JOE NICKEL

Joe Nickel has been professionally working in the entertainment & dance industry since 2005 as a dancer, educator, and choreographer. As a performer, Joe’s worked with Paramount’s Kings Island, Nickelodeon, Busch Gardens, Norwegian Cruise Lines, CD Entertainment in Shanghai, Disney, ABC Family, and Netflix on the TV series Archive 81. 

As a performer and choreographer, Joe has worked with Norwegian Cruise Lines,  American Eagle Outfitters, Nemacolin Woodlands Resort, and Value City Furniture.

As a dance educator, Joe is fortunate every year to work with dancers of all ages at various studios and dance programs throughout the country. He has been an Adjunct Professor at Seton Hill University and helped launch with Commercial Dance Experience. Additionally, he co-hosts JAM, Joe and Michelle’s Dance Podcast with former Radio City Rockette Michelle Tolson and is the Founder & Creative Director of Thrive Dance Experience.

Joe enjoys mentoring young performers and encourages them to use their art form as a vehicle of expression and purpose.