About Ryan

Baltimore County

Ryan Johnson, MFA, is a Black & Indigenous hybrid from Baltimore, Maryland, with caramel skin, black curly hair, a salt and pepper beard, and a big smile. Johnson sits at the intersection of African Diasporic Percussive Dance and Nonprofit Leadership. Currently, he is the first post-MFA Fellow at The Ohio State University in the Department of Dance specializing in African Diasporic Percussive Dance and a visiting professor at Bowie State University Theatre Department, serving as a bridge… more