Cast
Carl Flavell is an American born Commercial Dancer raised in Auckland, New Zealand. This is his second time touring with Todrick, also dancing on the Haus Party Tour. Carl has danced for artists such as Jennifer Lopez, Cardi B, Lorde, Jolin Tsai, Kris Wu and more. Carl is also a choreographer, who has taught globally and created award-winning routines for dance crews across NZ. He has performed at The Grammys, the Bilboard Awards and the MTV Asia Music Awards. Carl is now based in LA.
![Nathan_Groth ].jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/33b87f_9282a7b1d8fe422b859976b734e980b8~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_200,h_300,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/Nathan_Groth%20%5D.jpg)
Nathan Groth was born and raised in Sioux City, Iowa, but he has called New York home for the last 7 years. Previously, Nathan performed on the US National tour of Finding Neverland where he was Dance Captain & Swing. Regional Theatre credits include: Swing! The Musical (Prather Productions), Elf (Broadway Palm), Surflight Theatre Co, and several shows internationally with Norwegian Cruise Lines! He is a proud graduate of The American Music & Dramatic Academy’s Dance & Theatre Program in NYC. Nathan is beyond grateful and excited to be apart of the Femuline World Tour!
Jeka Jane started dancing at the age of 5 years old. For high school, he attended School of the Arts San Francisco with a focus in contemporary and ballet. Jeka trained in hip hop with a community team, The Company, out of Northen California. After moving to Los Angeles, Jeka joined forces with Movement Lifestyle. He also began teaching classes at world renowned studio Millennium Dance Complex. Recently, Jeka has danced for musical artist Ariana Grande at the Billboard Music Awards, Coachella Music Festival, VMAS and is a principal dancer in her music video “No Tears Left To Cry”. Jeka made his TV debut on Emmy Award winning show “Transparent” (Amazon) and on HBO’s “Euphoria”, Netflix “The Prom”. Apart from commercial work, he also co-directs a youth training program called the crew and teaches workshops all over the Nation and all over the world. Jeka works with all age groups and levels and welcomes every human with open arms!
Howard Johnson is a professional dancer based in Los Angeles, CA. His passion for dance and performing started when he was 17 and has led him to achieve some amazing accomplishments. Howard was seen on TV shows like So You Think You Can Dance, Americas Got Talent and World Of Dance with JLO. This then led him onto having the opportunity to do his first tour with the show WOD. He uses his flexibility, sexuality, and personality to his advantage and get his name out there in the industry and reach his goals. He’s accomplished his brand and gained a big social media following on Instagram and TikTok which continues to grow. He hopes to continue inspiring the LGBTQ+ community and everyone else to chase their dreams no matter where you come from or what challenges you may be facing. He believes anything is possible if you work hard enough and truly love what you are doing.
E.Jay Lewis made his way to Los Angeles, CA from Indianapolis, IN in 2012. After relocating, E.Jay has had the pleasure of joining the team of Todrick Hall and having the opportunities to experience touring the world, appearing on a few seasons of Rupaul’s Drag Race, a Cheetos commercial, performed on the MTV Movie Awards, appeared in Todrick’s Netflix documentary “Behind The Curtain”, and performed in many of his iconic music videos. Branching out, he has also worked with artists such as Buddy, Ciara, Miguel and Burna Boy. He has recently became creative director and choreographer for a few artists such as Potomac Housewife Candiace Dillard-Bassett, and KPOP star Alice. E.Jay is grateful and excited to share has gifts and looking forward to another year of incredible memories and experiences.
James Little grew up in the suburbs of Detroit, Michigan. Leaving at 18 he moved to LA where he joined Entity Contemporary Dance Company. After a year he decided to try out his sea legs, dancing and flying for Royal Caribbean. Bringing his feet back to land James went on his first tour with Todrick, “Straight Outta Oz”. Here we are 6 years and 3 tours later, James is thrilled to be joining the cast of The Femuline World Tour.
Ky Jones grew up in Springboro, Ohio. Since the age of 2, Ky has been passionate about dance, singing, and acting, resulting in intense training through a variety of styles. Growing up she heavily trained under notable choreographers Zandra and Aly Thomas, at Z Company Arts. Ky began her professional career at the age of 13, performing at Radio City Music Hall for America’s Got Talent. Ky graduated with a Bachelor’s degree at age 17, all while still pursuing her success in dance. With her continued hard work, Ky had the honor to travel and assist on conventions mentored by industry professionals such as Gil Duldulao, Ian Eastwood, Dean Lee, Katy Tate, Tucker Barley, Mollee Gray and Jeka Jane. Since moving to LA, some of her credits include Justin Bieber, America’s Got Talent, Chesca, Jordan Fisher, Tabria Majors, Cokesbury Productions, and many more!
Matthew John Lynady is a professional dancer/ choreographer living in Los Angeles. Before graduating from The University of Arizona with a B.F.A in dance, he was a scholarship student at the Ballet Theatre of Scranton. He has previously performed with renowned companies including The Radio City Christmas Spectacular, Odyssey Dance Theatre, Art.If.Act Dance Project , Now Dance Project, Scranton Shakespeare Festival, FIDM, EDC, and Step One Dance Company. You can spot Matthew on your TV in Season 3 of Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, choreographed by Marguerite Derricks. He has been influenced by the many choreographers he has had the chance to work closely with throughout his career including: James Kinney, Brooke Wendle, John Charron, Kellen Stancil, Jennifer Golanka, Tammy Dyke Compton and Maya Taylor. He is beyond excited to be dancing in the Femuline World Tour!
