A native of Brooklyn, NY, Chanel is a multifaceted artist whose work reflects her deep connection to the transformative power of the arts. As an entrepreneur, choreographer, director, and ARTivist she uses dance as a vehicle for social change and evolution towards a more diverse, just, and inclusive dance industry and society. Chanel is the Co-Founder and Co-CEO of MOVE|NYC| - an arts and social justice organization with the mission to cultivate greater equity in the dance profession and beyond. Chanel is also a choreographer and director creating new, provocative works that reflect the complexities of what it means to be human.

After being named a Presidential Scholar in the Arts and graduating with her BFA from The Juilliard School, Chanel became a member of the highly celebrated Trey McIntyre Project, based in Boise, Idaho, where she was a muse for the creation of many of Mr. McIntyre’s works. Chanel was featured on the cover of Dance Magazine with TMP in 2011 and was a part of Brooklyn Academy of Music's "Dance Motion USA", touring throughout Asia with TMP as a cultural ambassador to the United States of America.

Upon returning to New York City, Chanel became a member of the Lar Lubovitch Dance Company and has throughout her career been blessed to dance and tour internationally across Europe, Asia, South America, The Caribbean, and the United States; living the life and career she dreamed of as a young girl. #DanceDidThat

As a choreographer and director Chanel has been commissioned to create work for Gibney Company, The Joffrey Ballet, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, Houston Ballet, American Repertory Theater, Ballet Black, The Juilliard School, Parsons Dance Company, Ballet Memphis, and Dallas Black Dance Theater.

Chanel is a widely sought after educator, mentor, speaker and consultant having led master workshops and seminars across the nation for institutions such as The International Women's Foundation, The Juilliard School, YoungArts, SUNY Purchase Conservatory of Dance, Harvard University, New York University, LaGuardia High School for the Performing Arts, The Scottish Ballet, Ballet Hispanico, and New Orleans Ballet Association. Her work has been centered both on dance training & education, as well as professional development & career management for pre-professional dancers, and DEI strategies for Arts Leaders.

Chanel has received recognition from numerous institutions including The Joffrey Ballet Winning Works Choreographic Competition, the Martha Hill Dance Fund Mid-Career Award, a 2011 Princess Grace Award, and the 2008 Martha Hill Prize awarded by The Juilliard School. She is a National YoungArts Winner, was named a Presidential Scholar in the Arts, and was featured on the 2004 PBS Documentary “American Talent”. In 2019 Chanel received a IRNE nomination for Best Choreography for "The Black Clown" which premiered at American Repertory Theater in Cambridge, MA.

Chanel attributes her success and longevity in the dance field to the tribe of artists, educators and mentors that opened the doors to the dance industry for her at an early age. Including the Bernice Johnson Cultural Arts Center, Creative Outlet Dance Theater of Brooklyn, LaGuardia High School for the Performing Arts, The Ailey School, Springboard Danse Montreal and The Juilliard School.