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Jasmine Mejia teaches composition, modern, jazz, tap and hip-hop courses at Hope College. She also presents choreography for annual faculty concerts, is the artistic co-director of H2 Dance Company and serves as an advisor to Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s Dance Club. Jasmine’s current research is focused on exploring the connections between sound, movement and fortuity through her movement method Rhythmic Motion.

Professional experience

Jasmine’s choreography has been featured off-Broadway at the Clerman Theatre and in festivals, residencies and venues nationwide such as the Kennedy Center, Ailey Citigroup Theater and the Highline Ballroom. Her films have been screened in various international film festivals. Her additional teaching credits include master classes, workshops and intensives across the country. As a freelance dancer, Jasmine has performed at venues including Radio City Music Hall and Lincoln Center. She has also performed internationally as a company member of Von Howard Project, MADArt Creative, LMproject and Jamal Jackson Dance Company. Jasmine was featured in the Urban Bush Women documentary Restaging Shelter and has worked with artists including Stefanie Batten Bland, Ronald K. Brown, Elizabeth Corbett, Leah Cox, Daniel Gwirtzman, Dawn Springer and Jawole Willa Jo Zollar.

areas of expertise

• Modern dance technique
• Jazz dance technique
• Dance composition

Education

• MFA, dance with a concentration in pedagogy, New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts, 2018
• BFA, dance and choreography, Virginia Commonwealth University, 2011
• Dance major, Long Island High School for the Arts

Honrs and Awards

• Towsley Research Scholars Fellowship Award, 2024–2028
• American College Dance Festival’s ALVA Award for Choreographic Excellence, 2024

Outside the college 

Jasmine enjoys traveling, reading and laughing with her family. She also enjoys creating dance films and collaborating on various projects with other artists.