KEON K. NICKIE, from Arouca, Trinidad and Tobago, began his dance training in his native country before immigrating to the United States to further his education and dance studies. In 2007, Keon graduated with a BFA in dance and choreography from Long Island University in Brooklyn, NY. He has studied with The Ailey School, Balance Dance Theatre, Ballet Hispanico, Cheryl Byron and Something Positive, Deeply Rooted Dance Theater, Eclectic Dance Theatre, and Purelements. He has performed works by choreographers, Gary Abbott, Alvin Ailey, Talley Beatty, Kirven Douthit-Boyd, Asadata Dafora, Cheryl Byron, Autumn Eckman, Richard Freeman, James Gregg, Christopher L. Huggins, Kevin Iega Jeff, Lisa Johnson-Willingham, Kevin A. Joseph, Bill T. Jones, Michael Manswell, Harrison McEldowney, Mark Morris, Troy Powell, Pearl Primus, Matthew Rushing, Christian Spuck, Nathan Trice, Twyla Tharp, Dr. Melissa Vaughan, Lakai Worrell, Obediah Wright and Edgar Zendejas. He was also a memeber of Dallas Black.