1997
Mantua Steppers Drill Team (Now Mantua's Most Majestic).
Iquail and Terrence Gasking founded the Mantua Drill Team as a program in partnership with the Mantua Haverford Community Center under the executive direction of Richard Purdie.
Iquail enrolled at the Philadelphia High School for Creative and Performing Arts.
2006
Iquail joins the Ailey School Faculty
At the recommendation of Tracy Inman and Melanie Person, Iquail was invited by Denise Jefferson to join the faculty of the Ailey School in the Horton Department. Subsequently, he joined the faculty of the newly formed Ailey Extension at the request of then director Yvette Campbell.
The Iquail Johnson Dance Theater
The Iquail Johnson Dance Theater is formed at the invitation to perform at the Dancing Under the Stars Choreography Festival
2007
10th Annual Dancing Under The Stars Choreography Festival
Iquail’s work “Condemned” was selected for the festival and won the Larry and Suzzane Engman second place award. Thanks to his friend Stepp Steward who loan the Company $5000 to travel from NYC to Palm Desert, California.
Ally Love, William Credell, Zola Williams, Allison Sale, Daniel Harder, Salaam, Major Nesby Renold Garder, Karama Butler
2008
First Appearance at NYC Summerstage
Dance Iquail received it first presenting relationship with the invitation of Danni Gee to perform at summerstage in bronx along side Dayton Contemporary Dance company.
Program included:
Moments by Eric Rivera
Mood by Hope Boykin and Matthew Rushing
Ashley Mayieux, Eriko Iisaku, Allison Sale, Hassan Ingraham
Jamaica Residency with Tony Wilson Dancers
Dance Iquail! is incorporated in New York State
Dance Iquail! is incorporated in New York State with the help of long term supporter, Donaldine Temple, esq, and Josh and Sidley Austin LLP.
2012
Iquail teaches in Cape Town with Cape Academy
2013
5th Anniversary Concert
Kumble Theater in Brooklyn presented Dance Iquail
Ryan Houston, Winston D Brown, Allison Sale, Aqura Lacy, Morgan Anderson, Randall Riley Adirenne Chu, jovan, Eriko Iisaku
Return to Summerstage
Invitation of Danni Gee to perform at summerstage in Queensbourg Bridge.
NAISDA Dance College Australia
Iquail Joins the faculty at the National Aboriginal and Islander School of Dance Arts in Australia. NAISDA Dance College was founded by Philadelphian native Carole Johnson.
First Golden Bash Gala at Harlem School for The Arts
2014
First Appearance At Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival
Ari Mayziek, Morgan Anderson, Adama Ra, Sarah Busanco, Kelly March IV and Iquail Shaheed
Dance Iquail received Pew Center for Arts and Heritage Grant
2015
Black Ballerina Symposium
Harlem Arts Alliance + Dance USA and DAnce Iquail Collaborate to present the symposium at Riverside Church, in the months before Misty Copeland was promoted to the First Black Female Principal Dancer at ABT
Permieres Iquail Shaheed's Black Swan
Broadway world review
World permiere of "Pushers" at the Painted Bride Art Center
Supported by the Pew Center for Arts and Heritage. DI officially moved to Mantua, Philadelphia, PA.
2016
Joins the Board of the International Association of Blacks in Dance
At the recommendation of Joan Myers Brown and Cleo Parker Robinson, Iquail was invited by Denise Sauders Thompson, to join the board of IABD.
2019
First Grant from New England foundation for the Arts
To support the development and creation of a work title Public Enemy, the third full length work by Iquail
East Africa Tour first time in Africa
Golden Bash anniversary gala In Philadelphia.
2020
World Premiere of FLY at the IABD conference Philadelphia.
Art Thrives from Black Lives Rally and protest (now Celebrate Mantua)
DANCE IQUAIL receives an NPN Grant
2021
First Major Grant
Dance Iquail received its first major Multiyear Grant from the Mellon Foundation
2022
$100,000 Award
Art for Justice Fund Award in support of our work with incarceration populations
Dance Iquail Featured in Dance Magazine
PhD
Iquail becomes the first Black Man to graduate with a Doctorate of Philosophy degree in dance from Texas Woman’s University - the nation's first and oldest PhD Dance program.