Conversations with Jordyn Green

Today we’d like to introduce you to Jordyn Green.

Hi Jordyn , we’d love for you to start by introducing yourself.
Here’s your bio in first person:

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I was born in Atlanta and raised in Oakland, but in 2024, I found my way back home to Spelman College, and to a legacy that was mine before I even knew it. My mother gave birth to me while she was a student at Spelman and later spent years coaching Mahogany N Motion, the Morehouse College’s celebrated dance team. Growing up surrounded by incomparable Spelman women, dancing for that team wasn’t just a goal for me it became a dream I carried with me for years. Today, as a junior at Spelman, I serve as Mahogany N Motion’s Captain for the second year running, leading the very team I once watched from the sidelines as a child.

I began formal training at age 9, but dance had shaped me long before that, it’s how I learned to lead, to see possibility, and to become the woman I am today. My passion has taken me around the world: I’ve assisted acclaimed choreographers Brian Friedman, Tessandra Chavez, and Tricia Miranda, and performed for artists including Doechii, ChXrry, and Trim, as well as on stages like the BET Awards. I was signed by Clear Talent Agency while still in high school, and I’ve continued building a career I couldn’t have imagined back then , including an upcoming feature with Rebel Athletic in Prague.

But for me, dance has never been just performance … it’s purpose. It became my outlet and, eventually, my platform for advocacy. I founded TEAM S.K.Y.E., a nonprofit dedicated to raising awareness around mental health issues in teens, and I continue to grow my voice as an advocate — working to bridge the gap between athletics and mental health, and to support female survivors of abuse.

Would you say it’s been a smooth road, and if not what are some of the biggest challenges you’ve faced along the way?
My path here hasn’t been without struggle. During my junior year of high school, I developed pneumonia, which triggered asthma that kept me out of school for much of that year. It came at the worst possible time: dance was ramping up, college prep was in full swing, and suddenly I couldn’t breathe, let alone dance, the way I needed to. That season took a real toll on my mental health; I fell into depression and anxiety, and it was one of the darkest periods of my life. When I moved to Atlanta, I found an excellent pulmonologist, and while my asthma has improved significantly, I know it’s something I’ll always have to manage. That experience is part of why I do the work I do now, because I know firsthand how much it can cost when your body and your mind are both fighting you at once, and how much it means to have support on the other side of it.

As you know, we’re big fans of you and your work. For our readers who might not be as familiar what can you tell them about what you do?
I specialize in a wide range of styles : jazz, ballet, jazz funk, HBCU dance, hip hop, and contemporary, and if there’s one thing I’m known for, it’s versatility paired with power in my technique. But beyond any single style, what I really want is to be a trailblazer. When it came time to choose a college, I faced a decision that felt impossible: UCLA, where a more traditional path to a successful dance career awaited, or Spelman, where I’d get a once-in-a-lifetime HBCU experience unlike anything else in the world. I chose Spelman, and in my heart, I braced myself to put my professional dreams on hold. But I refused to let that be the end of the story. I have worked relentlessly to build both, holding a leadership position on an HBCU danceline while still booking awards shows, fashion shows, brand trips, commercials, and music videos, all while staying active in campus clubs and maintaining a strong GPA. I didn’t just want an HBCU experience or a professional dance career, I wanted both, and I made both mine. My hope is that every dancer who feels forced to choose between passion and purpose sees my story and remembers: you don’t have to choose. You can do everything you want.

Is there anyone you’d like to thank or give credit to?
None of this would have been possible without the mentors who poured into me along the way, there are too many to name, but I want to try. It starts with my mother, who started her own dance company in Oakland after recognizing a gap in the market for both strong technical training and HBCU dance culture. My first dance teacher, Maia Siani, instilled the discipline that dance requires. My dance dad, Jalen Preston, is quite literally the reason I am the dancer I am today, he taught me that the details and the performance are what separate good from great. The entire Heat Danceline faculty shaped me in ways I carry with me still. My high school studio owner, Tawnya Kuzia, built a world-renowned program, and beyond that, sat with me during some of my most difficult times just to talk about life. The entire Radix faculty, and specifically Brian Friedman, Tessandra Chavez, and Tricia Miranda, saw greatness in me and nourished it professionally. My dance teachers at Spelman have pushed me to think deeply about the intersection of being a dancer, a woman, and a Black woman what that means to me personally and in the broader context of the world , and CiCi Kelley in particular has supported me not just as a dancer, but as a human being. Every Mahogany N Motion coach has been like an auntie to me, pouring into me in ways I’ll never be able to repay. My agents at Clear Talent Agency have been endlessly patient as I’ve navigated this journey alongside college. And last but never least, my family, who has supported everything I do, every step of the way.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://jordyngreen.com
• Instagram: jordyngreendance