Photo by Talia Rudolfsky

Joëlle is a recipient of the Fulbright Harriet Hale-Woolley Award for the Arts, acting as an Artist in Residence at the Fondation des États-Unis where she debuted work throughout the 2023-2025 season (Paris, France). Professional highlights include performances at at X-posed on the Chelsea Highline, Roulette Intermedium, Chelsea Piers, The Clark Art Institute, NYU Tisch School for the Arts, The International Studio and Curatorial Program, la Fondation des États-Unis and CitéSHORTS Festival de Court Metrage (Paris). She was selected as a 2024 choreographic fellow for AXIS Dance Company, one of the nation’s most acclaimed ensembles of disabled, d/Deaf and neurodiverse performers.

Joëlle is an adjunct professor at the NYU Tisch School of the Arts, where she directed the Summer High School Dance Intensive. She currently teaches Dance History/Theory and acts as a choreographic mentor to the Pre-College students. She is a Fulbright Application Mentor in Residence at Barnard College, and mentors gifted students through the Johns Hopkins University Center for Talented Youth. Joëlle has guest lectured at the Fulbright Association and published writing in CultureBot. She speaks English, French, and Spanish, and is a passionate language learner.

Joëlle began her training in the studios of NYC— Steps on Broadway and Broadway Dance Center— and the NYU Tisch School of the Arts Future Dancers and Dancemakers Program, receiving full scholarships and participating in work-study programs and to fund her studies. Her ongoing training includes The School at Jacob’s Pillow, Sidra Bell Dance New York, and Anne Bogart’s SITI Company, among others. She graduated Cum Laude from Barnard College of Columbia University, a nominee of the Grace Lee Boggs Award, studying with Jodi Melnick, Caroline Fermin, and Katie Glasner (2020).

Portfolio and CV available upon request.