Fan club de Martha Nichols

Martha Nichols

Age: 18

Hometown:
Raleigh, NC.

Occupation:
Contemporary / Hip-Hop Specialist





What is your full name?
Martha Nichols

Do you have a nickname?
Marfa or Marf. My grandma calls me Ms. Mot

Where do you currently live?
Raleigh, N.C.

Where were you born?
Brooklyn, NY

What is your hometown?
Even though I moved from Brooklyn to Raleigh when I was nine, I consider Raleigh my hometown.

How old are you?
18

What is your birth date?
July 14, 1987

Are you in school?
I just finished my freshman year at Peace College.

Do you have a job?
I am a part time dance teacher.

How old were you when you started to dance?
My mother put me in my first dance class when I was 2 1/2.

Do you have any formal dance training?
I've had jazz for 16 years, tap for 15 years, ballet for 9 years, and lyrical, modern, contemporary jazz and hip-hop for 7 years.

If you had to categorize your dance style, what would it be (hip hop, ballet, tap etc…)?
This is always such a hard question to answer. I guess i'd have to say contemporary jazz or either hip-hop.

What other talents/hobbies do you have?
Well, I love anything pertaining to music. I sing and I also play the instruments. The Bassoon, The Clarinet, and The Drums. I also do Track & Field, I'm a sprinter and I do the High Jump. I love to read and I ABSOLUTELY ADORE coloring with my little sisters!

Who is your favorite professional dancer?
I don't have ONE favorite but there are many who I think are amazing. Jason Parsons, Brian Friedman, Mandy Moore, Dee Caspary, and Tabitha & Napoleon D'umo are just a few.

Does anyone in your family dance professionally?
One of my cousins is a member of the Amount Boyz.


Have you performed in musical theater or in public functions as a dancer?
Yes, my dance company performed in the mall for National Dance Week and in the Raleigh Christmas Parade for 6 years. Also, I was a principle dancer in my school musical my sophmore through senior year and was the choreographer of my school musical my junior and senior year of high school.

What would you like to see happen to you as a result of the show?
I would like to possibly see other dancing opportunities coming.


Where would you like to be in 10 years and what would you like to be doing?
In 10 years I would like to see myself well established as a professional dancer and hopefully starting to somewhat settle down with a family.


What has been your most memorable dance experience?
I'd have to say making it into the show's top 20.