Briana was born in North Carolina. She found dance first as a hobby, teaching herself hip hop freestyle. At Elon University, she joined her first club dance team. As the club’s choreographer, she created various works for diverse occasions across campus.

Upon graduating from Elon, she moved to New Orleans to pursue a career opportunity in education, and her love for dance followed. She performed in showcases with Dancing Grounds, the New Orleans RAW Showcase as well as backup for Canadian performing artist, Peaches. Briana has performed with Artivism Dance Theatre, a dance company in New Orleans dedicated to bringing awareness to social issues through movement and theatre.

After living in New Orleans, Briana returned to North Carolina to pursue her master's in school psychology.