Kamani Abu

Kamani Abu

(He/HIM)

Kamani Abu (New Castle, DE) began his dance training at the age of 16 at a local studio in his hometown. He also trained in the 2023 summer and 2025 winter intensive at BalletX in Philadelphia. He is currently a senior in the Ailey/Fordham BFA Program, and has worked with choreographers including Jennifer Archibald, Tracy Inman, Darshan Bhuller, Gregory Dawson, Baye and Asa, Levi Marsman, Houston Thomas, and Maleek Washington. In 2023, Mr. Abu performed in Geoffrey Holder’s Dougla with Dance Theatre of Harlem and in Alvin Ailey’s Memoria during AILEY’s New York City Center season. He is currently in his first season as an apprentice with Ailey II.