Jonathan (Jon Jõni) McDonald (High Point, NC) began his training in traditional African, Caribbean, and Modern dance with the Egwynn Dancers of North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University. After studying a summer with them at Enda Manly School of Arts in Kingston Jamaica, Jonathan sought out training in ballet, jazz, and contemporary dance. He has danced with companies such as the Jan Van Dyke Group ( Greensboro NC), Kearns Dance Project (Burlington, NC), and Terrenova Dance Theater (Burlington, NC); all the while teaching in Greensboro at Artistic Motion School of Arts, and Dance Project: School of City Art as well as North Carolina School of the Arts. Since moving to NYC in 2015, Jonathan has danced with RuddR Dance and Segerra Dance Theater Project. All the while training in circus arts with a focus on dance trapeze and Lyra. He debuted his first solo trapeze act in the fall of 2017 with A&S Productions’ “Circus Muse: A Traditional Circus,” at The Muse Brooklyn. Making him the premier black male presenting aerialist of NYC. Since then he has performed as a solo on trapeze, lyra, aerial chains, aerial cube and aerial cage. Currently a resident Aerialist/Performer at House of Yes, he has traveled as a company member of ABCirque, performed with Company XIV, and at Secret Loft. In addition, he performs with his duo partner as Twin Eclipse, the premier black duo aerialist of NYC freelancing nationally.