A current member of Naganuma Dance, Taela Brooks can also be found figure-skating with the Ice Theater of New York. Since her recent cum laude graduation from Amherst College with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology/Theater & Dance, Taela has performed as a dancer for L’Oreal Professionnel, and in Ronald Wyche's Doo Wop Love. Taela made her musical theater debut this summer, in Atlanta Theater of the Stars’ production of Dreamgirls, starring Jennifer Holliday and Cindy Herron of En Vogue. Taela is originally from Brooklyn, New York and earned her diploma from LaGuardia High School of the Performing Arts. Her experience at Amherst College included a semester abroad at Melbourne, Australia’s Victorian College of Arts. While at VCA, Taela studied ballet, contemporary, and jazz techniques in the full-time structure of a conservatory school. Taela continues to develop as an artist and dancer on the stage and on ice.