| occupations: | Choreographer, Dancer, Teacher |
| main style: | Ballet |
| other styles: | Contemporary, Jazz, Hip-hop, Lyrical |
| location: | Chicago, Illinois, United States |
| joined: | 3 years 13 weeks ago |
Teaching funk, breakdance and 'my' history of hip hop this month. Feels good!
Heya peeps. Nice to meet you!
Choreographer/Dancer/Director and Educator would just about sum up a small portion of what is me. Entering the dance community as a gymnast and breakdancer in my late teens is what opened the door to a world of limitless possibilities. Training with direct descendants of the late George Balanchine and Gus Giordano were pivotal to my growth. Though ballet will always be atop of my list of favorites, I keep close-to-heart my love for contemporary movement, hip hop, jazz and lyrical.
Recently, I have begun the 8th season directing my student performance company, SoleUnique along with my partner in life, business and artistry, Victoria. Together, we have become "Momma and Poppa" to our dancers and couldn't imagine a world without 'our children'. When not working directly with our company dancers, we travel together as guest teachers (the deux), in an effort to reach and inspire performers of all walks.
| gender: | male |
| age range: | 25-30 |
| ethnic appearance 1: | multi-ethnic |
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| hair color: | brown |
| hair length: | short |
| eye color: | brown |
| height: | 5'7" |
| sizing system: | US |
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Music Videos |
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| So You Think You Can Dance (season 1) | Dancer | Fox Television |
| Push It Up | Dance/Choreographer | Artist: Groove Jam |
| Teardrop of the Sun | Dancer | Artist: Echo (dir. Sarah Faragalla) |
Other |
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| WBBM FM Summer Bash with artist "Groove Jam" | Contributing Choreographer/Dancer | |
| SoleUnique Dance Co. | Artistic Director | current |
| Columbia College Chicago | Faculty (Hip Hop) | Chicago, IL |
| Steadfast Tin Soldier | Dancer | Balanchine Dir. Daniel Duell & Patricia Blair |
| Batavia High School Orchesis | Program/Artistic Director | |
| College of DuPage | Facutly (Hip Hop) | Glen Ellyn, IL |
| Serenade | Dancer | Balanchine Dir. Daniel Duell & Patricia Blair |
| Rotolo Middle School Orchesis | Program/Artistic Director | |
| Embracing The Dream | Faculty (Jazz, Hip Hop, Musicality) | Conference/Convention |
| 3/5 (Three Fifths) | Dancer | Van Collins |
| The Old Town School of Folk Music | Faculty (Breakdance) | Chicago, IL |
| Moves Dance Studio | Facutly (Ballet, Hip Hop, Jazz) | Batavia, North Aurora, Wheaton, IL |
| Sleeping Beauty | Dancer - Prince Desire | Indiana Ballet Theater N.W. - Gloria Touhy |
| Dazzle Dance Dynamics | Faculty (Ballet, Jazz, Hip Hop, Lyrical) | Lombard, IL |
| Cinderella | Dancer - Prince Charming | Indiana Ballet Theater N.W. - Gloria Touhy |
| Steps Dance Center | Guest Facutly (Hip Hop, Jazz) | Aurora, IL |
| Shape Shifters | Dancer | Instruments of Movement - James Morrow |
| DanCenter North | Faculty (Hip Hop) | Libertyville, IL |
| Triple Optics | Dancer | Instruments of Movement - James Morrow |
| Heather's Dance Center | Guest Faculty (Jazz, Hip Hop) | Springfield, IL |
| Sole Stance | Dancer | Jamie Horban |
| Bally Total Fitness Promo | Contributing Choreographer/Dancer | Adrienne Foster |
| The Last Waltz (pas) | Dancer | Illinois Ballet Theater - Susan Snider |
| Les Patineurs (pas) | Dancer | Illinois Ballet Theater - Susan Snider |
Training |
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| Moves Dance Studio | ||
| The School of Ballet Chicago | ||
| Gus Giordano Jazz Dance Chicago | ||
| Barat College & Conservatory of Dance | ||