ABOUT

 

ARTIST IN LIFE 100%

    YODA JONES WAS BORN IN NEW ORLEANS,LOUISIANA,RAISED IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. SHE HAS  A GREAT AND DEEP LOVE FOR ART AND MUSIC. HER DAD PLAYS BASS, UNCLE PLAYS GUITAR, AND SHE WAS SURROUNDED BY MUSICIANS, SINGERS, AND ARTISTS OF ALL STYLES AND CULTURES FROM A YOUNG AGE.. YODA CHOSE TO LOVE MUSIC BY DANCING TO IT! SHE STARTED DANCING AT THE AGE OF 6,LEARNING THE CLASSICAL INDIAN DANCE, BHARATA NATYAM, FROM MRS.PADMINI VASAN,FOUNDER OF THE PADMALAYA SCHOOL OF DANCE. AT AGE 13 SHE PERFORMED HER ARANGETRAM,(A SOLO DEBUT PERFORMACE OF A BHARAT NATYAM DANCER).
THIS WAS THE BEGGINING. FROM HERE HER LOVE FOR DANCE GREW AND EXPANDED. SHE STARTED TO STUDY OTHER STYLES  OF DANCE.  HOUSE,LOCKING,WAACKING,POPPINIG,HIP HOP,VOGUE,CHICAGO FOOTWORKING, ANYTHING FUNKY AND FREE,GROUNDED WITH SOUL.SHE ALSO IS LEARNING AREAL ARTS AND CAPOEIRA. SHE  STUDIES,LEARNS ARTS AND DANCES WITH  PIONEERS,TEACHERS AND DANCERS  WORLDWIDE.

YODA JONES ALSO WORKS PROFESSIONALLY IN THE DANCE INDUSTRY, CREATING AND SHARING WITH ARTISTS,CHOREOGRAPHERS,MUSICIANS AND DANCERS.  DANCING AND PERFORMING IN TOURS,MUSIC VIDEOS,LIVE STAGE SHOWS,COMMERCIALS,INDUSTRIALS,TV SHOWS,MOVIES,TO TEACHING,FREE STYLING IN DANCE CYPHERS, AND TRAVELING WORLDWIDE  ARE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF HARD WORK AND DEDICATION!

“MY LOVE FOR DANCE, MUSIC AND ART WILL ALWAYS CONTINUE TO GROW AND EXPAND. MUSIC AND MOVEMENT ARE ENDLESS. I AM ALWAYS A STUDENT AND WILL CONTINUE TO TEST MYSELF AND EXPRESS MYSELF! 100%”

 

CREDITS:

MUSIC VIDEOS/LIVE SHOWS/TOURS:

MICHAEL JACKSON CIRQUE DU SOLEIL(CURRENTLY ON IN LAS VEGAS @ THE MANDALAY BAY!)

SOUL TRAIN AWARDS 2014

SOUL TRAIN AWARDS,MJ ONE 2013

ONE DROP (CIRQUE DU SOLEIL). BENEFIT SHOW FOR WATER.

PAUL MC CARTNEY WORLD TOURS

DISNEYS SUMMER GLOW FEST

CHRIS BROWN

USHER

GNARLES BARKLEY

TONI BRAXTON

AMERIE

MICHAEL JACKSON

TIESTO/BUSTA RHYMS

SUPER HEAVY BAND(DAMION MARLEY,MICK JAGGER,JOSS STONE,AR RHAMAN)

STEPH JONES

TAMMY FAYE

ERIC HUTCHENSON

FLASH MOBS

TOUR OF INDIA

CASTER DANCE SHOW IN CHINA

CHOREOGRAPHERS  CARNIVAL(LA)

 

COMMERCIALS/INDUSTRIALS:

NIKE

ADIDAS

POWER RANGERS

QUALCOMM

STATE FAIR

KIESER

EDISON

TV/MOVIES:

DAVID LETTERMAN SHOW,MJ ONE

DANCE WITH THE STARS,CHRIS BROWN

DANCE WITH THE STARS,MACYS PRESENTS

THE WEDDING BAND

AMERICAS GOT TALENT

GO FOR IT

EAST LOST HIGH

TEACHING:

DEBBIE REYNOLDS DANCE STUDIO

MOVEMENT LIFESTYLE DANCE STUDIO

OPERATION UNITE (TEACHING FOR CANCER)

MONSTERS OF HIP HOP

PRIVATES

TRAINING ARTISTS IN MOVEMENT

DANCE GROUPS/CREWS:

THE LADY BOOGALOOS .(ALL FEMALE POPPING DANCE GROUP CREATED BY POPIN PETE OF THE ELECTRIC BOOGALOOS)

THE WAACKERS  (WAACKING DANCE CREW CREATED BY KUMARI SURAJ)