Greene concluded her professional studies at the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in New York City where she received numerous awards in acting and dance before landing her first international tour of a West Side Story.  On tour, she was appointed the position of female dance captain by Tony Award-nominated Broadway choreographer/director, Joey McKneely.  In 2007, Greene rejoined the cast of a West Side Story through special invitation in Paris, France for its 50th Anniversary tour.  Before relocating to Houston, Greene danced for acclaimed Broadway choreographer Donald Byrd on the musical workshop of “The Color Purple on Broadway” which was later produced by Oprah Winfrey.  Greene continued to train, teach, and choreograph throughout the U.S. before finally opening her award-winning dance studio, The Houston Dance Lab, in 2010.  It was through her experience as a dance teacher and studio owner that Greene discovered the immense young talent that existed within the city of Houston and the need for arts programs that could  support and empower young underserved dancers who wished to study or pursue a career in the performing arts. 

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In 2013, she founded the Lab Performing Arts Initiative, now Culture Arts Initiative, Inc. with the hopes of supporting young dancers who desired to study dance but were not able to due to affordability, availability, or lack of exposure to the art form.  In 2015 and 2016 Culture Arts Initiative (Formerly LPAI) provided scholarships to eight Houston area youth to train in New York City at the highly acclaimed Dance Theater of Harlem and Alvin Ailey American Dance Center.

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Through the Culture Arts Initiative's outreach and tuition scholarship programs, many of its recipients have been accepted to attend some of the most prestigious dance programs in America including:

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• American Ballet Theater’s Summer Intensive

• Alvin Ailey American Dance Center’s Summer Intensive

• Joffrey Ballet Summer Intensive

• Debbie Allen Dance Academy’s Summer Intensive

• Dance Theatre of Harlem’s Summer Intensive

• Complexions Contemporary Ballet

• New York City Dance Alliance

• Radio City Rockettes Summer Intensive

• Master Ballet Academy Summer Intensive

• Alabama State University's Undergraduate Dance Program

• Texas Ballet Theatre's Professional Division

• University of Texas at Austin's Undergraduate Dance Program

• Point Park University's Undergraduate Dance Program

• Nazareth College's Undergraduate Dance program

• The American Musical and Dramatic Academy in Los Angeles

• Sam Houston State University's Undergraduate Program

• University of California, Los Angeles Undergraduate Program 

• Houston Ballet Academy

• Broadway Dance Center Summer Intensive

• Arts Saves Lives Foundation's Summer Intensive in St. Martin 

• Texas State University

• Howard University

• Fordham University/Alvin Ailey's Undergraduate Program and

• The Juilliard School 

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Culture Arts Initiative has awarded over $80,000 in tuition scholarship awards to underrepresented young dancers throughout the country.

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