Biography
Mark Kuklin is the founder of several dance collectives, whose name is well known in choreographic circles thanks to a large number of awards. He is one of the few dancers to which the solo career succeeds in successfully combining the work of the choreographer. And his appearance on the stage of the dance teleproject the public always takes with delight.Childhood and youth
Mark Kuklin is a scenic pseudonym dancer, his real name is Nikita. He was born on October 19, 1992 in the city of Ohu, Sakhalin region. In 4 years, the future participant of the show "Dance" on TNT went to the choreographic studio. The desire to develop creatively was supported by Mom, Grandma and Grandfather.
In one interview, the dancer was mentioned that in the conscious age, it became increasingly wondering - who is his dad. It turned out that from early childhood the art of dancing the boy was trained by he, a biological father. At first, the news knocked out an emotional tranquility, then relatives began to communicate closer and choreographer became a mentor for Nikita not only in creative, but in life. Father and son still support warm relationships.
The desire of Nikita to be glorified in the dance world supported his best friend Alexander Krupelnitsky - a member of the 4th season of the show "Dance" on TNT as part of the Tatiana Denisova team.
The guys are familiar from birth in the literal sense of the word - their moms lay together in the maternity hospital. As teenagers, Nikita and Sasha put the choreographic rooms, studied the street directions of choreography: Hop Hop, Cramp, Break Dance.
After graduating from school in 2009, Kuklin and Krupelnitsky moved to the northern capital of Russia, where Nikita entered the St. Petersburg Humanitarian University of Trade Unions at the Faculty of Culture. A year later, Alexander refused to become an engineer and joined Nikita. Since then, the creative paths of dancers did not diverge.
Dancing
Having mastered the street directions, Nikita Kuklin went to conquer world and domestic competitions. As a result, from 2011 to 2013, a young man took the championship of the United Dance Open, in 2013 became the finalist of the Championship of Russia Hip-Hop International, conquered silver at the Beat Street Dance Competition championship, in 2014 he is the winner of the 1st place at the championship Stage in the Best Solo Choreo (Pro) nomination.On September 13, 2014, the dancer from the Sakhalin Region, together with Alexander Krupelnitsky and Alexey Volkov, opened the HD Dance Corporation School, which now teaches novice performers to street directions: Jazz Funk, Hop Hop, Popping, Locking.
For the first time, the dancer appeared on the show "Dance" on TNT in 2015 in the 2nd season of the project. Mentors Egor Druzhinin and Miguel, as well as the invited member of the jury tree did not appreciate the creative potential of a young man and did not miss him further casting, but they praised artistry and emotionality.
Nikita was not upset by refusal and continued to develop. As a choreographer and a member of the HD Community team, he lit up at the Russian and World Championships: World of Dance, Show Me What U Got, More Forward, Project 818, MIF, Volga Champ. And in 2017 he returned to "Dances" to support Alexander Krupelnitsky at a competitive concert. Unfortunately, the jury did not allow a friend Nikita to stay in the project.
Together with Maria Fatah Mark created a choreographic ensemble N.O.K. Achievements of the team are no less significant against the background of victories of other creative teams with the participation of Kuklin. These are prizes on the competition "Go Dance Fest", MDF, VOLGA Champ, UDO 2016 and others.
In the biography of the dancer under the pseudonym Mark Kuklin 2018 became successful. On the casting of the show "Dances" in St. Petersburg, he satisfied the three mentors and the invited star Olga Buzov's his performance under the song Ani Moon Tabu. Mark Druzhinin Egor Druzhinin has gave a ticket to the qualifying stage.
On the eve of the formation of teams Mark noted that it would be difficult for him to work with a choreographer woman. However, fate ordered otherwise. Mark Kuklin was lucky enough to take a place in the team of Tatiana Denisova, together with Alexey Volatim, Alexander Perepetov, Bogdan Uhov, Igor Kotov and Valeria Babayan. The dancer from release to the release demonstrated its skill. One of the bright performances of the participant of the show was his duet with Ulyana Dusted to the music of Hit Heyra Cre "Hello."
Personal life
Exact information about whether Mark Kuklin managed to acquire his wife and children, no. After the speech on the show "Dances" in 2017, a young man confirmed that he was in relationships.
Social networks do not allow topical information about the personal life of the dancer. Mostly in the "Instagram" profile, the dancer places video drawings and photos from various championships.
Body brand decorate tattoo. The whole back of a young man occupies a branched tree, a man is depicted on his stomach, who closes his eyes and his mouth with his hands, and on the chest - the gothic inscription Drama Kings in honor of the second dance group, a joint project with Krupaltitsky and Volkov.
The artist is a big fan of poetry, he writes poems. Mark has several numbers under Sergey Yesenin's poetic lines.
Mark Kuklin now
In 2019, Mark Kuklin re-became a member of the show "Dance". This time, as part of the Drama Kings Trio, he appeared on the castings of the 6th Transmission Season.
Together with Alexander Krupelnitsky and Alexey Volkov, it was an indelible impression on the jury of the project. They hit the top 34. The choreographic ensemble in full complaints of Tatyana Denisov.