DEC. 15-18: ROLAND GRUSPE JR., SEAN HSIEH & JAY CHRIS MOORE, AND MICHAEL BAILEY

DEC 15-18: ROLAND GRUSPE JR, SEAN HSIEH & JAYCHRIS MOORE, AND MICHAEL BAILEY

MEET ROLAND GRUSPE JR

Roland Gruspe Jr. (aka) J.R. started dancing at the age of thirteen with Fil-Am Family Cultural Dance Company. With the company for seven years he toured in Paris, France for International Folk Dance competitions, performed all over the United States, and eventually started teaching within the company. He found a passion in teaching and ventured into social dance which gave him a background in waltz, cha-cha, tango, swing, and salsa. He is constantly sought after for choreography that is traditional with a modern flavor.

Roland started his training in Hip-Hop and Jazz Funk at Cal-State Fullerton with Team Millennia in 2001, and not too long after became a performing company member on the original Funkanometry OC/LA Dance Company. He began choreographing for collegiate & street teams, local high schools, got signed with KSA Talent Agency, and eventually booked his first tour with International music artists from ASIA Entertainment as a choreographer and dancer in Toronto, Canada.

Currently he is represented by D.D.O. Artists Agency and is a performing company member on MAVYN (may-vin) Entertainment. Some of his credits include NIKE, Toyota, the W.B., BRAVO, the U.S. Armed Forces, Mary Kay Cosmetics, Corbin Bleu, the Disney Channel, ASIA Entertainment, and many more…

Roland teaches all levels of Hip-Hop at Higher Ground Dance & Pilates in Anaheim Hills, Taralyn's Dance Studio in Laguna Hills, and is teaching competition routines, workshops and conferences in the L.A./Orange County area.

This is his 3rd BZ class and it's sure to be full out and a good time! Hope to see you there!


ROLAND'S VIDEOS:
BZ Community Class


ROLAND GRUSPE JR & MICHAEL BAILEY PROJECT FOR SI5


TARALYNN'S ROLAND GRUSPE JR HIPHOP



[b]MEET SEAN HSIEH[/b]

Sean Hsieh began dancing his dancing career at the age of 19 in Irvine, California when he joined his first competitive team. Since then he has danced for teams such as CADC, Funkanometry LA, and Mavyn Entertainment and also performed in various projects for Choreographer's Ball "Carnival". He is also one of the co-founders of ThatsFresh.com and best known for his high-definition video releases. Sean now dances for Mavyn Entertainment and is a member of the Artistic Council where he hopes to bring his diverse background and experience to inspire others the same way the dance community has inspired him.

SEAN'S VIDEOS:

Sean currently has no videos.


MEET JAY CHRIS MOORE

DDO Artist Agency
Mavyn Entertainment
Director of The Goon Squad
Director of Chill Factor Crew
Leader of The Groove Movement
Alumni from PAC Modern, CSLA, DVS, Funkanometry LA

Credits : Apple Ipod Comercial, Yu Sun Jun, Carnival @ The Key Club

Jay Chris also teaches at Stylz Dance Studio
every Monday and Tuesday nights at 7 and 8pm!

JAYCHRIS'S VIDEOS:

JAYCHRIS' SI5 CLASS


CARNIVAL 2008 - JAY-CHRIS MOORE



MEET MICHAEL BAILEY

Michael Bailey has been dancing for 8 years, and teaching for 6 years. Since he started dancing, he has been lucky enough to work with Shane Sparks, Wade Robson, and Hi-Hat. He is proud to be a Funkanometry LA/OC alumni, and a Pulse alumni.

He has taught for dozens of southland high schools, as well as Groovaholix Master class, Culture Shock Oakland Master class, a few Mavyn Master classes, Boogiezone Class and In the Spotlight workshops.

Currently, he has been choreographing and dancing for MAVYN Entertainment Co., since it was founded, and teaches at the award-winning Dellos Dance and Performing Arts...5 years running. He is known for his work with studio kids ,and hope to slowly make his mark in our dance community.

One of Michael's peaks in his dance career has to be flying up to Seattle for a day to take class and audition for Gil Duldulao, and which he received an invitation for a private audition in front of Miss Janet Jackson.

When he is not dancing, teaching or working, Michael spends as much time as he can with his 1-year old son, Jackson.

