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Starpower International's Red Hot, Star Studded Faculty
Jason Janas

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

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.

Patrick Chen

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.

He 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

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.

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.

Francisco 'Sisco' Gomez

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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