J.D.(Dance Fever) is a 22 year old professional dancer from Dayton, Ohio. He began dancing while still in high school; competing in competitions and underground battles. He is one of the co-founders of the popular dance group known as the DYT’s Fynest which has gained recognition in Dayton and the surrounding area. Within his first year of college at the University of Dayton, he became the head choreographer and dance teacher for a growing hip-hop dance class offered at the university. He helped mentor and train students and former dance crew members. He has also opened for various recording artist. By his sophomore year of college he began to make dance videos and served as a back up dancer. By the end of his junior year he established two Hip Hop classes at The University of Dayton: Group Choreography and Advance Hip-Hop. That same year he joined SMAG dance collective, which is a part of Dayton Contemporary Dance Corporation (DCDC). He was their Hip Hop specialist and performing dancer. Now JD is training under Flex from Zulu Kings, Stanky D, and others to take his skills to the next level. Currently he is a member of a Dayton crew, TWS, where he serves as the President and head choreographer and performs across Ohio.

2010 Course Descriptions

Hip Hop classes offered by JD will include choreographed routines which focus on poppin’, breakin’, locking, and krump. While drawing from different styles, all routines will be Hip Hop based. Classes will be taught moves (vocabulary) which will then be put into a routine (phrase). By the end of each routine, students will be able to express themselves in one of many hip Hop dance styles and will gain knowledge about the roots of Hip Hop culture.