Jaffar Smith

Jaffar Smith is originally from Washington State. He started dancing at a young age, studying Tap, Jazz, and Gymnastics. After high school, he moved to Las Vegas and began his hip-hop training with Culture Shock Las Vegas under the direction of Tabitha and Napoleon Dumo. After leaving Las Vegas, he moved to San Diego where he contributed to the success of Urban FX. Soon after, he relocated to Los Angeles to pursue the commercial dance industry, where he has danced and toured with artists such as 3LW, Brandy, Ashanti, JoJo, Mariah Carey, Omarion, Solange, MC Hammer, and The Cheetah Girls to name a few. 

Beyond his dance credits, Jaffar is a motivating and inspiring instructor. Jaffar’s talent expands to his choreography which is extremely clever in its musicality and movement. He has choreographed for numerous professional hip-hop dance companies in the US and abroad. He currently teaches at Movement Lifestyle, Millenium Dance Complex, and Kinjaz Dojo in Los Angeles, CA.

Jaffar's personality, style, and personal flare make his choreography and class a treat to both take and watch. His energy and focus on having fun while pushing yourself brings new life to class and will have you moving faster than you think you can!

Jaffar's knowledge and talents transcend to multiple levels of entertaining. It is because of this that Jaffar founded JaPHONIC Productions, a company that encompasses all areas of entertainment. He believes that tapping fully into your creativity will always make you a better overall performer, and applies this principle to himself whether acting, choreographing or producing music. 

Jaffar’s unique combination of a genuine love of people and unwavering passion for his art is why students have traveled from all over the world to learn from him.