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Stephen
'tWitch' Boss was born in Montgomery, Alabama and has been dancing
pretty much his whole life. His nickname, 'tWitch' was given to
him because he would dance or what's called 'pop and tick' (dance moves
that can be categorized in the hip hop genre), pretty much anywhere.
When he was at places like church or stores where he couldn't really
'get up and dance', he would just pop or tick, and to the naked eye, it
looked like a twitch. He has a true passion for dance, and wants
the world to see dance through his eyes. He also wants to use his
talents to bring awareness to causes that are near and dear to his
heart. He made his way out to LA to pursue his dream, and take a shot in this industry. He landed at Chapman University, and his training there is definitely displayed through is versatility and style adaptation skills. He has since traveled the world teaching and choreographing. You can find some of Twitch's TV / Film credits on imdb.com (search Stephen Boss (II), but here are some highlights:
He is currently traveling across North America teaching Master Classes; helping various charities and global causes through Jessica Biel's "Make The Difference Network; filming a DVD Fitness Video for "So You Think You Can Dance" and "19 Entertainment"; and working on a few TV projects that will hopefully be taking off in 2009. His passion for dance and music is also going to be taken to the next level in 2009, as he enters the recording studio in early 2009, backed by superstar choreographer, Shane Sparks. |
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Katee Shean was voted America's top female dancer on
season four of Fox's TV series “So You Think You Can Dance”. She
began her training at the age of four with Atlas School of Dance in
San Jose CA, and trained at Teen Dance Company in Mountain View.
She has performed at the World Jazz Dance Congress and in
professional shows such as Paris by Night. She has choreographed
for many studios and events including “Fox Diversity's” music
video. She currently attends Chapman University where she is
pursing a double major in Leadership and Organizational Studies and
Dance. Katee loves to be involved in community service work and is
always excited to meet new people and have new experiences.
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Gev Manoukian was born and raised in Kazakhstan. In his senior year of school, Gev formed the first break-dancing group in his hometown. Together, they learned their moves by watching videos and through trial and error. In 2003 Gev moved to Salt Lake City, UT. He soon found a local break-dancing/hip-hop group and joined the ranks, picking up where he left off in his hometown. The group, "Extreme Dance Studio", introduced him to the world of hip-hop. With his natural ability to pick up new dance movements, and his zeal to dance, the new genera took flight; brining him to a new level in dancing. As he continued developing his dancing abilities, he soon discovered a new transition in his dancing…the combination of break-dance, hip-hop, and classical movements all rolled into one. Gev engages audiences with his self-taught moves and passion. In 2004 Gev auditioned for the Hollywood block buster, High School Musical 2, and was chosen as a featured dancer. Two years later, he was cast as a principal dancer in movie, "The American Mall". In 2008 Gev's dancing talents took him to the nationwide auditions of the Fox reality, hit, TV show, "So You Think You Can Dance". Gev's unique, versatile, and powerful dancing abilities, won the judges and America over, as he danced his way to the top 10 dancers. |
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William Wingfield William Wingfield began his training at age nine at D.C. Dance Factory in Nashville, TN. He started out in Hip Hop and gymnastics but soon became more interested in other forms of dance. At age 15, William along with nine other dancers from around the country, were selected for a Summer Scholarship program called Dance With The Force. A three-month, full scholarship program, with classes by master faculty held at the E.D.G.E. Performing Arts Center in Los Angeles, CA. Upon the completion of the Summer Program in L.A. William was noticed by one of the true pioneers of the arts, Mrs. Debbie Allen. Debbie Allen then took William under her wing, as if he were one of her own. Soon thereafter William moved to L.A. and went on a full scholarship at the Debbie Allen Dance Academy, where he got to train in nine different forms of dance. Where he also had the pleasure to do five full-length plays written and directed by Ms. Debbie Allen herself. Not only did William get to star in four principal roles under Ms. Allen, but she also took him to Beirut Lebanon as one of her assistant choreographers on a play she was choreographing, and directing. William Wingfield joined Terry Beeman’s Co. for two years, appearing in two of his full length shows; “Bound” and “La Piccolo Concerto.” William has danced for many top named choreographers in the industry including: Desmond Richardson, Terry Beeman, Mia Michaels, Otis Sallid, Adam Parsons, Dave Scott, Fatima Robinson, Marty Kudelka, Tabitha & Napoleon, Chuck Maldonado, Nathaniel Trice, Mandy Moore, Dee Caspary and many more. William danced in the 57th Annual Emmy Awards in the very first competition of “Emmy Idol.” William did the skeleton crew for the Paramount Pictures movie “Dreamgirls,” and also did some of the creation process for the movie “Stomp The Yard” choreographed by Dave Scott. Most recently William was living in Las Vegas dancing and rapping in “A New Day” by DRAGONE staring the world renowned Celine Dion.
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Joshua Allen My name is Joshua Allen, I am 19 years old. It has been my lifelong desire and ambition to fulfill my goal of becoming a professional entertainer. I've trained with Debbie Allen, Trairie Beman, and Diane West just to name a few. Some of my accomplishments includes: Jacob's Pillow Cultural Tradition summer workshop, UPN Dance Club 21 Televised Competition (Winner) "2005", Music Video "Heel Toe" Arlington TX "2005", Dance 360 (Winner) "2006", Mary Kay Cosmetic Convention Dallas TX "2006", and So You Think You Can Dance "2008 Champion".
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Chelsea Traille Chelsea began taking ballet when she was 3 years old at a local studio in her home town of Flower Mound, Texas. She stayed with it and eventually began taking tap and jazz. Never formally a company student at her studio Top Hat Dance Centre, she went to her first dance convention - LA Underground. She became a regular convention brat and began winning scholarships to study in New York and Los Angeles up until she graduated from high school. She then decided to postpone her dreams of relocating to LA for her much anticipated dance career and enroll in a local university. She began teaching ballet, tap and jazz at Top Hat while attending the University of Texas at Dallas. During this time she also danced professionally for an entertainment company doing local industrial dance gigs while continuing to take as many dance classes in every genre available in the community. In her third year at the university, she stopped teaching to dance for the NBA Dallas Mavericks Dancers. Though only staying with the DMD for one season, this helped her gain more confidence and momentum to keep moving towards her dream of dancing professionally in Los Angeles some day. After graduating from UTD in December 2007, she decided to audition for "So You Thing You Can Dance" Season 4 in January of 2008. She got a ticket straight through to Vegas and went on to be part of the Top 20 of Season 4! Finishing Top 16 in the competition, she was thrilled to receive and invitation to join the 2008 SYTYCD Tour as a special guest with her partner Thayne Jasperson! The SYTYCD experience eventually helped her move to LA where she intends on pursuing her dance career to the fullest!
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