Ken San Jose

Kenneth Paul San Jose (born April 10, 2002) is a Filipino-American dancer. He finished 3rd place in the final round of World of Dance Philippines.[1]

Ken San Jose
Born
Kenneth Paul San Jose

(2002-04-10) April 10, 2002
Los Angeles, California, United States
NationalityFilipino-American
OccupationDancer, singer
Years active2014–present
Known forWorld of Dance Philippines

Career

San Jose was born on April 10, 2002 in Los Angeles. In 2014, he decided to dance instead of singing and started to train in formal hip-hop. He currently learns dancing from various studios,[2] including Movement Lifestyle and Millennium Dance Complex. He changed some dance instructors in order to learn some more moves.[3]

In 2018, he joined World of Dance Philippines to become a more popular dancer. He entered the Juniors Division and made it to the finals.[4]

In April 2019, he released the singles "Lose Control."[5] In 2020, he released "A Chance To Hold."[2]

Personal life

San Jose's father, Cres San Jose, an Ilonggo from Bacolod, was a member of a dance group called Back on Track. Diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer in 2017, he died In 2018. San Jose's brother Matthew was a singer. San Jose is a great grandson of Davao's Carmen D. Locsin, founder of Locsin Dance Workshop. His mother Claudine San Jose was the daughter of Bing Locsin, who is the daughter of the founder of the said institution, the oldest known in the Philippines.[2]

San Jose is a close friend of AC Bonifacio[6] and Bailey Sok.[7]

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gollark: "Give nearby people free food" generally scales better, I think, since it's cheaper than land in a lot of places.
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References
  1. "'World of Dance PH': Online sensation Ken San Jose wows Billy Crawford". ABS-CBN News. January 19, 2019. Retrieved June 8, 2019.
  2. Pollicarpio, Allan (March 28, 2020). "Dance is opening doors for Fil-Am newbie in Jason Derulo's music video". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
  3. "Who is Kenneth San Jose?". SunStar. January 21, 2018. Retrieved June 8, 2019.
  4. "Ken San Jose, Luka and Jenalyn make it to 'World of Dance PH' finals". ABS-CBN News. March 31, 2019. Retrieved June 8, 2019.
  5. Alyssa Rosete (April 12, 2019). "Ken San Jose shows us another side to him that we think in new "Lose Control" music video". One Music PH. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
  6. "AC Bonifacio, itinanggi na mayroong namamagitan sa kanila ni Ken San Jose". RMN News. April 13, 2019. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
  7. Jessica Samakow (March 10, 2015). "This Tween Hip-Hop Dance Duo Is Downright Ridiculous". Huffpost. Retrieved June 10, 2019.
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