Greta Campo
Dancer began her dance
training in her native Milan at the Carcano Theater, where she was
first introduced to Martha Graham's work. At age 19, she began
the Professional Training Program at the Martha Graham School in NYC
and, after a couple of months, she joined Graham II, performing in
ensemble and solo roles. She recently performed with the Martha
Graham Dance Company in their 2012 New York Season and has also been
traveling nationally and internationally with them. She completed
the Teacher Training Program at the School. Greta has performed
choreography by Pascal Rioult, Larry Keiwin, among others and has
worked with renowned choreographers, such as Eryc Taylor and Nejla
Yatkin. This is her first season with the Nai-Ni Chen Dance
Company.
Ekaterina Chernikhova Dancer began her dance studies in her home
city of
Moscow,
Russia, where she attended the
Moscow School of Contemporary Dance.
Internationally, she has also attended the Ecole Superior de Danse
Cannes Rosella Hightower (France) and the
Cologne Dance
Academy (
Germany).
Ekaterina received her BFA in dance from
Tulane University
in
New Orleans, LA, where she performed choreography by José
Limón, Paul Taylor, Martha Graham, among others.
After graduating she moved to
New York City where she
has worked with various choreographers, including Michael Thomas and his Motion
Theatre Lab dance company and Pascal Rekoert.
Ekaterina is also a fully certified, practicing Pilates instructor.
This is her third season with the Nai-Ni Chen
Dance Company.
Kacey Hauk Dancer,
from River Falls, Wisconsin, trained in various dance forms at Larking
Dance Studio and Classical Ballet Academy in the Twin Cities in
Minnesota. She graduated high school at the St. Paul Conservatory
for Performing Artists where she also studied dance. In 2008,
Kacey was awarded a Silver Level Finalist in Choreography by NFAA's
YoungARTS program in Miami, Florida. She has performed her work
at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, where she was named a 2008
Presidential Scholar in the Arts. In 2009 she was featured in
Simon & Goodman's documentary television series "MASTERCLASS" on
HBO as a choreographer under the direction of Bill T. Jones. In
May 2012 she graduated with a BFA in dance from The Juilliard School in
New York City where she has performed works by Jerome Robbins, Mark
Morris, Alexander Ekman, Lar Lubovitch and Nacho Duato. Kacey is
joining the Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company for her first season.
Eun Kyung Hong Dancer,
from Seoul, South Korea, graduated from Dong-Duk Women's University
with a degree in Ballet from the prestigious Performing Arts School.
While majoring in Ballet, she also honed her skills in Modern
Dance, traditional Korean Dance, Contemporary Jazz, and Lyrical.
In 2002 she joined the POZ Dance Theater Company in Seoul as a
featured dancer with major tours to Japan, Italy and London. She
moved to New York in 2008 to continue refining her craft as a student
of the Peridance International Student Program. her performances
here have included Nina Buisson Move's Passage and Yuri Yoshida's Holiday Recital. This is her first season with the Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company.
Sabrina Jaafar Dancer graduated
Cum Laude from the Alvin Ailey/Fordham University BFA program in Dance.
She has worked with Buglisi Dance Theater, Yaa Samar! Dance Theater,
Hope Boykin Dance, The Dance Now Ensemble!, Broward Ballet, apprenticed
with Pascal Rioult Dance Theater and had the honor of dancing Memoria
with The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater at NY City Center in 2005.
Sabrina has performed a wide range of works by choreographers such as
Alvin Ailey, Paul Taylor, Ohad Naharin, Doug Varone, Ronald K. Brown,
Tim Rushton, Elisa Monte and Sidra Bell. Along with performing,
teaching is one of her passions, having taught for schools such as
Alvin Ailey, The Friends Seminary School, Hellenic Classical Charter
School and has been on staff at The Joffrey Ballet School since 2009.
Sabrina is thrilled to be joining the Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company for
her first season.
Jung Hm Jo Dancer,
from Dae Gu, Korea, studied modern, ballet, and Korean traditional
dance. He earned a BA in Dance from SeJong University. He then
performed with Tatmaroo Dance Company and with choreographers in Korea,
Japan, and Singapore, including Chung-Ja Choi, Hae-Jeon Hong, Na-Young
Kim and Young-Chan Lee. Since his arrival in New York City in 2006, he
has danced in Chang-Yong Sung's Moment and in a gala performance at the
White Wave Dance Theater and has also appeared at La MaMa. He danced
with the Sharon Wong Dance Company in Louisiana and, in Montreal,
performed in La ou je vis by Daniele Desnoyers. Mr. Jo was assistant
choreographer to Chang-Yong Sung on Requiem, performed by the Alvin
Ailey Second Company at the Joyce Theater. Previously, he danced for
Colman Lemieux & Compagnie. This is Mr. Jo's fourth season with the
Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company.

