My Story

The "Why"

First, as you probably already know from my home page, my name is Jocelyn Martinez and have been dancing in various styles, such as hip hop, tap, jazz, ballet, jazz funk, contemporary, modern, lyrical, and more, since the age of four.​ At the age of twelve I struggled with anorexia, which showed me just how essential the art of dance and music was to my soul and well-being. My main focus right now, however,  is my professional dance career and modeling...pretty much anything that allows me to move my body and connect with others.

I have danced in a variety of projects, such as Victoria's Secret Fashion Show with Cher, the BET Awards, 50 CENT's Final Lap Tour, Mariah Carey's "Merry Christmas To All" Tour, various commercials, music videos, and more. I have also modeled for Bose, Beachbody, Ciele Beauty, various Capezio campaigns, Cezanne Hair, IT Cosmetics, Shielded Beauty, and more. Additionally, I am so grateful to have been able to work with such talented choreographers, such as Sean Bankhead, Fatima Robinson, Jamal Smith, Charm La' Donna, Luam Keflezgy, Josh Smith, Lindsay Ducos, Bryan Tanaka, and more. In terms of training, I have had the pleasure to learn from Kira Harper, Tyrell & Latrina Washington, Tobias Ellehammer, Lindsay Ducos, Tia Rivera, Chloe & Maud Arnold,  Ashley Cruz, Galen Hooks, Mike Minery, Al Blackstone, Kristen Gorski, and more.

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When I am not training or working on a project, I dedicate my time to creating various forms of content for websites and social media pages of numerous companies, such as Urban Decay, RYZE, Experian, DoorDash, Cerebral, Noteworthy, Nurx, and more. I also create various videos to advocate for the mindset and personal development of creatives as I learn throughout my journey--hopefully inspiring and helping others along the way. Lastly, as a college graduate, I continue to fully and undoubtedly pursue my dance and modeling careers, utilizing my variety of skills along the way. Now...I think that was already enough talking on my part, so I encourage you to go ahead and check out the rest of my site! Thanks for being here! Keep pushing...

-Joc