Joëlle is Fulbright Scholar and recipient of the 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). Joëlle’s writing is published in CultureBot, IMPULSE Magazine, and forthcoming in Dance Arts Journal and The Whitney Review.

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.

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. Other studies include The School at Jacob’s Pillow, Sidra Bell Dance New York, and Anne Bogart’s SITI Company, and PERFORMA Writing Live. She graduated Cum Laude from Barnard College of Columbia University, a nominee of the Barnard Bold Award, honoring philosopher and organizer Grace Lee Boggs. At Barnard, Joëlle studied with Jodi Melnick, Caroline Fermin, and Katie Glasner, and Dr. Janet Jacobsen (2020).

Portfolio and CV available upon request. Photo by Talia Rudolfsky.