Conrad R. Kelly II

Conrad Kelly II is a native of Fort Lauderdale, FL, who studied criminal justice at Florida A&M University. During his time at FAMU, he performed with the Marching 100 and the Strikers. Kelly later became a soloist for the Rolle Project in Las Vegas and a dance instructor at Studio 305, where he taught hip-hop, contemporary, and jazz dance. He has won numerous awards as a choreographer and dancer, including being a two-time recipient of the DC Commission on Arts and Humanities’ prestigious Arts and Humanities Fellowship Program. A long-standing member of the company, Kelly serves as Step Afrika!’s Assistant Artistic Director and recently choreographed The Movement, an epic tribute to Black Lives Matter and the wave of activism in 2020. This is his eighth season with the company.