Nov. 17-20: Elm Pizarro, Cheryl Koo, and Knicole Haggins

NOV. 17 TO NOV. 20- ELM PIZARRO, CHERYL KOO, and KNICOLE HAGGINS

MEET ELM PIZARRO

Elm Pizarro is an accomplished choreographer and teacher whose unique personal dance style has been described as smooth, hard hitting, and groovy. With over 25 years of teaching experience, Elm's dance background includes founding and leading several dance companies, performing a multitude of times for audiences in the thousands, and teaching hip hop in Canada, London and soon New Zealand, Norway and Germany.

In addition, Elm is most popular for creating www.boogiezone.com - YOUR online dance community which is an emerging internet dance website which currently has nearly13,000 members worldwide. Join for Free.

He is also the Founder of Team Boogiezone "Breed - Adult Exhibition Dance Company" (EST. 2003) and Co – Founder of "Offspring - Junior Exhibition Dance Company" (EST. 2008) which as physical extensions of Boogiezone help to spread the Boogiezone philosophy of "Community" as members of these groups are made up of directors and members of several other competitive dance groups.

Over the years Breed has gained quite a reputation within the community as an exhibition company which continues to push the limits of concept and theming for stage shows. This past August 2007, Breed starred in their first full fledged theatrical dance production entitled "EVE - Dawn of a New Horizon" otherwise known as the largest collaborative dance project ever organized. Eve was recognized by Cirque de Soliel in a feature article dedicated to developing artists.

Elm is also the creator of The Boogiezone Community Class which is recognized worldwide for offering some of the best hip hop and contemporary instruction - as taught by up and coming and industry choreographers to the stars. There are currently 5 classes that operate nationally, one in New Zealand, and another that is going to start in London very soon. Check out www.communityclass.com for more info.

Elm’s life mission is to inspire others through dance, by utilizing Boogiezone as a vehicle for expanding his reach. He promises to help bridge dancers to their dreams by sharing his love with as many as possible, especially those who do not have dance readily accessible. He enjoys meeting people from all over the world and hopes to continue serving as a positive role model for the dance community and industry at large.


ELM'S VIDEOS:

ELMBOOGIE'S CHOREOGRAPHY TO "THE BUSINESS" BY YUNG BERG


4 Minutes Madonna - Elm Choreography


BZ Community Class -Elm Solo


MEET CHERYL KOO

Cheryl Koo has strived to fuse her two passions in life, which leads her to where she is today. Her goal is to style the world through different avenues of art in hopes to bring together a community beyond JUST dance, JUST fashion, JUST art, JUST music.

In dance, Cheryl has been trained technically since she was young but discovered hip hop when she reached college. She was the director of USC's Chaotic3 for 4 years, founded SydeProjekt in 2005, danced for CSNY and 2XSNY for a year in 2006, danced on Breed OCLA since 2004 to the present, and is also currently dancing with Essence and Boxcutters. As a dancer, she has also been asked to style each of these teams at least once. Cheryl also helped with wardrobe of, as well as dancing in, the Mims video "Like This" in 2007, and danced for Snoop Dogg's clothing launch in MAGIC in February 2007 (Vegas).

This in turn leads to her other love. With a resume of working and interning at brands such as: Triple5Soul, L.A.M.B., Adidas Originals both in SOHO and MELROSE, she has gained the experience to start her very own company: THE OTHER DUCK. This brand new company is the answer to fusing Cheryl's two loves. With the love and support of the dance community, The Other Duck has been spreading into cities and countries all over the world, including: LA, SF, SD, OC, Vancouver, Montreal, Chicago, Norway, Taiwan, Japan, Germany and the list goes on! You might have also seen The Other Duck on: ABDC, SYTYCD (America and Scandinavia), and the Mims "Like This" video.

The point of The Other Duck is to get the message across that everyone is their own person and to be unafraid and proud of that. It is about evolving and realizing we don't have to conform to standards of beauty, because beauty, and ugly, is in the eye of the beholder.


CHERYL'S VIDEOS:

HALF SWAN BY CHERYL KOO


MEET KNICOLE HAGGINS

Knicole Haggins is a versatile dancer, having experience in Salsa, African, Modern, Musical Theater and of course Hip Hop. A member of Team Millennia for 4.5 years she is now currently a team captain. She is also on Essence and is a Mayvn Alumni. Her credits include Red Hot Chili Peppers, Out of Eden, Chingy, KissFM, Chris Rock, the WB, Jo Jo Jams, and starred as Nova in Boogiezone's first production "EVE." Knicole teaches at various workshops and regularly at the Talent Factory and Under the Bridge. Knicole is represented by DDO.


KNICOLE'S VIDEOS:

FEMME FATALE SOCAL -KNICOLE


KNICOLE & MARNITA AT TM WORKSHOP


BZ COMMUNITY CLASS-KNICOLE HAGGINS