Tremaine Scholarship, Giordano Merit Scholarship, and American Legion Award for her advocacy and commitment to art education in the Southern California school districts. For over 20 years, Janell has travelled around the world, working with top companies including Disney, Universal Studios, Sands Macau, Heineken, & Ceasars Entertainment. She has toured & performed with KC & The Sunshine Band, The Jackson Family, Paul Oakenfold, Bijan Mortezavi, Gene Simmons, & Holly Madison. Her film & television credits include: The Disney Channel, The Travel Channel, “The View”, AXS TV, and West Africa’s longest running dance reality show, “Maltina Dance All” where Ms. Burgess served as head judge for 4 seasons. A passionate movement & health educator, Janell is a certified Zena Rommett Floor Barre Instructor, Yoga Instructor, & Holistic Healthcare Practitioner. She has served on faculty at the Debbie Reynolds Dance Center, ABT Gillespie School, StarQuest Dance International, and as a guest speaker at Orange Coast College and UCLA. It is Ms. Burgess’s mission to help develop artists and projects that will inspire healing, bridge cultures, create unity, and ignite a passion for life!
Director Statement
This is Jazz Spectrum Dance Company’s first dance for film project which was originally created with the intent of a live onstage performance for Pushfest San Francisco. Due to the unforeseen events of 2020, we quickly adapted making “Chameleon” a dance for film. With a pressing deadline and multiple location changes due to Covid restrictions, “Chameleon” was shot in only 1 day with minimal crew. With every block that stood in front of us, we were proudly able to finish the film in time for its Global Online premiere in Oct. 2020.
Experimental Film & Music Video Festival 