DANCE GALLERY

Jacob has in Him roots from different Dance Techniques and Expression through different movements.This Gallery will take you through the dances He learnt,but most important His new dance expression FUSEDPOPMODERNDANCE which is his own creativity,from the project of KPAG.Dances varies from++East African Traditional Dance,African Conmporary Dance,Jazz,Modern Dance,Horton,Hip Hop,Ballet,Salsa,Movement and Improvisationte.

PERFORMANCE GALLERRY BEFORE KPAG

Since introduction to stage Jacob has featured in variety performance ranging from Choral Poem Verses to Solo Verses to Plays and Drama to Solo Dances and Group Choreographies.In his performance Gallerry are some of the recent and past archives;;;;;;; SOLO POEMS; Jacob has performed quite several solos in poetry.In 2002 April,in His former School Changamwe Secondary He presented CHRISTIANITY TRUE COLORS .Talking about the Deeds of Christians in his Perspective,which focused both on the Past and Future of the deeds of Christians.In 2003 November he Presented INDIGNITY.Indignity was provoking the Social lives of Kenyans Generally.In 2004 February,Jacob presented MDUDU (VIRUS in Kiswahili).Mdudu Brailled HIV\AIDS pandemic in the World.CHORAL VERSES;Jacobs intent to group work grooved him to several choral verses,with TRAVELLING THEATRE TROUPE (3T).Verses included ZAHAMA:ZAHAMA,Presented at the Loreto Convent Mombasa during a Poet Gala Night hosted by Mombasa Youth Councelling Centre.The Poem was about the society Undermining Women and the rights of a Girl Child.ZILIZALA,ZILIZALA Was a critic on the Female Genital Mutillation in the Society. PLAY;In 3T Jacob Featured in a Play TITTLE TATTLE in October 2005 at the Little Theatre in Mombasa.The Play was about life in Universities in Kenya.How a student can get a focus or loose the direction of his \ her focus and how the focus of that student affects his\her life and the enviroment in completion. SOLO HIPHOPDANCE;Jacob often did freestyle dance in different dance floors,Like Florida Night Club in Mombasa,Salambo Night Club,Changamwe High School and Toys Night club among more others(Performing has and will always run in my veins for thats where it belongs and will always be)JAcob aDEro.

BOOK A DANCE CLASS

Jacob Oketch is giving Dance Classes on FUSEDPOPMODERNDANCE,at the kenya National Theatre(Kenya Cultural Centre NAIROBI KENYA)Registration and bookings can be via mail bakawola@yahoo.com.Registration is 350KShs per person.Special classes are also arranged according to the terms/conditions that will be agreed upon.Classes are booked according to categories (1)Amarture(2)Beginners(3)Proffessionals(4)Organisations or Institutions(5)Workshops

FUSEDPOPMODERNDANCE

Fusedpopmoderndance is an Initiative by Jacob Oketch to create a new dance language,fussing different dance techniques to Hip Hop.Varieties includes Jazz,Horton,Ballet,Movement,Traditional African Dance,Contemporary Dance,Salsa,Modern Dance and Hip Hop improvised together.Its a range in its own velocity of intesive creativity.Come and enjoy the fun.