Jan Chamberlin has over thirty years of experience in dance. She received a Bachelor of Fine Arts, magna cum laude, in dance from Marymount Manhattan College. She studied ballet, modern, and jazz with teachers from the dance companies of New York City Ballet, Ballet Russe, Joffrey Ballet, Martha Graham, Lar Lubovitch, Merce Cunningham, Jose Limon, and various jazz masters including Luigi and Frank Hatchett. She performed and choreographed for various dance companies and regional theaters throughout New York and was an Adjunct Professor of Dance at Marymount Manhattan College.