Rochelle L. Phillips is a dance artist and educator, recently obtaining an M.F.A. in Dance at Florida State University under the direction and mentorship of Gwen Welliver, Kehinde Ishangi, and Farai Malianga. A native of Atlanta, Georgia, she began her training at an early age at the Conservatory of Dance and Fine Arts, where she studied ballet, jazz, hip-hop, modern, contemporary. She later continued her training at Infinite Dance Theater and graduated from Dekalb School of the Arts in 2018. Phillips earned her B.A. in Dance Performance and Choreography from Spelman College in Spring 2022. She began her undergraduate studies on scholarship at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, PA, where she completed her freshman year before transferring to Spelman. Phillips currently serves as Resident Choreographer for Komansé Dance Theater and Resident Alumna Choreographer at Spelman College. She has assisted Jawole Willa Jo Zollar on recent residencies at Florida State University and Gibney Company in New York. She is apprenticing with Urban Bush Women and continues to perform in works throughout New York and Atlanta. Rooted in storytelling, culture, and community, her work contributes to an evolving and expansive landscape of contemporary Black dance.
