Arielle Francois is a dancer, teacher and coach from Long Island, New York. She started dancing at the age of 6 training in contemporary, jazz, tap, ballet, and hip hop. Following her years of formal training, she competed on her high school dance team. By her senior year of high school, she had started choreographing for her dance team and studio as well as other teams and studios around her. Following high school, she continued her dance career on the St. John’s University Dance Team. While at St. John’s, she choreographed and performed at UDA Nationals through her undergraduate career. Throughout college, she also continued training in NYC at Broadway Dance Center and Brickhouse NYC. She is now a high school math teacher pursuing her Masters Degree in Special Education, and is the Head Coach of the Junior Varsity Dance Team at her alma mater.