Betty Rox is a professional dancer, entrepreneur, and Caribbean dance instructor. Betty Rox is originally from Belize with roots also from Jamaica. She is the creator of the Clothing Boutique Caribbean Gyrlz and the Budget Goals Planner & Journal Goal Chiks.

Here is her story:

"In Belize, my family held a reputation for entertainment. I gained my passion for dance from my father, Steve Reneau who followed in the footsteps of his uncles, Bob, and Francis Reneau. They were all widely known for music and dance in our country. When my family migrated to Los Angeles, my mother wanted me to embrace the arts, therefore she enrolled me in the “Sammy Davis Jr Performing Arts” program. I took dance, acting, vocal and piano lessons there. I also trained in Caribbean dance under the “Elegant Flair Dance Group.” I realized immediately that dance was a love of mines and found every opportunity to perform. I danced in church, school talent shows community events and more.

In high school, I attended the “Alexander Hamilton Music Academy” in Los Angeles. Hamilton was where I developed my dance and choreography training under Karen McDonald and Latrice Douglas. I attended school with entertainers like Omarion, Kyla Pratt, and the late Nipsey Hussle. I remember us all being young teens with big dreams! In my senior year, our high school cheer squad booked a national Burger King commercial as a team, which gave us the opportunity to sign with a dance agent. This is when I realized I could make a living as a dancer. Soon after graduating from high school, I was booking dance jobs and doing what I loved as a career. I would take public transportation and carpool from the Crenshaw district to get to my auditions, castings, and to set. I will never forget when I would rush home to hear my voicemails on the landline to see if I booked a job because I didn’t have a cell phone. Those were the good Ol days! Lol.

I grew up in the same neighborhood as dancers like Miss Prissy, Lil C, and Tommy the Clown. As young teens, we would gather for dance sessions and freestyle dance. We called this street style Clown and Krump dancing within the LA community. When we would go on auditions, we all started incorporating this dance style into our freestyles. Soon after, we were being casted for major music videos, commercials and shows. Which then lead to the dance documentary “Rize” produced by David LaChapelle. Seeing this documentary in theatres made me realize, that we all played a part in developing a dance movement that is still being embraced in the dance community to date.

In my career, I had the opportunity to dance with entertainers such as: Tweet, Missy, Rihanna, and Mary J Blidge, just to name a few. After dancing for a few years, I was happy that I was doing what I loved, but I felt like something was missing. The roots of my culture were rarely embraced in these dance auditions. Being that I am from the Caribbean, I wanted to change that perspective, so I began teaching Dancehall classes. Dancehall is a style of dance that derives from Jamaica but is embraced by every culture throughout the Caribbean. I also developed a female Caribbean dance crew called the “Roxstarz.” Soon after, I began to create a name for myself as the one stop shop for Caribbean dancers and was called to arrange dancers for almost every Caribbean artist that performed in LA. Which then lead my dance crew to do music videos, shows and tours for artists like Beenie Man, Mr. Vegas, Elephant Man, Wizkid and the list goes on. Currently, I have danced, choreographed and casted projects for some of my favorite international artists from the Dancehall, Soca, Reggaeton & African genres of music. Lately, Dancehall has been heavily influential in the dance community, with many dancers seeking to train in the style and learn more about the culture."