John Barclay, originally from Toronto, Canada, came to the United States at the age of eight, where he began his training in the styles of ballet, jazz, contemporary, lyrical, and hip hop. In the summer of 2014, John was offered a full scholarship to Joffrey Ballet School Summer Intensive in Los Angeles, California, working with Alonzo King, Allison Holker, Gigi Torres, and Chehon WespiTschopp. In 2015, he became a member of an all male dance company, POV under the direction of Terry Tansey Schulke. POV has competed at The Capezio A.C.E Awards in Long Beach, New York, and at the McCallum Theater in Palm Desert. Furthering his performance career, John is a graduate of University of California, Irvine (2019), earning a BFA in Dance Performance and Choreography. During his time at UCI, he danced abroad in Scotland, Italy, and China representing the Claire Trevor School of the Arts. He had the opportunity to perform works from modern dance legend, Donald McKayle and Lar Lubovitch, re-staging one of his greatest works, Marimba. He also worked with prestigious professors such as Kate Skarpetowska, Jonathan Alsberry, Chad Micheal Hall, Tong Wang, Diane Diefenderer, Shaun Boyle, Molly Lynch, Alana Isiguen, and many more. John is currently navigating his experience as a professional dancer, teacher, and choreographer to the next generation of dance artists.