Jane Sekonya-John
Jane Sekonya John during Emerge+See © Scott Akoz
Born and Bred in Katlehong, Johannesburg, Jane's first dance was traditional Sotho and Pedi, followed closely by renditions of early street dance, Hip Hop and Pantsula with her local township crew Bixties Body Rock Club.
Her training includes Johannesburg Dance foundation and Ballet Rambert in London. Jane has performed and toured with Disney's The Lion King, Jonzi D's Aeroplane Man, has worked extensively with traditional South African dance and music group Shikisha, to name few…
Jane is among a rare breed of performing artists. She fuses popular cultures, by experimenting with the variables of dance in the genres of Ballet, Contemporary, Kwaito(house dance), Gumboot Dance, Krumpin’, Traditional African, Hip Hop/Street Funk and Afro-Caribbean Dance styles, to bring her unique craft to the cutting edge of audience, dancers and dance theatres around the world. The unparalleled ability of 'subtle exploding dynamite' is descriptive of Jane's “AFROFUZE”.
As a result of her varied experience, Jane delivers various educational programmes, whereby dancers and non-dancers are taught various aspects of choreography and further the development of their artistic vocabulary and skills.