Brandon is a dance performer, teacher, and choreographer. Although he predominantly teaches Lindy Hop, he is actively taking classes and going to socials for Hip Hop, House dance, litefeet, and Chicago footwork. He began dancing at 3 years old at the Dance Theatre of Harlem, doing Ballet, and honed those skills throughout middle school at Ballet Tech, where he also learned modern dance and repertoire. In high school, Brandon danced in the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre High School Division and expanded his movement knowledge through styles such as West African, Horton, Graham, and Hip Hop. During this time, he discovered Lindy Hop outside his dance program through a family friend, Clyde Wilder, and later received mentorship from Samuel Coleman, who worked at Alvin Ailey. The improvisation and freedom to create your own personality in dance were something he was not familiar with in all the other studio styles he had done. This made Lindy Hop his favorite style. He has been very grateful to have been brought to Lindy Hop events across North America to learn, compete, and socialize thanks to the Frankie Manning Foundation and the Black Lindy Hoppers Fund.

Brandon continued his previous dance studies to earn a Bachelor of Fine Arts in dance at UMASS Amherst. He also obtained a degree in public policy in the arts, which he has applied to collaborations with non-profit organizations to support their artistic, financial, and economic growth. He currently works with New York’s education system to teach dance to students and a broader range of educational topics. He has been grateful to work with esteemed dancers such as Jo Hoffberg, Evita Arce, Gaby Cook, Nathan Bugh, Caleb Teicher, and many more. He was also fortunate enough to place in competitions at events such as ILHC, Boston Tea Party, and Lindyfest. But most importantly, he still feels invigorated when we social dance with good people.