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Joyce King
JoyceKing, Artistic Director of JKing Dance Company, Director/Creator of Jolt Dance Convention/The Workshop
Over the years, King's versatile experience and style has awarded her opportunities to perform, teach and choreograph throughout the U.S., Costa Rica, Belgium, and France. In NYC, King continues to enjoy teaching on Faculty at Steps on Broadway, Dance Wave, and Broadway Dance Center's Guest Jazz Faculty.
In 2008, King established JKing Dance Company.(JKDC.) based in Brooklyn, NY. 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. King's choreography has been explained by audience members as passionate, thought provoking, emotionally moving and physically athletic. JKDC has performed at DUMBO DANCE FESTIVAL, Tribeca Performance Center, Steps Beyond Dance Concert, and PMT Dance Showcase Series. Coming this winter, JKDC will perform as part of WHITE WAVES COOL NY DANCE FESTIVAL, with further concerts in the Spring. Check under News/Audition for JKDC
King's early training at the NH School of Ballet under the founder and Director Suzanne Taylor provided her with a strong technical base that led to joining Impulse Dance Company of Boston. Directed by Adrienne Hawkins, IDC provided Joyce the remarkable experience to work and perform the choreography of Adrienne and talents Fred Benjamin, Lynn Simonson, Richard Levi, Danny Sloan, and Miguel Lopez .
King's other notable performing credits include, A Chorus Line, Cats, Fame: The Musical, NFL, Ellessee, Michael Jackson Industrials, Special Events/ Benefits for Broadway Cares. Her extensive training awarded King scholarships to Jacobs Pillow, American Dance Festival, acceptance to the Oxford School of Drama - Shakespeare Intensive in London, studies for Film/TV with Sally Johnson, as well as under renown Acting teacher Charles Kakatsakis in NYC. Joyce is greatly influenced by all, including her training with esteemed teachers Michael Owens, Michele Assaf, Hartford and Boston Ballet, which is apparent in her own teaching / choreographic style and works. Her training under Jim Wharton of Wharton Performance for Active Isolated Stretching(AIS) awarded Joyce Certification of which has been incorporated within her warm-up.
Further desires to share her knowledge and training to new audiences, King created the Workshop Jolt Dance Convention/The Workshop. www.JoltDanceConvention.com. JDC successful debut in NYC on 2009. A Workshop developed for dancers to explore their overall performance through learning to establish a character throughout the choreography, expand their technical ability /style, within a creative environment that inspires to embrace ones own uniqueness and vibrancy in performance. Many of King's students have gone on to perform in a variety of venues including Cats, King & I, West Side Story, Industrials with Jonas Brothers, Hannah Montana, and Emily Osment. Visit www.JoyceKingDance.com and www.JoltDanceConvention.com.
Joyce is happily married to Ray and the proud mom of her son Aidan.
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Beginning Intermediate Jazz
Tuesdays & Thursdays
11:30-1:00
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