Dance with Dianne T.

Dianne Taylor, President & CEO of Vision Dance Company, hails from Black River, Jamaica. As a youngster, Ms. Dianne expressed an interest in dance and sports. In 1976, she began Black River Primary School where she began dance training under the instruction of Althea Leng. After graduating primary school, Ms. Dianne went on to Black River High School, where Marjorie Little trained her to play the Congo drum. In 1987, Ms. Dianne entered Teacher’s College and studied African traditional dance under Barry Monquerife. Following her successful training at the Teacher’s College, Ms. Dianne went on to G.C. Foster’s Sports College to earn a Specialist I degree in Physical Education. In 1987, she was hired as Junction High School’s Physical Education and Dance Instructor. In 1993, Ms. Dianne was appointed as the parish manager for St. Elizabeth’s, Jamaican Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), where she was responsible for organizing festival activities such as dance, music, drama, art, and speech competitions. Ms. Dianne has won several awards including the Jamaican Festival’s National Award in Dance and Theater in 1992. Since then, she has migrated to America where she earned her Bachelor’s Degree in education and has been teaching for the last 32 years. She is the proud mother of two beautiful children, Ray and Chantae, and is the faithful member of Redeeming Word Christian Center International (RWCCI).