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About Kenichi
Kenichi Ebina is a solo self-taught dance performer, started out dancing Freestyle HipHop and expanding his style to Poppinf, Lockinf, Mime, House, Jazz, Contemporary and Ethnic dance. Kenichifs unique dance show with illusion effects of sound, light and visual entertains a lot of people who are not even interested in performing arts.
In 2001, Kenichi founded a dance group with all Japanese dancers, BiTriP.
BiTriP won for the 1st place in the final grand championship of gAmateur Nighth at the world famous Apollo Theater in 2001 as the first and only Japanese grand champion performer. In 2007, Kenichi appeared on dance contest of gShowtime at the Apolloh as a solo performer and became the grand champion of 2007 season after winning 7 times <VIDEO>. Kenichi is the only two-time grand champion in the Apollo theater history.
Kenichi has been performing at many events, TV shows and teaching in USA, Europe, China, Japan, and Australia. Kenichi also has performed, directed and choreographed for many projects and dance and theater companies.
Ebina Performing Arts's first full-length show premiered at USA's national Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Also, Kenichi was invited as a speaker to TED 2007. (TED is annual conference where thousands of celebrity attend to see 50 speakers' presentation like former US president, Novel prize winners, presidents of large enterprise, prominent inventers, artists, etc.)
Some other Kenichifs acknowledged credits:
- USA TV program, "Maury show" as Outrageous Talent performer <VIDEO>
- French TV program, "Le Plus Grand Cabaret du Monde"
- China TV program, "International Humour Festival"
- Japan TV
program, "Zoom In Super"
- "Absinthe", Australian Open Tennis 2009, Melbourne, Australia
- "LifeBall 2009", Vienna, Austria
- Kollaboration 9, Champion
- Neil Young concert dancer, gGreendaleh
- Alvin Ailey Summer Camp Instructor
- Opening art and guest performance for: KRS-ONE, MOS DEF, LOST BOYZ, etc.
- Actor and choreographer for Japanese drama, gManhattan Diariesh
What Kenichi provides:
Performance:
Any dance, art, cultural, comedy events at theaters, clubs, anywhere.
Corporate, industry, and school, community events, Bar/Bat Mitzvah, Sweet 16, etc.
Lesson:
Master class and workshop at dance studios and dance department in high schools and olleges. K-12 school: workshop, school assembly, residency, outreach program
Choreography and Direction:
Dance company, dance studio showcase, music video, TV program
For more information about booking performance or workshop,
please go to BOOKING.
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