About the Team

Camille Weanquoi is a freelance dancer, teacher, choreographer, and mentor from the Bronx, NY. She holds an MFA in Choreography from Wilson College, a Bachelor of Arts in Dance from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, and a Bachelor of Science in Interdisciplinary Studies from Winston Salem State University. Camille received most of her training from the Harlem School of the Arts, where she was a scholarship recipient of the HSA college preparatory/pre-professional dance program. She is well-versed in various styles, including Ballet, Modern, Jazz, Tap, Hip-Hop, and West African Dance. She has been privileged to study under Kim Grier-Martinez, Imani Faye, B.J. Sullivan, Dmitry Povolotsky, Duane Cyrus, and many other influential teaching artists.

Camille’s passion for & commitment to dance have allowed her to perform the works of Urban Bush Women, Na Ni Chin, and Rod Rogers. Camille has previously danced as a member of Baltimore-based Keur Khaleyi African Dance Company and The Collective, and as a guest artist with Shange Dance Production. She has performed and toured throughout the East Coast in venues such as the Baltimore Museum of Art, Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum, The Apollo, City Center, and Riverside Theater. Her work has been showcased at the Baltimore Theater Project, Lindenwood University, and Creative Alliance, to name a few. She has been featured in the Arbutus Times and appeared in Essence Magazine, the Baltimore Sun, and the Bronx Times.

Camille’s commitment to community and the growth and preservation of dance in our world has expanded her artistry and community offerings. With that, she is the owner and visionary director of Camille W. Dance. This freelance dance educational and consulting company provides arts integration strategies to K-12 educators and quality dance training for studio and community programs. It also manages her professional pick-up performance company, specializing in traditional and contemporary movements, rhythms, and storytelling of the African diaspora experience. She is also the founder and Executive Director of Baltimore Black Dance Collective and co-founder and co-director of Baltimore Black Choreographers Festival.

Camille is an Assistant Professor of Dance at Coppin State University and is a Dunham Technique Certified Teacher. With her background in and love for traditional and contemporary African-American, African, and Caribbean dance forms, she researches, creates, performs, and teaches African diasporic dance forms and other dance styles throughout the Baltimore/D.C. area and beyond. She is a wife, mother, friend, and a proud advocate for the arts. 

Shianne Antoine began her relationship with dance at age three in Baltimore, MD. After years of valuable training, she graduated from Towson University in 2016 with a BFA in Dance Performance, Choreography, and a K-12 Teaching Certification. She has taught dance for fourteen years at institutions such as Mercy High School, Dance and BMore, Young Audiences’ Summer Arts Learning Academy, Leaders of Tomorrow Youth Center, and various studios. Antoine directed the dance program at William Penn Senior High School for two years, and began her own dance studio, Symmetry Arts, in January 2021.

She has performed with Deep Vision Dance Company, Humanistics Dance Company, LucidBeings Dance, and for choreographers such as Madeline Maxine Gorman. Her choreography entitled Ten was featured in the Peabody Dance! Festival in 2021. Antoine is currently a company member in BlueShift Dance and GRIDLOCK Dance, a Wolf Trap Early Learning Teaching Artist, the Co-Founder of the Black Choreographers Festival, and the owner of Symmetry Arts. She authors dance reviews for her very own Charm City Dance Blog.

Community & Partnerships

Built With Community

The Baltimore Black Choreographers Festival is grounded in the belief that community is at the heart of artmaking. We are proud to partner yearly with organizations across the city — Baltimore Black Dance Collective, Symmetry Arts, and Camille W. Dance — to ensure that our festival remains accessible, dynamic, and deeply rooted in Baltimore’s cultural fabric.

Together, we are cultivating a future where Black choreographers are celebrated not only on the stage but in every corner of the community.

We are thankful to welcome our 2025/5th Annual festival partners & sponsors:

Dance Baltimore

Ballet After Dark

Consider being a partner/sponsor for this year’s festival!

Learn More HERE!

Press & Recognition

In the Press

“…exceptional…the vibe was collective. We were all celebrating.”
— MD Theatre Guide

“…making sure we provide a platform and a space for Black dance artists to be seen, heard, and appreciated.” 

— Afro News

“The artistry was undeniable.”
— Festival Audience Member

Be Part of Our Story

Baltimore Black Choreographers Festival thrives because of our community — artists, audiences, sponsors, and supporters who believe in the power of Black dance. Join us as we continue to write this story together.