SHIRLENE QUIGLEY IS A PROFESSIONAL DANCER, CHOREOGRAPHER, AND CREATIVE DIRECTOR WITH OVER 23 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN THE INDUSTRY. HER CAREER BEGAN IMMEDIATELY AFTER HIGH SCHOOL IN 2003 AS ONE OF BEYONCÉ’S ORIGINAL “UH-OHH” GIRLS. SINCE THEN, SHE HAS WORKED WITH A DIVERSE RANGE OF ARTISTS, INCLUDING RIHANNA, MISSY ELLIOTT, CHRIS BROWN, DESTINY’S CHILD, LIZZO, THE ISLEY BROTHERS, MARY J. BLIGE, JAMIE FOXX, AND MANY OTHERS. SHE HAS ALSO CHOREOGRAPHED FOR BROOKLYNETTES, POKÉMON, AND SERVED AS A JUDGE ON HIT SHOWS LIKE BRING IT!

 

SHIRLENE HAS NOW EMBRACED AN EDUCATOR ROLE AND STEPPED INTO MINISTRY, TEACHING AT CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS SUCH AS CREAN LUTHERAN HIGH AND AMBASSADOR CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS. SHE HAS ALSO GUEST-TAUGHT AT OAKS CHRISTIAN HIGH SCHOOL, VILLAGE CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS, AND UNIVERSITIES INCLUDING USC, UCLA, AND LMU, AND HAS SERVED AS A GUEST SPEAKER AT PASADENA CITY COLLEGE.

 

IN ADDITION TO TEACHING, SHIRLENE FOUNDED THE THRIVING FAITH-BASED NONPROFIT, DANCING DISCIPLES (501(C)(3)), WHICH BEGAN WHEN THE LORD PLACED IT ON HER HEART IN JANUARY 2023. SHE DEVELOPED THE VISION WHILE TOURING THE WORLD, INTENTIONALLY STUDYING AND BUILDING THE MINISTRY, AND OFFICIALLY LAUNCHED IT IN OCTOBER 2023. SINCE ITS LAUNCH, DANCING DISCIPLES HAS REACHED DANCERS GLOBALLY AND BROUGHT TOGETHER AN LA-BASED DANCE COMMUNITY COMMITTED TO SERVING THE LORD WITH THEIR GIFTS. THE MINISTRY HAS COLLABORATED WITH CHRISTIAN HIP HOP AND WORSHIP ARTISTS SUCH AS ANIKE, QUEEN LEE, AISHA SKYE, PORSHA LOVE, TALIA PEREZ, SKEMA BOY, BIG FAITH, 626AUTHENTIC, TOMMY ZUKO, AND MORE.

 

HER EYES HAVE REMAINED FIXED ON JESUS, AND SHE LEFT BEHIND A THRIVING WORLDLY CAREER TO FOLLOW CHRIST FULLY, INVESTING IN THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN RATHER THAN THE KINGDOM OF THE WORLD.

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