Jade Diouf began dancing at the CityDance Conservatory, in the suburbs of Washington DC, before entering the Juilliard School in New York. During her training, she performed works by major choreographers such as Ohad Naharin, Aszure Barton, Spenser Theberge, Jermaine Spivey and Medhi Walerski, and took intensive summer courses at renowned institutions (Nederlands Dans Theater, Springboard Danse Montreal, etc.). Winner of the prestigious YoungArts prize in 2019, she obtained her Bachelor of Fine Arts in spring 2023 and joined the Lyon Opera Ballet in September of the same year.