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Misheal Victor Okumu

Director / Founder
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About

BIRTH AND ORIGIN

He was born in September 30th 1991 in the former Nairobi province now devolved to Nairobi County. With his roots from Yimbo, Ulowa, Bondo district in Siaya County. Mishael was born and raised in humble family in Nairobi, in the slums of Mathare and Huruma, he is a third born in a family of four siblings.

RELIGIOUS BELIEVE

He was born in a Christian family in African traditional church (LUONG MOGIK MAR NYASAYE) a Luo name God last call. Believing on the Sabbath day of worship. He later converted to LEGION OF MARY OF AFRICAN CHURCH MISSION. Which he currently worship till date.

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

Basic education

He to Mathare North Primary School where he attained KCPE certificate, in 2005. Joined Nyang’oma Boys Secondary school attaining KCSE certificate in 2009 Professional education

Joined Ghetto Exposed School of dance and photography, where he did certificate program in dance, covering ballet, jazz, contemporary, hip hop, and African, tap, movement and Horton exercises. In 2011 – 2014. Joined Dance Centre Kenya doing vocation training in ballet in 2015 – 2017. Attended The University of South Carolina summer dance camp in 2016.

WORK AND ACHIEVEMENTS

Mishael is the founder of a non-profit organization Star Art Foundation, stopping and nurturing talent in young people from the less fortunate home in Huruma and Mathare slums, through this program he has seen individual through primary and secondary education. With Black Blingers won Sakata Dance Competition season 3. The most decorated dance competition in Kenya In 2013. He represented Kenya in East Africa’s Umoja cultural festival performing in east Africa’s countries sponsored by NORAD IN 2013. With Academy of Dance and Arts, and Dance Centre Kenya he has performed in multiple classical play lead characters i.e. 5 Nutcracker production performing snow king, Arabian, and Russian. And other classical’s like Cinderella, La Bayadere, Giselle, Romeo and Juliet. Through NORAD went for an exchange program to teach African dance in Norway in summer 2015. Worked with Worldwide Platinum Record in Malaysia as a dancer in 2016 January – march. Worked as a gymnastics and hip hop teacher at Dance Centre Kenya in 2015 – 2017. He is the founder and director of Blingers Empire a company that mentored and trained many young people from different backgrounds and also offers job opportunity for talented young citizen. He started the company in 2014. He is passionate about elevating the dance and gymnastic industry to higher heights. living as a true legend of our creative industry.