Camille Weanquoi

Camille Weanquoi is a Bronx-born interdisciplinary artist, educator, choreographer, and cultural advocate whose work honors the depth and brilliance of the African diaspora. She holds an M.F.A. in Choreography from Wilson College, a B.A. in Dance from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, and a B.S. in Interdisciplinary Studies from Winston-Salem State University. Her formal dance training began at the LaRocque Bey School of Dance Theatre, then she furthered her training at the Harlem School of the Arts (HSA), where she was a scholarship recipient in the college preparatory/pre-professional program. Camille has also trained under numerous esteemed teaching artists. She has been honored to perform works by influential companies such as Urban Bush Women, Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company, and Rod Rodgers Dance Company.

At the core of Camille’s work is a dedication to community, cultural preservation, and the liberatory power of dance. She is the founder and visionary director of Camille W. Dance. This culturally immersive consulting firm offers arts integration strategies for educators and provides quality dance instruction rooted in African diasporic traditions. Through this platform, she also directs Camille W. Dance & Co., a performance ensemble that uplifts traditional and contemporary movement vocabularies through storytelling, rhythm, and ancestral memory.

Camille currently serves as the co-founder and Executive Director of the Baltimore Black Dance Collective and co-founder/co-director of the annual Baltimore Black Choreographers Festival, both established to nurture, uplift, and amplify the voices of Black dance artists in Baltimore and beyond. She is a Certified Dunham Technique Teacher and serves as Program Coordinator and Assistant Professor of Dance at Coppin State University, where she teaches, mentors, and builds pathways for students to explore culturally responsive and community centered dance education.

Grounded in the belief that dance can be a tool for personal transformation and collective liberation, Camille continues to create, teach, and perform throughout the Baltimore/D.C. area and nationally.

Beyond the stage and studio, she is a devoted wife, mother, sister, and friend—deeply committed to using her gifts to serve her community and honor the legacies that came before her.