ACADEMY KOKOMO
Jon Finck
Jon Finck, originally from Ohio, found his passion for dance at a young age. He was enrolled in tumbling classes at a dance studio in Ohio, but always found himself watching in on other classes and teaching himself how to dance. He was later sought out by instructors that encouraged him to enroll in dance classes. Right after high school, Jon moved to LA to chase his dream of becoming a professional dancer. Jon has lived in New York as well as Los Angeles, where he was on the Tremaine Dance Center Scholarship. He has toured Europe as part of the musical “Grease”. He has also performed and taught in Japan at their Broadway Dance Center near Tokyo. He can be seen in movies and videos such as “Austin Powers” and “If I Told You That” with Whitney Houston and George Michael. He has also performed with cruise ships, industrials, tours, live stage shows, and TV shows, such as MTV Germany and Fame L.A. Jon is widely known in the dance industry and has had the opportunity to be an assistant with the Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders. He also judges for a number of dance competitions including Power of Dance and Soar He has choreographed opening numbers for Mr. and Mrs. Dance, part of the International Dance Challenge. Additionally, he has done choreography for the VIPs for Dance Olympus Summer Tour who performed at Disney World.