MICHAEL'S VIDEOS:

BZ CLASS- LAST NIGHT


TM'S SI5 - GO DUMB BREAKDOWN


Michael's choreo: Go Dumb..3:47-4:55 and 5:10-5:29

Dec. 8-11: April Rodriguez, Deyo Forteza, and Gigi Torres

DEC 08-11: APRIL RODRIGUEZ, DEYO FORTEZA, AND GIGI TORRES

MEET APRIL RODRIGUEZ

April Joy Rodriguez began dancing Hula at age 7 in the city of Carson, California. It wasn't until the age of 18 though, that April took her first Hip Hop class. Her early training began with SuperDave Royster and Jayson Wright. With their mentorship, she began to develop a deep love for soul, groove, and dance. April has danced for Kaba Modern, Super Galactic Beat Manipulators, and Kaba Modern Legacy. She has danced for numerous Choreographer's Ball "Carnival's and projects for Gigi Torres, Jed Florano, Jay-Chris Moore, Jun Quemado, and Lando Wilkins. She teaches at Hype Studios in Torrance and has taught workshops in different cities such as San Francisco, Las Vegas, Tempe, and Oslo, Norway. Her latest live show was with Snoop Dogg live in Vegas. April Joy has so many role models and lives off of the positive vibes of others. She hopes that, in her work and in her life, she will eventually become even a little bit of an inspiration to others and a contribution to the dance community.

APRIL'S VIDEOS:
April Joy and Jolly May- Lollipop


Groove Community Class 2/2 - April Rodriguez


April and Clarizcel- Skippin (For Kaba Modern Legacy)



MEET DEYO FORTEZA

Deyo developed an interest in dancing at a very young age, mainly influenced by Michael Jackson. But it wasn't till 7th grade when his older cousin wanted him to learn the N'Sync's "Bye Bye Bye" routine that he started getting interested in choreography. In high school he and seven other friends started a hip hop team at Troy High for their Filipino club, PSST. He later joined Team Millennia Juniors, which opened him up into the dance community. Before attending UCI he started taking Boogiezone community classes to train, and in January of his first year he auditioned for Kaba Modern. Through Shawn,a fellow KM member, he joined Surreal for one performance at Boogiezone's own Global Showcase. In October of 2007 he was blessed by being picked up for representation by DDO Dance Agency. Last Summer he and his friend Scott created the SDC (Scott & Deyo Crew),in which many teams and dancers from around the community came together for an all-star cast video, influenced by the ACDC and MnM Cru Battle. Deyo is currently a returner on Kaba Modern and is glad he found his family and place within this team, which has undoubtedly become his best decision ever. He wants everyone to know that he is very humbled for receiving the opportunity to teach at BZ since he owes a lot of his growth and experience to these very own classes, "Woopty wooooop!"

DEYO'S VIDEOS:

Deyo's Cupid Routine for a Kreative Movement class



MEET GIGI TORRES

Gigi Torres is originally from Irvine, CA, she has been training in all areas of dance from the age of 3. She is an international and domestic instructor, sharing her knowledge and love for dance from the East Coast to the West Coast and overseas in Europe, Asia, and Australia. Gigi's choreography credits are So You Think You Can Dance Scandinavia, Choreographer's Carnival Hollywood from 2005-present, The Highlands of Hollywood, Funkanometry LA, SD, and SF, Breed OCLA, Kaba Modern, Kat Jimenez, etc. She is the Director/Founder of the All-Female Dance Crew "Essence" that consists of ladies working in the entertainment industry and an Instructor/Choreographer for Dance 2XS. Her dance credits include Jack Rabbit Flash's "Ladies in Lace," Asia Entertainment San Jose, Dance 2xs' Project Element with Marty Kudelka, Snoop Dogg Live in Vegas, Mims, etc. Represented by Bloc Talent Agency, you could also see her as the Principal Dancer and Lead Girl on the Lee Hom ft Jin's Music Video "Heroes of the Earth and " Michael Jordan Commercial's - "Second Generation" and "Fist." Gigi lives by the Essence Motto "Inspire and Be Inspired. Just Be…& Live." <3

GIGI'S VIDEOS:

GIGI ESSENCE CO CLASS AT STYLZ


COLLABO BY GIGI TORRES AND LYLE BENIGA


MONICA'S STILL STANDING- GIGI TORRES

Dec. 1-4: Niecey Chong and Isaac Tualaulelei, Lee Daniel, and Anthony Qureshi

DEC 01-04: NIECEY CHONG & ISAAC TUALUALELEI, DANIEL LEE, AND ANTHONY QURESHI

MEET NIECEY CHONG

Malaysian-born / Seattle native Niecey discovered her love for dance in high school, training at Westlake Dance Center under the guidance of Kari-Lee Florentine and Daniel Cruz. In 2003, Niecey joined Team Boogiezone "BREED" - Seattle as a second-wave member. Shortly thereafter she also became an official member of Daniel Cruz's Cruz Control in 2004. Niecey currently resides in LA and assists Miss Prissy in her Krump classes at Debbie Reynolds Studio. She is also a member of Miss Prissy's all-female Krump crew, "Girls Gone Bucc". Niecey's credits include 'Battle of Seattle' with Daniel Cruz, Boogiezone's 'EVE: Dawn of a New Horizon', Krump Awards, Choreographer's Carnival, TM Summer Intensive Showcase with Toybox, and most recently a reality TV dance competition pilot directed by Teresa Espinosa and choreographed by Lindsey B. Niecey is represented by MSA Agency.

