After graduating a bachelor's degree in physical activities and health in 2012, Jean-Baptiste began his formal dance education in Paris, at the IFPRO. He then went on to study at the Martha Graham School and perform Graham classics along with various contemporary works as a member of Graham 2. In his last year of training, he received the Ooi-Meland Award for most promising international student. Since 2018, Jean-Baptiste has taught Graham technique in Paris at the IFP Rick Odums, the National Conservatory of Music and Dance (CNSMDP), the Paris Boulogne-Billancourt Center of Higher Education for the Arts (PSPBB), CDCN La Briqueterie, Goubé European Dance Center, Institut Stanlowa and Studio DTM, to dancers of various ages, levels, backgrounds and aspirations.