NAYAA OPONG (Performer) is from Cherry Hill, NJ. She began her dance training at The Bowman School of Dance and later continued at Eleone Dance Unlimited. Nayaa chose to further her studies at Mason Gross School of the Arts-Rutgers University, where she earned a BFA in Dance and was able to spend a semester at The Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance. Since graduating in May 2019, she performs with Hysterica Jazz Dance and has begun working with the BIRDHOUSE artist collective. Nayaa joined the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Company in 2019.