Nichelle J. Bane

Ballet, Lyrical

As a dancer Nichelle was a member and soloist with the Civic Ballet of San Luis Obispo. She was line captain and featured dancer on the Princess Cruises Line. Since moving to LA some of her credits include Friends, Clueless, Austin Powers 2, Totally Blonde and others Nichelle has worked with the likes of Marguerite Derricks, Mia Michaels, and Vincent Paterson. She was assistant to Doug Caldwell.

Nichelle  is currently on faculty at Edge Performing Arts Center in Hollywood, Encore Dance Centre, Liv’art, and Performing Arts Center. She is also on faculty with the educational dance convention Motiv8. Nichelle is the artistic director of the Los Angeles based Reflections Dance Company. Nichelle is the resident choreographer with Astra Dance Theater where she helped bring 2 unique dance shows to the stage. “Eleanora” an Edgar Allen Poe story, and “The Cabinet Of Dr Caligari” a 1920 German silent horror film. Both premiered at the El Portal Theater in North Hollywood. Recently, excerpts of “Caligari” were performed at Jazz At Lincoln Center in NYC for two consecutive years. Nichelle is the director of Encore Dance Centre’s Annual Nutcracker Production.