JKing Dance Company

Text Box: Ayumi Uchida is originally from Japan where she started training in ballet at 8 years of age, dancing in varied Ballet productions and later as a Guest soloist. She came to NYC in 2002 where her studies include various performance techniques, including jazz, tap, hip hop, contemporary, theatre and vocal training. Ayumi became the first recipient of the 2004 "Steps on Broadway" international student scholarship where she had the opportunity to work with Nathan Trice, Mark Dendy, Jay T. Jenkins, Lonne Moretton, Danny Wallace, Inga Gerson and Sheryl Murakami as well as Joyce King. Musical Theatre credits include "The King & I" as Little Eva at Arkansas Repertory Theatre and at The Weston Playhouse in Vermont. Ayumi has also taught ballet in Japan for the “ Yumi Bright Ballet" and presently teaching children’s Ballet classes in NY at the “SAKURA Ballet Studio” She is happy to be a part of JKing Dance Company ! EEha

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Text Box: Danelle Herran, is very excited to be joining the JKing Dance Company this season. Coming to NYC via San Francisco, California with an extensive background in gymnastics, only began dancing seriously at 16 at Dancers' Synectics Group on full scholarship. Her combined training of gymnastics and passion for all venues of dance, started her out competing on the Daly City USGF Team, crediting her with many awards. This passion later awarded her a part in Cirque Du Soleil shows and workshops such as "O" and Quidam. Other notable credits include: Keep Talking PBS special, Columbia Pictures: The Net and the International Commercial for Coca Cola. Danelle is particularly proud of her work for the Xiana Fairchild Recovery Foundation where she choreographed and danced to raise funds for the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. She has taught and choreographed for Daly City Gymnastics, North Peninsula Dance Academy, Skyline College, Dancers’ Synectics Group and is presently working in NYC for Special Needs children with autism.

Text Box: Mariko Inoue was born and raised in Tokyo, Japan. She started training in classical ballet at age four as well as various performance techniques, including Jazz, Hip-Hop, Modern, Contemporary, Theatre, Tap and Stills. She came to New York City to study at Steps on Broadway in 2004, where she has had the opportunity to work with Joyce King, Christopher Huggins and Heidi Latsky. You may have also seen her in the plays "Empress Mami", "The Eddy Company", "Two Billion Light-Years of Solitude", a documentary film "Seven Students From Meiji University”, as well as her work with the Dance Company "Symphony" as performer/choreographer ", and has self produced her own show "Emotions". Mariko has taught Jazz and Hip-Hop at Clover Dance Company

Text Box: Megan Doyle , Assistant to the Director, has had the privilege of performing with JKing Dance Company in "Mindfield", "Hear Me Talk", and “Phantasm” She has also worked extensively for Disney appearing in the Special Event Concert with the Jonas Brothers at Disney, in the How to Dance with Hannah Montana video, as well as industrials, and voiceovers for Lizzy McGuire Merchandising. She has had the opportunity to perform with many different dance companies, most notably at Lincoln Center with Mad Cap Dance Company. Megan is proud to have spent five years on tour as Anne in The Diary of Anne Frank ; other touring/regional theater credits include: Class Dismissed: The Bullying Project, Whats Up Mount Olympus, The Sound of Music, Sugar Babies, Into the Woods, West Side Story, and the world premiere of Markings. In addition to performing Megan also has a great passion for teaching. She is currently attending NYU to complete her masters in Dance Education .

Company Member Bios

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Company Personalities

(JKDC), based in Brooklyn, NY, was established in 2008 by Artistic Director, Joyce King. Fresh, creative, passionate, and constantly evolving, JKDC captivates its audience with a unique blend of contemporary movement that theatrically displays portraits of relationships in action. These narrative portraits are an aesthetically pleasing, transformative experience for the audience. King’s movement commingles every day gestures with technical and athletic prowess while drawing upon personal experiences, world issues, and emotional journeys. JKDC’s dynamic use of space and energy within the movement has evoked audiences to describe the repertoire as "thought-provoking", "emotionally moving" and "physically athletic". It is the mission and hope of JKDC to inspire audiences to contemplate their own lives through providing a compelling dance experience that will stay with them for years to come.

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Gallery II - Phantasm …. (an excerpt )

*Above top left Photo of Danelle Herran

Photographer Stephanie Wajntraub

Bio Photo for Megan Doyle

Photographer Jaqlin Medlock

Bio Photo for Ayumi Uchidan and Mariko Inoue

Photographer Eric Bandiero