Company Members

Junior Company

Mimi Sharada Mohandas,10, in year 6 at Kenton College, started ballet with DCK when she was 4. She has danced in Nutcracker since 2016. Also takes musical theatre & Hip hop.

Savannah Keir, 9, started dancing at DCK at the age of 4 and also loves singing, gymnastics and aerial silks. She has performed in the Nutcracker and Cinderella.

Hyogo Yamane, 10, in Grade 5 at the Japanese school. He takes grade 5 ballet, pas de deux, and gymnastics. He was a Party Boy and Guardian Angel in the 2021 Nutcracker.

Atiya Gandhi, 10, started ballet in Kuwait at the age of 3, joined DCK in 2021. She takes ballet, hip-hop and contemporary and was an angel in last year’s Nutcracker.

Sage McGowan, 10, is in grade 5 at the International School of Kenya and joined DCK last year. She loves all styles of dance, especially jazz and contemporary.

Xian McGowan, 11, is in grade 5 at the International School of Kenya. This is her second year at Dance Centre Kenya. Xian enjoys ballet, tap dancing, and all types of art.

Charlene Kaane, 11, is in Year 7 at S.C.S.S Academy. She has been at DCK for 2 years and takes Grade 4 ballet and pointe. She has performed in the Nutcracker and Cinderella.

Edwin Kiarie, 10, is a 4th grade student at Karen C Primary School. He has performed in the Nutcracker and DCK’s 2022 annual recital Celebrating Kenya. He also loves football.

Gloria Martens is a year 4 student at The Vale School Muthaiga. She started dancing at 2 and takes Grade 3 Ballet and gymnastics. She was a mouse in the 2021 Nutcracker.

Arianna Nduku Kaati, 10, is in CM2 at Lycée Français Denis Diderot. She takes Grade 4 Ballet and Tap, and was a Soldier in the 2021 Nutcracker. She plays piano and flute.

Ava Georges, 10, is in Year 6 at Braeburn Gitanga School. Joined DCK in 2019, taking ballet, pas de deux, hip-hop, dance-mix & contemporary. She loves art & plays the cello.

Victoria Mong’are, 9, joined DCK at age 5 and has danced in Cinderella and The Nutcracker. She is in year 5 at Cavina school and enjoys singing, playing cello & violin.

Sawa Chiba, 9, is in 4th grade at West Nairobi School. She started ballet when she was 3 years in Brazil and joined DCK in 2018.

Jordania Salins, 10, is in Grade 5 at Nairobi Waldorf School. She joined DCK at age 4 and has danced in The Nutcracker as a mouse, angel, candy cane and a soldier.

Avelyn Yong, 9, is in Grade 4 at Rosslyn Academy. She started ballet at 5, and also enjoys tap and musical theatre at DCK. She also swims and plays the piano.

Gift Zidane, 9, is in Grade 4 at Karen C Primary School. He started dancing 2 years ago and did a class award through the Royal Academy of Dance for Grade 2 Ballet.