JEMIMA ANGULU ,PROFILE

JEMIMA ANGULU
ARTISTIC  DIRECTOR, CHOREOGRAPHER, TEACHER, DANCE PERFORMER & GROUP FITNESS INSTRUCTOR












BIOGRAPHY 

Jemima Talatu Angulu Aka Mima is a Dancer, Choreographer, and Artistic Director, and Founder of The Krump Dance Studios Abuja. She works as a Dance Practitioner focused on creating programs and building creative structures for dancers.
 
As a choreographer, she infuses her Knowledge of Hip-hop and Other Contemporary dance styles to tell stories through her productions and has worked with Various Creative artists and Organizations such as Dike Chukwumerije, Davido, Clarence Peters, The American Embassy Nigeria, The French Institute Nigeria, The German Embassy on Collaborative projects in Abuja.

Her training Background includes Nigerian Cultural dances, Ballet, Jazz, Salsa, Hip-hop, and contemporary dance. Mima is also a graduate of the ISVP program at the Broadway Dance Center New York, a Graduate of Entrepreneurial Management at The Pan Atlantic University Nigeria, A Next Level Global Alumni, and a recipient of the arts in Public space Culture program.
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As a producer, her work includes Grease "the Naija mix", For the love of hip-hop, Love and jazz, Omo Naija Expressions of the soul, textures, and Abuja the Musical.  She is also the Initiator of “Creative Connect” a creative learning class experience and Krump Studio’s contemporary Dance Incubator and Training  Program " Krump Nation"  a project for building young contemporary dancers in areas of skill, community building, and entrepreneurship. 

For her, the krump dance studios is a place to be inspired, to create, to train, and where dance is used as a tool to change lives. 


Jemima has been featured in several documentaries and Her story has been shared in many articles as a pioneer and an inspiration for women and youths who seek a different path. 

She spends her time teaching and working with youths using dance as her tool for community development and self-development. Jemima is also a group fitness instructor and the Creator of Krump Fitness and has gone to host and design several group fitness programs and mentored several fitness trainers, Jemima was also The National Director for Special duties on the Guild of Dancers Nigeria and is also a Judge on Redbull Nigeria Dance Your Style 


 

TRAINING HISTORY
Hip hop, Street Jazz Latin, Contemporary, Jazz, Theater, Tap, Ballet, Nigerian Cultural Dances & Zumba 
TEACHERS 
  • Ballet  
Joy Karley,  Dorit Koppel ,Jessica Epting,
Tap and Theater :  Justine Boccitto, Jim cooney, Lane Napper, Jason Wise,Peter Yuen, Jason E Barnard ,Garmine Salsberg, Doug Shankman, Mark Alberecht 
  • Contemporary & Jazz 
 Slam, Stacie Stanfield, Wes Veldink, Ashlè Dawson,Nicole Klerer , Sue Samuels, Tracie stanfield, Justin Conte,  Ryan Beck, Cat Cogliandro ,Greg dolbashian,Teddy Tedholm  Derek Mitchell, Ginger Cox, Sheila Barker, Michelle Barber, Debbie Wilson, Heather Rigg, Shelly Hutchinson, 
  • Hiphop & Street Styles 
Luam, Eric Jenkins,  Robert Taylor Jr, Chio, Derek Mitchell ,Lesli Feliciano, Dave Scott, Tweetie, Princess Lockeroo ,Jon Rua ,Tricia Miranda, Rhapsody, Gil Duldulao, Cris Judd, Kyle Hanagami, Comfort Fadoke
  • Latin & Salsa 
Ukalina Opuwari & Ice Nweke , Segun Oloruntoba
  • Cultural dance : Afri  dance theater 
  • Zumba 
Lucas S Mthenjane 
  • 3T teachers Workshop 
David Ryn Beck , Ashley Dawson


Teacher Workshops
Pulse 
Dance Teacher Magazine

  • Creative Movement for kids 
Jessica Epting


CHOREOGRAPHY & CREATIVE DIRECTOR

  • 2002 – 2009 Head Choreographer The Redeemed dance Ministry
  • 2011 – Till date Choreographer Krump Studios 
  • 2011 & 2012 Choreographer “The Choice I Made Stage Play” NNPC youth and health campaign against drug abuse
  • 2011 Choreographer “Nasko Cornflakes Advert” 
  • 2012 Choreographer and Direction Flash mob ‘’Dance for life’’ ,Health and fitness campaign at Silver bird entertainment center Abuja. 
  • 2012 Choreographer “Jack Vs Jacqueline” Abuja Entrepreneurs Awards 
  • 2013 Head Choreographer, Producer & Artistic Director Grease The Naija Mix
  • 2013 Choreographer “Freedom song Hey Hey”
  • 2014 Choreographer Mamaye Campaign 
  • 2015 Creative Director Theophany Choreographers Exhibition
  • 2015 Choreographer Miss United Nations Nigeria
  • 2015 Choreographer Wedding Choreographer “Ivie Okujaye”
  • 2015 Choreographer “A Night on Broadway” Theater Production Regents Secondary school
  • 2016 Choreographer Head Choreographer, Producer & Artistic Director Expressions of the soul contemporary production 
  • 2017 Choreographer and Direction ‘’Etisalat Breakfree Flash Mob’’ at Jabi lake mall 
  • Writer & Director ‘’ABUJA THE MUSICAL’’  Musical Theater production December 2017 & 2019 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELCrL7TXKJQ&t=29s
  • Team Choreographer National Sports Festival 2018
  •  2019 Textures an African group piece by Krump Nation Students  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vS0gftK9DVg
  • 2021 MUTE  contemporary production 


DANCER
New York, Port Harcourt, Zaria , Lagos, Abuja, Kaduna 2002 – date
  • 2011 Choice made
  • 2012 Abuja Young Entrepreneurs award
  • 2013 Grease Naija Mix
  • 2015 Tribal skin (Choreographed by Natorii ) Symphony Space New York
  • 2015 Proposal Flash Mob Washinton Square Park Manhattan New York

TEACHER 
  • 2012 –Till date Krump dance studios
Basic ballet, hip-hop, theater jazz, contemporary jazz 



DANCE FITNESS INSTRUCTOR 
  • Krump Studios
  • Dance for Life
  • Fit 2 dance fit 2 live
  • NTA  
  • Nigerian LNG
  • Dance Fitness 
  • Dance for Life Campaign
  • NTAE Tv Fitness Personality 2012 - 2017
  • Publisher (Health and Fitness Hub)
  • Radio Show Host (Krump Studio’s Health & Fitness Hub) Nigeria Info Fm 2015
  • Fitness consult Office of the Vice president on Nigeria.





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AWARDS 
In 2013, Jemima Angulu received the Abuja young entrepreneurship award.
Gond Abuja Award for excellence 2018




Comments

  1. Unknown6 July 2020 at 07:15

    Awesome I can testify I have learnt a lot from her with the little time I know her, very simple, hardworking and a creative lady, she has impacted and mentored many and still doing more, thank you mima, I can't love you less, thank you thank you and thank you God bless you for me I'm still learning from you ma'am.

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