Biography

Jenelle Gaerlan (Christmas Tree/Santa) is a multi-disciplined creative and freelance dancer from Portland, Oregon. Having trained under BodyVox’s Junior Artist Generator program, she has danced for DarVejon Jones Dance Ensemble, BodyVox Dance Company, Soulskin Dance, FRAY Show at Stanford Live, and now dances for Robert Moses’ KIN in San Francisco, Embodiment Project, and Concept o4. She also reps Assassins Crew from the West Coast, rooting her style in house dance with essences of waacking and breaking, and participates in classes, cyphers, and battles. She is currently the co-artistic director of ODC Seeds Youth Company and teaches at the Alonzo King LINES Dance Center as well as East Bay Center for the Performing Arts.