About

As Director of City Dance Academy Jamale Graves is currently using his creative talents to inspire and develop the dance stars of our future! And, bring some of the best teachers from around the World to share what they know to my students! Jamale Graves has choreographed several Broadway productions including Village Wooing, Going Back Home, Martha Wash at Town Hall, and a special season of Jamale Graves Live at Lincoln Center. In addition, Jamale has choreographed numerous music videos, international tours, television commercials, and motion films, such as The War starring Kevin Costner, Red Corner starring Richard Gere, Condition Red starring Nicolas Cage, and When We Were Kings: The Story of Muhammad Ali. For his choreographic innovation, he has made guest appearances on Regis & Kathy Lee, Good Morning America, Good Day New York, VH1’s Top 100 Videos, MTV’s Top 10 Dance Videos, and the MTV & BET Awards. In addition to having been named MTV Choreographer of The Year and BET R&B Choreographer of The Year, Jamale is a recipient of The Smithsonian Institute Award for his choreography featured in A Woman Called Truth: The Story of Sojourner Truth. He holds a Peabody Award for his feature in the PBS documentary Dance in America: Everybody Dance Now, the Golden Rose Award for Commercial of The Year featuring supermodel Claudia Schiffer, and numerous American Music, Billboard, and Platinum Artist Awards. Jamale is proud to have been part of the creative team to bring the Oscar Award winning film When We Were Kings to the ‘silver screen’. As Director of City Dance Academy Jamale Graves is currently using his creative talents to inspire and develop the dance stars of our future

Education

• Websster College
• Webster University
• University City High School