The owner of C. J. Dance Works. She has been dancing for many years and has grown as a dancer with her studio. Candace majors in Tap, Jazz, Hip Hop and Contempary/ Lyrical. She has worked with many celeberties such as Blake McGrath, Mia Micheal and Sonya Tayeh. Before the opening of C. J. Dance Works Candace danced at Alven Aliey and has preformed around the U.S.A. and Canada. As director she wants to teach her students that anything is possible if you put your mind to it.
Mariah is a well trained dancer. She went to Juilard after highschool after being spotted out by the head of the school. Mariah has done many classes in New York and L.A. making sure she is up to date with the new styles of dance and for her own learning experience. Mariah has been in various video's including "Single Ladies" and "Born this Way". Mariah Loves teaching and wants to give her students a great learning experience!
Ian Eastwood, aka ICON, began dancing at age 10. In 6 short years he has been a dancer/choreographer of the following companies: Redefinition, ICON Ent., Viscous, Dance 2XS Chicago, Throwdown Entertainment, Giordano Dance (youth performance group) and One World DanceTheater. Currently he is a 2009 Cast Member of Monsters of Hip Hop/The Show L.A.. Are you ready for Ian, beacuse his hip hop is ready for you!
Sade Majors in ballet. She started Ballet at the young age of three years old and know she is twenty- five and has completed all ballet exams. Sade was offered many jobs in different ballet such as swan lake and nut cracker. She has had a very sucessful dance career and is now ready to teach.
Jordan has also won various awards and scholarships for his dancing across Canada. Jordan Francis aka JMAN showed signs of talent at a very young age . At the age of seven he landed the role of the mischievous, Shuggie, on an episode of Real Kids Real Adventures. He took a break from television and went on to do live shows including Ross Pettys, Peter Pan (Elgin theatre) and the leading role of Simba in Disneys The Lion King, thats when he really fell in love with performing live.the U.S., his dancing has landed him roles in movies such as Honey, starring Jessica Alba and Missy Elliott and Music Man, starring Mathew Broderick.
Blake McGrath has caught the eyes and attention of audiences across the globe with his memorable and electric performances. The multi talented McGrath was introduced to the world as a finalist during the premiere season of the acclaimed series So You Think You Can Dance USA. His notoriety continued to grow when he appeared on Jennifer Lopez’s TV run, Dance Life. Originally from Mississauga, Ontario, the Canadian relocated to Los Angeles where his energy, drive and innate artistry quickly drew the notable interest of industry greats. McGrath has shared the stage with legendary artists including Madonna, Janet Jackson, Britney Spears, Jennifer Lopez, Beyoncé and Mariah Carey.
Laurieann Gibson (born Toronto, Canada) is a choreographer and creative director best known for her work with Lady Gaga, Diddy and Keri Hilson. She rose to public prominence as the star of MTV's Making the Band and P. Diddy and Mark Burnett’s Starmaker series. Gibson was also a "Fly Girl" on the popular TV series In Living Color.
At age 17, after a promising undefeated amateur record, just a few months shy of making a professional career out of MMA (mixed martial arts/cage fighting), Tokyo discovered dance and his life changed drastically. Since leaving the fighting world and entering the dance world, Tokyo has been fortunate enough to have done master classes and choreography in the US, Canada and UK for many studios, companies, casinos and colleges, most notably the prestigious Juilliard School. Due to Tokyo's background in martial arts his approach to dance movement and teaching dance is very unique and has been received and loved by many. Other than teaching/choreographing, Tokyo spent four years directing one of the largest dance competitions in the US.