Ai Shimatsu began studying ballet at the age of 3, and after training at the Tokyo Ballet School, she moved to New York City by herself at the age of 19.
In 2011, she was selected as one of Beyonce’s auditioners and became the first Asian dancer exclusive to Beyonce on her promotional tour and appeared on many TV shows including ‘MTV Video Music Awards’.
She has since been on numerous world tours, including the ‘Dear Girl Tour’ as one of Pharrell Williams’ dancers ‘The Baes’ in 2014, Madonna’s ‘Rebel Heart Tour’ in 2015, Beyonce’s ‘Formation World Tour’ in 2016, and Beyonce’s ‘Formation World Tour’ in 2017. Formation World Tour’ in 2016, Katy Perry’s ‘Witness: The Tour’ in 2017-2018, and ‘Madame’ from 2019-2020. X Tour’, and will be a stand-in for Madonna on the ‘Madame: The Tour’ from 2019-2020.
She has also performed with Prince, Brandy, Cardi B, Gwen Stefani, Kanye West, Keyshia Cole, Janelle Monáe, Christina Aguilera, and many others, and appeared as a pair dance partner with Daichi Miura in his video for ‘Right Now’. She also appeared in the TV drama series ‘Glee’.
He has also worked as a model for ‘COACH’, ‘rag & bone’, ‘KENZO’, ‘GAP’, ‘Abercrombie & Fitch’, ‘Gabrielle’, ‘Gabrielle’, and ‘Gabrielle’. She has been featured in campaigns for ‘COACH’, ‘rag & bone’, ‘KENZO’, ‘GAP’, ‘Abercrombie and Fitch’, and ‘Tommy Hilfiger ‘s campaign, which was shown in stores around the world and on the Internet. She also appeared as a dancer and actress in the recently released film ‘Spirited’.

Born in Chicago in 1988, Charles moved to Memphis, Tennessee at the age of 8 where he discovered Jookin, a street dance that originated in Memphis. She received a scholarship to take lessons with the New Ballet Ensemble, a Memphis ballet company, and on the advice of the artistic director, she combined Jookin and ballet to dance the famous “Dying Swan”.
In 2011, her dance caught the attention of world-renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma, and she danced “The Dying Swan” with Yo-Yo Ma’s performance. This was the beginning of a worldwide expansion of his activities. He has appeared in Cirque du Soleil’s “Michael Jackson One,” participated in two world tours with Madonna, performed at the Louis Vuitton Foundation, collaborated with Versace and Nike on original sneakers, and appeared in commercials for Uniqlo, GAP, and Apple, among many other diverse activities. In 2021, his documentary film “Lil Buck: From the Streets to the World” was released, and after receiving acclaim at numerous film festivals, it was screened in Japanese cinemas. In recent years, he has also become a social activist.
In recent years, he has also become a social activist, launching Movement Art Is (M.A.I.), which aims to “change the world through physical expression,” and his work with M.A.I. was featured in the Netflix documentary series “Move: Unraveling the Steps. His recent campaign for the 40th anniversary of the Nike Air Force 1 features the Memphis Jukin community and culture with Lil Buck as the main character.