Luna Monkiki was born in Inglewood, CA and raised in Northwestern Mexico. She arrived in Phoenix, Arizona and began teaching and freestyle side by side at the age of 16, a self-trained Dancer/Choreographer which allowed her to naturally create her own movement and vision. Throughout the years she has been grateful to train with anyone she was ever inspired by like Tricia Miranda, Nika Kljun, Liz Imperio, Brian and Scott Nicholson to name a few. From main stream shows and films to traveling the world choreographing and teaching. Some of Luna’s credits include working with Ariana Grande (Vma’s God Is A Woman, 7 Rings Music video and Coachella) and assisting for Britney Spears closing number in her new residence in Vegas. Luna teaches House, Jazz Funk, Whacking and Hip Hop at the legendary hollywood studios Debbie Reynolds, Edge performing arts, Movement Lifestyle and Millennium Dance Complex. Always focusing on the importance of history, technique, music and culture she continues to share her art and remembers her message for authenticity, growth through challenge and self fulfillment.
Jonathan Silva, who is performing one of the tumbling tracks, is extremely excited to twirl on the Femuline world tour! Jonathan is a professional dancer from downtown Los Angeles who specializes in queer-specific productions. Some of his favorite moments he’s shared with Todrick include dancing in some of his ICONIC YouTube videos, the Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards and RuPaul’s Drag Race. Jonathan has just recently dabbled in reality television and you can watch him compete for a grand prize of 10k on Apple TV’s “gogo for the gold”!
Precious Simone was raised in Upper Marlboro, Maryland. She attended the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in New York City and Los Angeles, California where she received her BFA in Performing Arts Dance Theatre. Precious has traveled around the world performing with Norwegian Cruise Lines. She is so excited to be performing with Todrick for her next adventure!
Parker Stelmack trained in a dance studio for 16 years. The majority of her life has been spent in the studio or on stage performing. She has performed professionally with Norwegian Cruise Lines traveling around the world. Parker is thankful to do what she loves every day and to start a new chapter on the Femuline World Tour!
Jenni Thomasson is thrilled to be returning as Dance Captain on another Todrick Hall World Tour. Some of Jenni’s favorite credits from her early career include the Radio City Rockettes, the movie musical Rock of Ages, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, originating the role of Beauxbaton at Wizarding World of Harry Potter, the Jonas Brothers, and Jennifer Hudson. However nothing compared to the fulfillment she experienced when she started working with Todrick. Since then she’s had the opportunity to appear in many seasons of RuPaul’s Drag Race, Samsung, Fiat, and Cheetos commercials, the MTV VMA’s and Movie Awards, and Netflix Documentary Behind the Curtain. She has worked with talent such as Taylor Swift, Ciara, and Brandy and choreographers Brian Friedman, Richy Jackson, and Kiel Tutin. Jenni is beyond thankful to have had a hand in making more videos and live performances with Todrick than she can keep track of and remains in awe of the impact his music and message has had. Touring with Todrick is Jenni’s favorite experience of her life because it’s where she gets to hear the stories of people who have come together and found inspiration from the hard work of Todrick and his team. She can’t wait to continue being a part of Todrick’s magic on the Femuline World Tour!
Lexi Vaughn A.K.A Ricky Lam was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii. She moved to Los Angeles, CA in 2011 and has been working as a professional Choreographer and Dancer ever since. She has traveled all around the world in and out of the country teaching for different dance conventions and workshops such as NUVO, Radix, 24-7, Jump, Hall Of Fame, In10sity and many more. Lexi has taught at many different studios locally in Los Angeles such as Millennium Dance Complex, Edge pac, Movement Lifestyle, Debbie Reynolds just to name a few. She has performed, dance and/or choreographed for big artists such as Jennifer Hudson, Todrick Hall, Rupauls Dragrace, Jessica Sutta (from the Pussycat Dolls) and Honda car shows in China.
Christie Valdiserri grew up dancing with The Brandywine Ballet Company in West Chester, PA. After graduating with a BA in Theatre from Penn State University, Christie moved to NYC to pursue her dance career. Just before booking a cruise gig, Christie was diagnosed with Alopecia and within months, lost all of her hair. In hopes of finding herself again, Christie moved to LA where she booked several music videos and commercials while hiding under a blonde wig. After sharing her story, Christie became the first bald model to be in Sports Illustrated Swim and soon after, founded The Baldtourage. She is SO grateful and excited to go on The Femuline World Tour *without* a wig and to be able to represent everybody who feels like they don’t fit into our society’s beauty standards!
Aisha Yamamoto grew up in Tokyo, Japan doing musical theater, ballet, jazz, hip hop and tap. At 16 Aisha came to the states to study dance and languages in NYC. She loves dancing, her life’s passion. She moved to LA to work as a dancer in music videos and live shows. She is so excited to be a part of Todrick’s artistry and his dance family and to represent the Japanese dance scene.