CJay Philip is Artistic Director of Dance & Bmore, an innovative company that fuses music, movement, and storytelling to bridge generations – connecting youth, families, and elders through the transformative power of the arts. Dance & Bmore also designs innovative multigenerational programs to stimulate the imagination and strengthen relationships while building a sense of community and well-being.
Before moving to Baltimore, CJay began her career with the Maude Baum Modern Dance Company and Burundi African Dance in upstate New York. She made her Broadway debut in Big the Musical, appeared in Street Corner Symphony, on Broadway, and was Dance Captain for Hairspray on Broadway. She has toured as Lorrell in Dreamgirls and Paulette in Legally Blonde.
She has directed and choreographed hundreds of musicals and performance events around the world including: The Who’s Tommy, Once on This Island, Ragtime, Marvin’s Trial, the Philadelphia Presidential Summit, the Emmy-award–winning NBC broadcast of the McDonald’s Gospel Fest, the Baltimore African American Festival, WOW (Women of the World) Festival at the Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, and an Upfront for Essences Magazine. Her direction and choreography are featured in productions by the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra and the Chesapeake Shakespeare Company.
