Jalen Michael Jones earned a BFA in Dance Performance from Southern Methodist University and performed in works by Dwight Rhoden (Complexions), Silas Farley (NYCBallet), and Robert Battle (Alvin Ailey). In recent years, Jalen has been cast in numerous regional theater productions such as, Kinky Boots (The Fulton Theater & MSMT), A Chorus Line (Cincinnati Playhouse), The Prom (Pioneer Theatre Co.), Tarzan (Atlanta Lyric Theater), and Bandstand (Summer Lyric Tulane).