Daniel Johnson Dancer began
his dance studies at a young age in his hometown of St. Petersburg,
Florida, where he attended the Academy of Ballet Arts under the
tutelage of Ms. Suzanne Pomerantzeff. He went on to study ballet
from Peter Stark in Tampa, Florida, at the Patel Conservatory.
Daniel attended Summer Intensives on scholarships at American
Ballet Theater, Orlando Ballet, Miami City Ballet, Nashville Ballet,
The Rock School and with Lines Ballet. He competed in the Youth
America Grand Prix in NYC after achieving 1st and 2nd places at the
YAGP regional competitions. Daniel graduated in 2012 from The
Boston Conservatory with a BFA in Dance. He has performed the
title role in José Limón's The Moor's Pavane, pieces from Alwin Nikolais (Merlin of Multimedia), Anna Sokolow (Diaries of Franz Kafka), David Lichine (Graduation Ball), Paul Taylor (Cloven Kingdom), José Limón (Winged) as Pegasus and multiple soloist roles in George Balenchine's Nutcracker. Daniel is excited to join the Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company for his first season.

James Johnson Dancer
was born and raised in St. Paul, Minnesota, where he received his early
training in dance. He recently graduated from The Juilliard
School where he received his Bachelor's Degree of Fine Arts in Dance.
During his time at Juilliard he had the privilege to create and
perform works with many choreographers, including José Limón,
Fabien Prioville, Mark Morris, Alexander Ekman, Nacho Duato and Jerome
Robbins. James is happy to be joining the Nai-Ni Chen Dance
Company for his first season.
Yoosik Kim Dancer is
from
Seoul, South Korea. He holds a BA in Dance from Seo-Kyeong University
and a MFA in Dance Performance from Korea National University
of Arts. He was the finalist for the fourth Seoul
International
Dance Competition. In Seoul, as a perfromer, he has danced with
Pilla Moving Company, Dance Theater-ON, Labroratory Dance Project and
SEO Ballet Theatre. In New York, he has danced with AKADA, Goyou
Ballet Company, REVERBdance and is currently dancing with Dzul Dance.
This is his first season with Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company.
Noibis Licea Dancer,
born and raised in Cuba, started dancing at the age of eight.
He obtained his formal training at the National School of
Arts in
Havana, where, as a student, he participated in dance festivals and
competitions. After graduation he danced with various
companies
throughout his country and later traveled to Mexico in 1998 to perform
and choreograph musical shows. In 2000, Mr. Licea moved to
Miami
to continue his dance career where his performince in Salome with the
Florida Grand Opera and Persona with
the Florida Dance Festival were recognized by the Miami Herald and
SunPost, naming him Best Male Dancer in 2001 and 2002. In
the
summer of 2003, he was invited to attend workshops in Canada wiht Les
Ballet Jazz de Montreal and Danny Grossman in Toronto. By the end of
the summer, Noibis moved to and based himself in New York City.
Since there, he has worked with the Nai-Ni Chen Dance
Company,
"Oyu Oro" Afro-Cuban Experimental Dance Ensemble, Kay Cummings, Benoit
Swam Pouffer and Patricia Hoffbauer among others. He has
taught
at Dance New Amsterdam, Capezio Peridance Center, Ballet Hispanico, the
Harlem School of the Arts and the Alvin Ailey School. Noibis
Licea holds a Masters of Fine Arts in dance and choreography from the
Tisch School of the Arts (NYU).
Shi Ying Dancer,
from Beijing, China, received her Bachelor's Degree in Chinese Dance
from the Beijing Dance Academy and her Master's Degree from the School
of Arts at Peking University. Her extensive experience teaching
Chinese Classical Dance includes the Ailian Chan Dance School
(Beijing), the School of Continued Education of the Beijing Dance
Academy and the Tsinghua University Dance Troupe. As a young
dancer, she was a member of the Nanchang Song & Dance Troupe in the
Jiangxi Province.
Yao Zhong Zhang Dancer
came from Shanghai, China, where he graduated from the Shanghai Kuan
Opera School with a major in the male warrior role. Mr. Zhang performed
with the Shanghai Kuan Opera Theater for ten years before moving to New
York, where he also performs with the Tong-Ching Chinese Opera Company.
He has been a member of the Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company since 2000.
Min Zhou Dancer
graduated from the dance department at the Hubei Arts Academy.
She later
joined the Hubei Province Song and Dance Troupe and became a renowned
principal performer. Ms. Zhou, an elected member of the
Chinese
Dancers' Association, has a wide repertoire that ranges from exquisite
Chinese classical dances to gracious and playful folk dances.
While in China, she joined several performing
arts groups and toured to Switzerland, Japan, Canada, and France.
In New York, she danced with the Chinese Cultural
Center. She has been a member of the Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company since
2004.