Mother, Choreographer, Cultural Ambassador, Professor, and Performing Artist Michelle N. Gibson received her BFA in Dance from Tulane University and MFA from Hollins University in collaboration with the American Dance Festival at Duke University. Grounded in New Orleans’ rich tapestry, Michelle harmoniously blends the resonances of the Black church, jazz, traditional funeral processions, Congo Square gatherings, and Second Line parades. She embodies these communal celebrations, ensuring they form the core of her teachings, particularly in her Afro-Modern and signature New Orleans Second Line Aesthetic.   13-year faculty member with the American Dance Festival, currently serving as a Professor of Practice in Dance at Southern Methodist University in Dallas Texas.

MEDIA

• “Takin’ It To The Roots” Trailer
• How to do a Second Line by Michelle Gibson.  Act V The Second Line Voices of Congo Square.
• The BuckShop Second Line Dance w Michelle Gibson & MJs Brass Boppers.