ORIGINATION CULTURAL ARTS CENTER Home Who We Are Programs Events Contact Donate Alumni GENESIS RODRIGUEZ Genesis A. Rodriguez, born in Boston, MA began her first rendezvous with dance as a folklorico dancer, performing traditional dances from latin American and the caribbean islands of the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico. Ms.Rodriguez then began her professional dance training at Boston Arts Academy. Genesis was a part of Origination’ Nia Dance Troupe from 2011-2015. Genesis completed her bachelor of fine arts in dance performance at Montclair State University in May 2019. Genesis has performed works by renowned choreographers Rennie Harris, Darrell Moultrie, Mark Morris, and Frederick Earl Mosley. Currently, Genesis is the Dance Coordinator at Hyde Square Task Force located in Jamaica Plain, MA. Genesis oversees the Ritmo en Accion Dance program at Hyde Square as well the off site dance education curriculums integrated at local middle and high schools. Genesis continues to work with Origination by teaching at various dance programs often held in the spring and summer times and has returned to perform at their annual benefit dance gala in the fall. Genii.Official OC AC © 2020 OrigiNation, Inc. Tel: 123-456-7890 | Fax: 123-456-7890

ORIGINATION CULTURAL ARTS CENTER Home Who We Are Programs Events Contact Donate Alumni TRILAINA McCALLUM Trilaina T. (Ransom) McCallum first began dancing during elementary school at Boston City lights in Boston's South End. It was during this time, that she realized a true love and passion for movement to music. She decided to enroll in formal ballet and Isadora Duncan modern dance training with The Classical School of Ballet at 11 years old where she danced on scholarship until graduating from high school. During her middle school years, she met OrigiNations Artistic Director, Shaumba Yandje Dibinga at the James P. Timilty Middle School in Roxbury, MA where she was encouraged to attend a Nia Dance Troupe rehearsal. At this, there was no turning back. Trilaina quickly fell in love with Hip-Hop and African dance and the plethora of opportunity to perform around the city. While a member of Nia Dance Troupe, Trilaina became an OrigiNation instructor teaching the adolescent Ballet and Creative Movement classes. It was through her time, and experiences with OrigiNation, that Trilaina's began to realize her desire to work with young people. Today, Trilaina is a wife, a mom of 2 children (Avienne and Benjamin) and a High School Counselor. Though she is now living in another state, Trilaina is still very much a part of the OrigiNation family. @Trilaina_Tia OC AC © 2020 OrigiNation, Inc. Tel: 123-456-7890 | Fax: 123-456-7890