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Starpower
International's Red Hot, Star Studded Faculty
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Jason
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Jason
originally hails from the Northern New Jersey area.
His dance education is highlighted by his tenure as
a charter member of The New Jersey Tap Ensemble, where
Jason began his rhythm tap career under the direction
of Mrs. Deborah Mitchell. He has performed at the
Supper Club in NYC with Mike Minery, with Adrienne
Canterna in Washington, DC for the Vice President
Dick Cheney, and many more. Jason has taught for Dance
Power Express, Dance Masters of America, Starpower’s
Power Pak, and Stepp With Me Dance Conventions. His
tap choreography has won awards from coast –
to – coast. Jason is a principal dancer with
the Tapestry Dance Company, under the direction of
Acia Gray. He has also started his own tap festival
called, Hoofin’ Ground in Charlotte, NC |
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Most recently Jason was featured in Dance Spirit Magazine,
along with the rest of the cast of Derick Grant’s
Imagine Tap. This show will be premiering in Chicago
July 11th – August 6th and features some America’s
best known and hottest tap dancers around. |
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Founder
of International Dance Performance Company, Dance2XS.com
Credits include: Aaliyah, Kanye
West, Lil Kim, Mariah Carey, Dj BoBo, Mis-Teeq,
SugaBabes, Jody Lei,1Voice, Mya. As well as Movie
Matrix II and III, promo for Honey and You got Served,
and Producer for an international dancer performance
showcase, “Urbanite”.
Patrick
started his career in 2001 in LA from the influence
of R&B artist Aaliyah, and Choreographer Dante
Harper, and he has since become an innovated and
inspiring choreographer/instructor amongst the entertainment
industry.
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has taught in top dance studios such as The Edge, Millennium,
Zeal, Debbie Renolds in the USA, Colombo, Arena (Zurich),
Harmoniq (Paris), Factory (Ireland), Orthos (Spainn),
Pineapple (London), BrentStreet, SydneyDanceCo (Australia). |
Sky
Hoffman |
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Born and
raised in Las Vegas where his father produced and
choreographed shows, Sky (born Sky Makor Hoffmann)
was always around the industry. With an extensive
background in the martial arts and equal experience
in classical and jazz piano, Sky, as he explains it,
"indirectly developed the skills necessary to
pursue a career in music and movement", or more
simply, ". . . [has] a great ear and eye for
things".
As with most children growing up in the 80's and 90's,
Sky was apart of the ever-growing MTV generation.
Such artists as Michael and Janet Jackson, New Edition,
MC Hammer, and the like, were dominating the airwaves,
and, like many other teenagers, were emulating their
idols by doing what else, impersonating them. Sky
was no exception. In result, his "indirect development"
ended him up in a whole new world called Culture Shock.
A hip-hop dance troupe with a focus toward inner-city
youth. With no prior formal dance training, Sky flourished
along a new path of unfathomed dreams. Beginning in
1995, he trained consistently with the troupe for
3 years, was casted in a show, Splash, at the Riviera
in Las Vegas as a chorus dancer/M.C. and performed
in various conventions and industrials throughout,
all the while teaching and choreographing for Culture
Shock. In 1998, he made the big move to Los Angeles
to see if he had what it took to be successful in
the entertainment industry.
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Eight
years later and multiple tours, commercials, videos,
stage performances and awards shows running the majority
of his resume, not to mention his teaching roster
that includes nearly 20 different countries, Sky has
done and is still doing what every person dreams of--doing
what you love. Aaliyah, Jennifer Lopez, Jessica Simpson,
Justin Timberlake, Aerosmith, Britney Spears, and
even his childhood idols Michael and Janet Jackson
are just a select few artists that he has worked along
side with.
A cool laid-back character that has the reputation
of being an exceptional performer, Sky has always
been considered a professional amongst professionals.
Time will tell what this unique and rare talent will
transform into. Currently, he has completed filming
for the film version of Dreamgirls (12/06 release)
staring Jaime Fox, Beyonce and Eddie Murphy; Pepsi
commercial campaign with Mariah Carey.
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Francisco
aka Sisco is recognised as one of the most talented
choreographers and dancers in the new generation
of street dance. Sisco has been awarded the Best
New Choreographer at Carnival choreographer's showcase
UK '05. He has choreographed for reality dance TV
show 'Bump n Grind' (TroubleTV). He has also worked
with pop artists such as Madonna, Charlotte Church,
Geri Halliwell, Sugarbabes, Pink, Rachel Stevens,
Liberty X, just to name afew. He was in the threatre
production 'Bounce'-The Street Dance Sensation.
Sisco has also conducted master classes throughout
Europe and teaches Dance2xs classes regularly in
the reknown Pineapple Studios (London).
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