Vanessa Carmichael-Elder

Vanessa Carmichael-Elder has been teaching jazz and hip-hop in the metropolitan 
area for the past decade. She began dancing in college, majoring in Kinesiology at 
the University of Maryland. She has studied Modern, Jazz and Ballet with local 
instructors Alvin Mayes, Bonnie Slawson, Tim Roberts and Douglas Yeuell. Ms. 
Carmichael-Elder now integrates her knowledge of exercise physiology and body 
mechanics into her dance curriculum. In addition to teaching dance, Ms. 
Carmichael-Elder has performed with local companies, CityDance Ensemble and Jam 
Crew and on the stages of the Kennedy Center, Dance Place, the Jack Guidone Theater 
and even an MTV video.




Director, DanceFusion Jazz Project