Jay Stanton - Master Class

A BFA graduate of Marymount Manhattan College in New York City, Jay started his dance training at the Duke Ellington School of the Arts in Washington DC and also trained at The Rock School of Dance Education and The Washington School of Ballet.

Jay is the Founder and Creative Director of Bring it to the Marley-DC. Currently finishing Season 6, this project culminated in an event where over 300 children from dance studios across the East coast came to perform all together in one show. This project aims to give kids more on-stage performance experience, but its main objective is to foster community. It also provides dance scholarships and aid to its participants. This event is held in the Washington, DC area with plans on adding Chicago, IL to the Bring it to the Marley Family in late 2021.

Making its debut in August of 2020, Jay’s social-political dance company for children Movement-X By Jay Staten is a company that cultivates its members artistically and socially. Teaching youngsters the art of dancing on stage, on camera, and in photographs. Working hard to stand beside one of the companies most respected bylaws “Black Excellence” MXJ is ready to make great strides in socially impacting the community it serves. Jay Staten is a proud member of AEA, AGMA and the IABD.