ANTOINE HUNTER
"The Great Urban Dancing Warrior"

Antoine Hunter is an artist. He loves to create, paint, cook, and is proud to admit that he knows how to fix his own plumbing. When I first spoke to him on the videophone I saw a charismatic personality who is really passionate about what he is doing, always smiling and always positive. His signing was very articulate and his hands moved gracefully like a dancer, which should be no surprise because Antoine is actually a professional dancer.
When Antoine was 4 years old he saw other kids in the neighborhood break dancing and decided joined in, but upon hurting himself he stopped. He still danced at home and enjoyed music but it wasn't until his Mother took him to see "Nutcracker" at the Oakland Ballet that their movements mesmerized him. Early in High School, he decided to join a dance class taught by Dawn James, and by his Junior year of High School he was a dancing professionally.
Since becoming a professional dancer, Antoine has performed all over the world including: Rome, Cuba, Africa, London to name a few. He makes his living as a choreographer, dancer, dance instructor, model, actor, and poet. He started a dance company called "Urban Jazz Dance Company" located in Oakland, California. His goal with the dance company is to help people find their creativity through dancing. He wishes to see more deaf and hard of hearing people join his Dance Company, as he knows there are many who can dance.
Antoine is blessed to be able to do what he does, and he is eager to share his passion with the world. He has also had the opportunity to meet many famous dancers all over the world and work with them. I asked Antoine if there was anything else he would like to share and he said "To make your dreams come alive is to hold on to the vision and bring it out no matter what it takes or to say it is impossible because in arts, nothing is impossible." Antoine is working on a one-man show that he plans to debut in Oakland, CA on December 12, 2011. He is also working on developing a Deaf Artists Festival in San Fransisco in 2012.

To learn more about Antoine please visit

http://www.antoinehunter.com/

http://www.urbanjazzdance.com/




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