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Jaye Lynne Allison is a dancer, choreographer, producer and author. She was born April 21, 1964 in Philadelphia, PA.[1][2] She is an established personality in Black Dance diaspora.

Career
Co-creative collaborator of pre-professional dance group, The Company with Class Dancers 1978-82 transitioning it to the professional stage as LEJA DANCE THEATRE established 1982 with E. Leon Evans. Their signature work OLUWA debuted and propelled the pre-professional group in the concert dance world during the tribute to the life of Philadelphia modern dance legend, Joan Kerr's Memorial Concert at the Painted Bride Arts Center March 1981. The name LEJA is acronym of the directors initials. LEJA DT is most notable for it's successful 1992 development of the Christmas Holiday Annual Dance Theatre work CAROLS in COLOR. 2004-2014 she developed, directed and produced a nationally attended regional Tap Dance festival Jaye Allison's Philly TAP Challenge which engaged Top National Tap Dance Artists with Top Tier Local Tap Dance Artists to stimulate the tap dance populous in the Tri-State (Phila-Del_NJ) area. December 2015 her first book, Chronicles of CAROLS in COLOR, the storybook was released through Authorhouse Publishing Company. Her second book is due to be released in the year 2019, ...her Chronicles Continue, Open Letter To: YOU through URLINK Publishing. [3][4]

As of 2019, Allison's image is included on the walls of the world famous COTTON CLUB in Harlem as a member of the 2nd Generation Silver Belles. The documentary about the original Chorus Line Dancers from The Cotton Club/ Apollo Theater's 1930-40's fame, who regrouped in 1982 as the Silver Belles 'Been Rich All My Life". Principal member of the legendary New Jersey Tap Ensemble and continues her own company JADA Dance Ensembles. JADA is acronym for Jaye Allison Dance Academy as she believes she is an academy with the knowledge and skills gained throughout her career.

Personal life
Allison and her siblings have no posterity and thus are the end of their family branch. [9]