About Ajia:

Ajia Maximillian is a trained dancer, choreographer, and fitness instructor with 20 years of professional experience. Ajia has taught at Shockra Studios (NYC), Cumbe (NYC), Debbie Reynolds Dance Studios (LA), Uforia Dance (SF), and for Equinox Gyms (DC, NY, LA, SF).

She has performed and trained as a Sambista for Oba Oba International under Sydney Maria in Los Angeles, as a West African dancer for Abeo Drummers and Dancers under Idrissa Kelly in NYC, under Broadway choreographer George Faison, for various underground hip hop artists across the country, and as a pole dancer in avant-garde shows and venues across NYC.

She began her dance training at 6 years old in her local Boys and Girls Club in the Bronx and then graduated to instruction at Broadway Dance Center (NYC), Peridance (NYC) , Djoniba Dance and Drum Center (NYC), Body and Pole (NYC), and Debbie Reynolds Dance Studio (LA). Ajia loves sharing dance and fitness with the world and hopes to continue spreading joy with movement every single day of her life.