Jaja Vankova
Biography
Jana Vaňková, better known by her nickname Jaja, is a Czech dancer and choreographer. She started dancing at age 14 doing freestyle dancing and battling, then later began teaching choreography. Vaňková's dance career began in 2006 with the dance crew Out Of Bounds, where she learned to dance hip hop, and as an individual, learned popping and locking techniques, among other styles. She later became one of the crew's choreographers. Two of the Out Of Bounds choreographies won the national championship of Czech Republic in 2010- one of them being a choreography called "Why so Serious?" which was choreographed by Jaja. Both of these choreographies were among the three best choreographies of the year 2010 in the televised Dance crew of the year competition. The crew together with Jaja also became the semi-finalists of Czech Got Talent 2010. As an individual, she won the Dancer Of The Year award and became the national champion in 2008. She has also choreographed theater shows, performed in commercials, and was a backup dancer for Haddaway. In 2010, Vaňková auditioned to join a dance crew based in Houston, Texas.
Known For & Full Filmography6 Titles
Drama Series - 2005, 16 episodes • as Self
Dancers selected in open auditions across America take part in a rigorous competition designed to best display their talents, training and personalities to a panel of judges and viewers as they strive to win votes and avoid elimination.
Drama Series - 2005, 16 episodes • as Self - Contestant
Dancers selected in open auditions across America take part in a rigorous competition designed to best display their talents, training and personalities to a panel of judges and viewers as they strive to win votes and avoid elimination.
Movie - 2014, 2h 15m • as Robot Girl
All-stars from previous installments convene in glittering Las Vegas, battling for a victory that could define their dreams and their careers.
Drama Series - 2010, 16 episodes • as Reanimators
Join seemingly ordinary people who discover they have extraordinary powers in a groundbreaking mythology about hope, greed, love and the force that moves us all.
Movie - 2022, 2h 15m • as Self - Marionette Toy
Features Rev Run as he brings audiences on a hip-hop reimagining of The Nutcracker ballet set in NYC.
Movie - 2018, 2h 15m • as MonStars Crew
Struggling In his freshman year of college, Brandon tries to focus intently on his studies but keeps coming to the same conclusion: dance is his passion. His geeky roommate Nate proposes they start a dance crew, but their search for other freestyle dancers proves fruitless. So they expand their search across town, finding a break-dancer, a performance artist, a Bhangra dancer, an animator, a ballerina, and a ballroom dance mom willing to join the new crew. A national dance battle headlined by Brandon's previous crew, Levelz, provides the first opportunity for Brandon to prove to himself and his family that he and his crew have what it takes to make it as dancers.