Brandon D. Clifton is currently an Accounting major at
Fairleigh Dickinson University and has been studying dance for the past 17
years. Brandon first started dancing in North Babylon, NY at the
Venettes Cultural Workshop where he studied, Ballet, Jazz, African,
Hip-hop, Tap, Modern, Contemporary, and Poetic Interpretation. Upon his graduation
from the Venettes, he was rewarded with the school's most prestigious
award, "The Mary A. Baird Scholarship", for his academics, community
service, and contribution to the art of dance throughout the years. In
2008 Brandon received a gold medal for first place in the
NAACP Act-So local Competition for Long Island NY, and was later ranked in
the top 10% for the national competition in Orland Florida. Later on that year he
was also awarded with CMDE's 2008-2009 Eva Bauer Talent Scholarship. Brandon is
currently the dance instructor of the Teen Dance Crew, as well as a
subsititute at the Center for Modern Dance Education, and Choreographer of
the Fairleigh Dickinson University Praise Dance Team.
