The Ailey School

Josh Johnson was born in Mission Hills, California. He trained with Eartha Robinson and Otis Sallid, attended Hollywood high school under the direction of Keny Long, and was a student at the Marat Daukayev school of ballet in Los Angeles while studying with Karen Mcdonald. He has danced with Ailey II, along with Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, and with The Francesca Harper Project. He has been a member of the Forsythe Company since 2010 and co-founded SAD in 2013.