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Faith Thigpen is a dancer, singer and actor from Jackson, Mississippi. She is formally a member of the Dancing Dolls. Her mother is Dana Roilton and her father is Dominic Thigpen.
Personal Life[]
Faith Simone Thigpen was born on May 22, 2000 to Dominic Thigpen and Dana Roilton. She has 3 half-siblings on her mothers side; Jailyn, Jayshawn and Jahbron Moore. She also has 4 half-siblings on her fathers side; Kelsey, Dominic 'Deuce' , Daxton and Kiley Thigpen. Faith lives with her mother and siblings on that side in Jackson, Mississippi. Although Faith's parents are not together, they remain civil.
Faith began dancing at the age of 3 at the Emmanuel Christian Academy in Jackson, Mississippi. When she reached the age 5, she began attending Word of Faith Academy, where she was a cheerleader and a member of the praise team throughout elementary and middle school. Also at age 5, she attended Adhiambo African School, also in Jackson, where she studied lyrical and African dance forms. In 2015, she became a Dancing Doll and her first episode on Bring It! was Straight Outta Jackson. Faith was part of the Jackson Public Schools' Academic and Performing Arts Complex (APAC) program, a performing arts program. She joined the program when she was in 5th grade, studying ballet, jazz and modern dance.
Also, she attended Murrah High School, which she graduated from in 2018. After graduating high school, she began attending the American Music Dramatic Academy (ADMA) in New York City. She then attended Holmes Community College and graduated in 2021 with Honours. She majored in Physical Therapy with a minor in Biology.
During Bring It![]
Faith is first seen in Season 2, in the episode A Whole New Doll Game, where she is seen in the background of numerous shots. Her first featured appearance is in Straight Outta Jackson.
Trivia[]
- She featured on a song with girl group Pink Heart called 'Strong'.
- Faith won the Alvin Ailey Dance Award in 2022.
- Faith has trained in majorette, ballet and jazz.
- Her dream is to dance for Beyoncé.
- Her father and uncle are gospel singers; her mother was formally a dancer.
- She has a Youtube channel called The GameChangers with her friends Denicia and Daija.
- She calls her and her friend Denicia the 'WonderTwins'.
- She was bullied when she was younger for being 'perfect'.
