About Nefertena Francis:

Nefertena Francis, a lovely half Carribbean-American young lady is a part time teaching assistant. She teaches some of her own awesome choreography and is also there to help out the students and the teachers as needed so feel free to ask her if you need extra help in class!

Nefertena Francis is a D.C. native, and therefore has been highly influenced by street dance and the D.C. go-go culture. She has danced most of her life, gaining experience in go-go dance battles throughout her teens. In college, Nefertena began to expand her dance style to incorporate hip-hop street dance, especially popping and West Indian cultural dance. She performed at various venues with the University of Maryland Baltimore County caribbean american dance team, as well as the hip hop dance team.

During her time as an undergraduate student at UMBC, Nefertena also studied modern dance and improvisation. Additionally, in the fall of 2006, while studying abroad in South Korea, she gained experience in hip hop dance technique. With a background in battling, Nefertena continues to look for new inspiration in all forms of dance.

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