Jenelle Gaerlan

Jenelle Gaerlan (Portland, OR) is a multi-disciplined artist and freelance dancer. A former trainee in BodyVox’s Junior Artist Generator program, she has worked with DarVejon Jones Dance Ensemble, BodyVox Dance Company, Nike Inc., Soulskin Dance, the Embodiment Project, KULARTS Inc., and Concept o4. With her natural talent for teaching, Gaerlan has facilitated dance workshops at Stanford University; the MVMNT Arts Academia in Albany, CA; Rae Studios SF; the East Bay Center for the Performing Arts in Richmond, CA; and the University of San Francisco. Currently, she is the co-artistic director of ODC Seeds Youth Company and teaches at Alonzo King LINES (SF Dance Center). This is her first year working with Berkeley/Oakland AileyCamp.