k.s. j.a.m.m. Dance Troupe

k.s. j.a.m.m. dance troupe's mission is to provide youth and young adults from economically disadvantaged backgrounds with a means of self-expression and self-development through exceptional dance, choreography and costuming. k.s. j.a.m.m. dance troupe was founded in 1988, at the brooklyn childrens museum, by kashani stokley and his youth counselor stan morse. mr. morse encouraged him at the age of 12, to share his passion for dance with other youth in the community. the troupe's name was established in 1994, by taking the first initial of each of the original members' name: k.ashani s.helly j.aphia a.frica m.alesha m.elanie. since then, k.s. j.a.m.m. dance troupe has produced (21) annual recitals, offered classes to over 500 students and have been exhibited in the brooklyn children's museum, brooklyn historical society and the society for preservation of weeksville and bedford stuyvesant's traveling exhibit, "the crown heights history project" in 1994. during its 12th year, k.s.