Ade Chike Torbert

Adé Chiké born in Brooklyn, NY began studying dance at the age of 6. Inspired by his older brother to take up dancing, his mother enrolled him in classes at the Restoration Dance Theater where he was introduced to West African, Tap & Afro-Caribbean dance. While there he had the opportunity to join “The Young Hoofers” which was a tap troupe consisting of his two brothers & four other young men. While with the Hoofers Adé Chiké was fortunate enough to study under the tutelage of Buster Brown, Jimmy Slyde, Savion Glover & Gregory Hines. Adé Chiké continued to hone his skills & was later accepted into Fiorello H. LaGuardia High school also known as “The Fame School”.. During his Junior year he was accepted into the Alvin Ailey School with a full scholarship. Upon graduation he was accepted to The Boston Conservatory. While there he had the opportunity to perform in various classical works.

In 2010 Adé Chiké auditioned for FOX’s So You Think You Can Dance and was chosen as one of their “Top 11” during SYTYCD’s seventh season. He fought his way through the competition and went on to secure a spot in the Top 4. Since then he has had the opportunity of performing on Saturday Night Live, The Ellen Show & Dancing With The Stars. He recently made his Broadway debut in the Tony Award Winning Musical “Fela!” & has been a featured special guest with the iconic troupe; “The Blue Man Group.” He’s also had the pleasure of working with recording artists; Nicki Minaj, Queen Latifah, Katherine McPhee, Natasha Bedingfield & Jennifer Hudson. His talents have taken him to various parts of the world such as, South Africa, Belarus & The Netherlands. Most recently he worked on Season 2 of the NBC hit musical SMASH as well as the feature film Something Whispered, starring Cuba Gooding Jr.