Rhapsody Taylor, a New Jersey and Philadelphia native who began dancing at an early age with her parents, both whom are currently dance teachers. At 7 years old, Rhapsody was determined to take her first dance class with her mother taught by the legendary Katherine Dunham herself, which inspired her to continue the legacy of pursuing her professional career in dance. She began training at Halliday Dance and was a principal dancer for IMAGINE… Dance Theatre in New Jersey. Her passion for dance led her to perform and train with various companies, conferences, and summer intensives such as, The International Association of Blacks in Dance Conference, Debbie Allen Dance Academy, Deeply Rooted, Joffrey Jazz Intensive, Eleone Dance Theater, and Philadanco’s Second company D2. 

  She received a BFA at The University of the Arts for Dance in 2020 and was awarded by their dance department the Elizabeth Pulaski Scholarship Award with high honors, Summa Cum Laude. Rhapsody has performed in works by Kim Bears Bailey, Wayne St David, Milton Myers, Robert Battle, Mark Morris, Kyle and Dinita Clark, Kevin Iega Jeff and Sidra Bell to name a few. 

  In 2021, Rhapsody began her professional dance career as a company member with Forces of Nature Dance Theater under the direction of Baba Abdel Salaam. She was part of many performances including the Cathedral of St John the Divine, The Apollo, The Watergate in Washington DC, and the Brooklyn Academy of Music’s Dance Africa in New York.  She moved to Los Angeles California for commercial dance and has trained under Kiira Harper, Aaliyah Janell, JR Taylor to name a few, and has booked dancing in Dj Megan Ryte’s music video “Fly”, MACY’S Christmas Special, Music Soundtrack, Burju Spring Heels Collection, and was a dance lead for PEPSI with Shaquille O’Neal . Rhapsody currently is a company member with Contemporary West Dance Theatre under the direction of Benard H Gaddis in Las Vegas, Nevada and is excited to experience all the blessings God has in store for her on this new journey.

  On the side of her dance career, in 2021 Rhapsody founded RHAPSODYNAMIC to share her artistry through storytelling and uplifting a community through movement of the African Diaspora and the African American experience. Her movement is very versatile and DYNAMIC, creating art that stems from concert dance, black dance entertainment, Theater, the African Diaspora which translates through her work and classes. RHAPSODYNAMIC has opened many classes in Philadelphia PA, Los Angeles CA, Las Vegas Nevada, and New Orleans Louisiana where many students have benefited on excelling their dance career through concept videos & one on one training. This company has opened many opportunities for dancers where Rhapsody has choreographed and hired dancers for Freedom Theatre’s “Forgotten Founding Fathers” under Dice Raw, ESM ROC Nation Bernie Sanders Conference, The Broadwater LA Theatre premiering “BREAKTHROUGH”,  The Peppermint Club in Los Angeles California, and RnB/pop artist Leeyuh Neptune. Rhapsody has also in 2021 received her NASM certification for Personal Training to continue helping clients who are dancers and those who want to better their health. As Rhapsody continues her journey she always puts God first with the support of her family and ancestors, reaching the stars for all of God’s blessings on her remarkable journey.