MARLAYNA LOCKLEAR
Ballet, Choreography
Marlayna Locklear hails from Milwaukee, WI. She began her training at the age of 12 at City Ballet Theatre and went on to graduate from Milwaukee High School of the Arts and University of the Arts In Philadelphia, PA with a BFA in Ballet and Jazz.
Marlayna was one of the founding members of The Milwaukee Dance Connection and has gone on to dance with Eleone Dance Theatre, Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Ensemble, Dallas Black Dance Theatre II, Owen Cox Dance Group, NuWorld Contemporary Dance Theatre, Deeply Rooted Dance Theatre and Dayton Contemporary Dance Company where she served as the company Jazz and Contemporary instructor as well as resident choreographer for DCDC II.
She has performed works by Christopher Huggins, Dwight Rhoden, Ron Brown, Donald Byrd, Ronen Koresh, Donald McKayle, Diane McIntyre, and Ray Mercer to name a few.
Marlayna is a freelance artist who teaches and choreographs at universities and studios around the nation.
