Hello all,
We are excited to have Kevin Maher here this Saturday, October 25, to work with the girls who made his routine. Please remember that practice starts promptly at nine a.m. You need to bring the $150 choreography fee to the practice. And we will dance until the routine is finished.
A little bit about Kevin:
Kevin Maher was born and raised in West Covina, California. He graduated from Don Bosco Technical Institute where he studied in architecture and design. At the age of 19, Kevin moved to New York City where began training at Broadway Dance Center. He further trained with "Culture Shock N.Y." (a non profit hip-hop company) and "La Santa Luz" (founded by "Drown World's" Anthony Rodriguez). He landed his first gig with Michael Rooney and Fatboy Slim for the MTV VMAs. Since then Kevin has appeared in such film and television shows as the Grammys, American Music Awards, TRL, 106th & Park, Good Morning America, MTV VMAs, Regis & Kelly, SNL, Dr. Pepper commercials and "You Got Served." He has since performed with such artists as Nelly Furtado, Missy Elliot, Mariah Carey, Jennifer Lopez, Omarion, Paulina Rubio, Eve, Whitney Houston, MYA, Alicia Keys, and more. Recent choreography projects include a Kelis music video, the feature film "Bring It On, All or Nothing", Natalie & Frankie J, promo, Machi music video, Jolin music video, Mariah Carey promo & world tour, Basement Jaxx music video and George Michael music video. Kevin currently resides in North Hollywood, California where he teaches hip-hop/jazz/funk at the Edge Performing Arts Center and Debbie Reynolds Dance Studio. He can also be found touring the U.S. with NYCDA and Monsters of Hip-Hop.
Kevin will be bringing Lee Daniel with him.
A Chicago native, Lee has been dancing all his life, but it wasn't until he attended the University of Illinois and joined a small hip-hop dance team(Dance2XS) that he became serious about his craft. Much of his training is from Dance2XS founder, Patrick Chen, who has traveled the world teaching as well as working with such artists as Misteeq, Mariah Carey, Asia Idol, appearing in the hit films Matrix 2 & 3 and many more. Some other training would definitely include the Monsters of Hip Hop convention where Lee was chosen to be a part of the show "Roadtrip" which is choreographed by the industries elite; Tabitha and Napoleon, Marty Kudelka, Rhapsody, Chonique and Lisette, and Brian Friedman to name a few.He co-directed the International Hip-Hop company Dance2XS. He has taught at the top studios in Chicago, New York, London, Italy, Portugal, and Estonia to name a few. His choreography has been featured in Dance Chicago for the past 3 years. He has also choreographed for upcoming artist Raphael Smith. He loves to dance and share his passion through instruction with hopes to inspire others to be the best dancer they can be. Lee teaches regularly at Debbie Reynolds in Los Angeles.
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