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In many ways, 23-year-old Cassandra Naud is a typical commercial dancer on the rise. She trained in a variety of dance styles from a young age, attended the American Musical and Dramatic Academy’s L.A.-based College and Conservatory of the Performing Arts and hit the ground running after graduation, signing with The Movement Talent Agency (MTA) […]

From YouTube to the boob tube, Keone and Mari Madrid seem to be everywhere these days—and that’s just the way we like it. Recent highlights for the husband and wife team include choreographing for “So You Think You Can Dance”; receiving an MTV Video Music Award nomination for their choreo for Kendrick Lamar’s “Never Catch […]

  Melanie Mah’s career is basically the commercial-dance dream. After training as a ballet dancer near her hometown of Richmond Hill, Ontario, Mah earned a spot on Season 2 of “So You Think You Can Dance Canada” and made it to the Top 6. She moved to L.A. in 2011, and in the last five […]

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(From top: Craig Sjodin, courtesy ABC; (4) Adam Taylor, courtesy ABC; Craig Sjodin, courtesy ABC; Adam Taylor, courtesy ABC)

(Photo by Mike Quan, courtesy Tricia Miranda)   Tricia Miranda may have left the world of classical dance, but the years she spent training with Arizona’s Yuma Ballet Theater and on the convention/competition circuit haven’t completely left her. As a choreographer for artists including Beyoncé, Demi Lovato and Missy Elliott, Miranda draws on her balletic […]

One look at Amanda Cleghorn, and it’s easy to see why she was voted runner-up on “So You Think You Can Dance Canada” Season 3: She’s a full-bodied mover with total command of her instrument. And since she moved to L.A. in 2012, many choreographers have taken note. Cleghorn has performed with Stacey Tookey’s company, […]

First and foremost, Gabe De Guzman is an entertainer. Whether he’s digging into choreography by hip hop’s hottest artists or capping off a freestyle routine with his signature jump turn into a James Brown split, the 14-year-old uses every second onstage to thrill his audience. Gabe’s impressive resumé reflects that devotion: After landing his first […]