Alphonse Shine is from DeRidder, Louisiana and is a recent Graduate of Northwestern State University in Natchitoches, Louisiana with a BFA in Dance. He has studied styles such as Ballet, Modern, Jazz, Tap, and HipHop, but his favorite style still being Clogging which is what he did at his home studio in High School. During college, he formed a deep love for dancing and performing, but hopes to branch out and develop his choreographic and pedagogic skills in the future.