-JASON, 2 KIDS-AMBER & KAMRYN
What is in your Playlist: MARY J. BLIGE, BEYONCE, AND T.I. TO NAME A FEW
What do you like most about dancing with USDC: I LIKE THAT USDC IS NOT JUST A DANCE COMPANY, BUT A FAMILY.
Bio:
AT THE AGE OF SEVEN, TANYA BEGAN HER DANCE TRAINING AT THE HOUSTON BALLET ACADEMY WHERE SHE STUDIED CLASSICAL BALLET AND POINTE. TANYA LATER ADVANCED IN HER TRAINING AND EXPLORED MODERN DANCE AT 16 AT THE ALVIN AILEY DANCE THEATER IN NEW YORK, WHERE SHE STUDIED THE TECHNIQUES OF DUNHAM, HORTON, AND GRAHAM. TANYA THEN JOINED HOUSTON DANCE THEATER WHERE SHE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO PERFORM SCENES FROM THE NUTCRACKER, SWANLAKE, AND LA BAYERDIS. ADDITIONAL PERFORMANCES INCLUDE BODY WORLD 3 AND ROUND ROCK ENTERTAINMENT.  TANYA HOLDS A BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS IN DANCE FROM SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY AND IS CURRENTLY THE DIRECTOR OF DANCE/DRILL TEAM AT WESTBURY HIGH SCHOOL.