MEET ISAAC TUALUALELEI:

Isaac Tualaulelei is one of the FEW samoans that have decided to take the dance route. Originally from Seattle, he started his dance training by learning choreography off of music videos by Michael & Janet Jackson. It wasn't until high school that Isaac got serious
about his passion for dance, forming his very own group "Point.Blank" with his high school friends. In 2003, Point.Blank landed a spot as one of 14 local contestants who performed at the "Showtime at the Apollo Tour" in Seattle. That same year, he began taking classes at Westlake Dance Center from Robert Luu, Kenny Harlow, Kari-Lee Florentine, Daniel Cruz, and Cameron Lee. Within the next several years, he became a member of Team Boogiezone BREED - Seattle, Cruz Control, and most recently 2wisted Elegance. As apart of these companies, Isaac was apart of the Boogiezone production "EVE" - Dawn of a New Horizon, Daniel Cruz's "Battle of Seattle", Seahawks half-time shows, Sign of the Times, and Maxt Out. In March of 2008, Isaac moved to Los Angeles, CA in hopes to pursue a professional career in the dance industry. Some of his most recent credits include ESPNU, Hannah Montana: The Movie, and Bring it on Cinco. Isaac is represented by MSA.



MEET LEE DANIEL

Lee moved to L.A. in 2006 after being cast in Monsters of Hip Hop "The Show". The experiences and training that Lee received during that time was definitely a huge stepping stone in his journey up until now. Soon after the show, Lee began subbing at various studios in LA and was eventually given a class at Debbie Reynolds Dance Studio. As intimidating as it was, Lee set out to teach the best possible classes that he could and to genuinely share what it was that he loved about dance. As the Co-Director of Dance2XS, Lee had the opportunity to travel to many different countries to teach masterclasses and also meet some amazing dancers. Recently, Lee worked as an assistant choreographer to Shawnette Heard on MTV's Top Pop Group. Today, Lee is represented by McDonald/Selznick Associates and is on his way to establishing himself as a fresh, new energy in the industry.

LEE'S VIDEOS:

COOL KIDS "PUMP UP THE VOLUME" COMBO


LEE AND JIAN COLLABO


DANCE2XS: MUSIC FOR LOVE


MEET ANTHONY QURESHI

Anthony Qureshi (aka shaboobs, aka bootlegger, aka lilusher43) grew up in the North Bay about an hour north of San Francisco. Anthony developed an interest in dance entering high school when he started learning routines through watching television. He began performing in high school rallies and dance shows during his sophomore year and later became vice president of his dance club during senior year. Anthony’s interest quickly grew into passion and he realized his love for dance on Sept. 3rd, 2004 when Anthony challenged Usher Raymond to a dance battle and was brought onstage in front of 20,000 people at the Oakland Coliseum.

Anthony made the move to southern California to attend Cal State Long Beach and in hopes of furthering his career in dance. Since his move, Anthony has trained at Millennium, Debbie Reynolds, Debbie Allen, and many Boogiezone classes. Within the last year Anthony has been part of the commercial team for Culture Shock LA and DDO Artists Agency. Anthony is now one of the newest members of Expressive Doubt under the Direction of CJ "Sauce" Edwards. He has been in Sean Kingston’s video for “Me Love” and a featured dancer in the new hit show on ABC Eli Stone as well as being a part of Debbie Allen’s Hip Hop Summer Intensive Workshop directed by Dave Scott the past 2 summers. Anthony has been blessed to have performed at World Of Dance Bay Area [Shaboob's Project, Expressive Doubt], Maxt Out 2008 [Shaboob's Project, David Lee, Expressive Doubt], and Carnival in back to back months [Jay Chris Moore, CJ Edwards].

Anthony is an aspiring dancer/choreographer with hopes to make it in the dance world and spread his love of dance and hip hop with anyone willing to learn.

ANTHONY'S VIDEOS:

DAY 26: CO-STAR


TREY SONGZ MISSING YOU


CHRIS BROWN-I WANNA BE -BZ CLASS