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CHRISTINA "CJ" JOHNSON (BROOKLYN, NY)
 DANCE STYLES
Hip Hop / Jazz / Modern
DANCE SERVICES
WHY CJ ROCKS
Christina Johnson (aka CJ) fell in love with dance back in the 1900’s in a far away land known as Oregon...
CJ started dancing professionally with BodyVox, Bent, and Kinetic Images in Portland, OR. Dance brought her to Seattle, WA where she spent quality time
learning and performing with many prominent dance companies and
choreographers, including: Cheronne Wong, BetterBiscuit, XODO, Alethea Adsitt, Fusion, and
Seattle Jazz to name a few. In 2003 CJ co-started her own
eclectic modern dance company, Jerboa Dance, where she choreographed,
co-directed, co-produced, and starred in many successful shows, including
a special guest
appearance with Dance Masters of America. To continue her growth as an artist CJ moved across the country where the opportunities are endless. Having joined the NYC dance scene in 2005, CJ is proud to have been on stage with The Love Show, Shir Dance Theater, Jordana Che Toback, Noemie Lafrance, Eva Dean Dance, Sambasa, Anahid Sofian Dance Company, Tara Quinn, Gilgamesh Theater, Witches in Bikinis, The Drum Café, and independentdancemaker/Kara Tatelbaum, as well as choreographing and producing the Jerboa Dance NYC premier "Back from the Brink". These companies and more have taken CJ performing all around the
east and west coast, on national and local television, and in the most
authentic theaters in the big apple. CJ’s choreography and performance was recently featured on Fox 5, America’s Got Talent, and “Loosen My Tie” video. She has performed for P Diddy, Beyonce, Martha Stuart, and was the opening dance soloist for Diana Ross.
 CJ finds satisfaction in sharing her love of dance. In rehearsal she shares with the dancers, on stage she shares with the audience, in class she shares with her students. For 8 years CJ has taught dance classes and workshops on both
coasts in creative movement, pre-ballet, ballet, tap, jazz, modern,
musical theater, acrobatics, hip hop, break dance, and samba. Her classes focus on technique within choreography and having fun! Another love CJ has been sharing with students young and old is the practice of Pilates. CJ has been teaching Pilates for 5 years and has recently become one of the first certified instructors of Barrelates, which combines Pilates mat work and ballet barre exercises.
CJ joined the ADTC team last summer; she started the summer teaching hip hop and finished as program director. She is excited to return to the fun adventures and talented young dancers of ADTC.
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