Jae Ponder, Brooklyn born, with no prior dance training until her college years at Hofstra University under Dyane Harvey-Salaam. Here, she embarked and added on an enticingly new career path for the arts. After graduating with a Bachelor’s Degree in Public Relations/Marketing, Jae has since made full use of her freshly discovered talents by performing with Beyonce, Chris Brown, Kanye West, Demi Lovato, Jennifer Hudson, Sean Paul, and Ne-Yo just to name a few after signing with BLOC Talent Agency. Soon after, Jae was acting on HBO’s hit series “Boardwalk Empire”, “Vinyl”, and Cinemax’s “The Knick”. In addition, Jae works commercially with major brands such as Nike, DKNY, MAC Cosmetics, Adidas, Microsoft, and PUMA. This then lead to Jae being signed to top acting agency, Innovative Artists which brings Jae’s latest filmic debut from the Netflix Original Movie “First Match”, “STRIVE”, and Apple+ TV’s new series “The Helpsters”. Jae has also joined with Forces of Nature Dance Company under Abdel R. Salaam, gracing various stages, from Brooklyn Academy of Music to Johannesburg’s Soweto Theatre, pushing the envelope to do all things possible, as dancer, choreographer, actor, and all around creator, constantly making her dreams a reality.