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As a dancer, her image is forever remembered as the “polka dot dress girl” which opens and closes the iconic dance film Dirty Dancing.
Well known for creating beautiful and extraordinary images for stage and screen Doriana Sanchez has gone on to become one of the most successful Director/Choreographers in entertainment.
Ryan Seacrest on “E News!” has called her the “Dancing Queen” and Tu Ciudad magazine named her one of the 25 “Hip Hot Now” Hispanics in arts and entertainment for 2006.
Jamal Sims (Supervising Choreographer) most recently worked with STEP UP 2 THE STREETS Producer Adam Shankman on the feature musical “Hairspray,” which Shankman also directed. Among Jamal’s other Choreography credits are “Hannah Montana, the Movie,” “17″ (Zac Effron), “Soul Men” (Bernie Mac, Samuel L. Jackson), “Step Up 1,” “Beauty Shop,” “Vanilla Sky,” and “Garfield.” Sims is known for his creativity in numerous commercials such as Target and Volkswagon, as well as music videos and stage shows for Usher, P. Diddy, Spice Girls, Outkast and Gloria Estefan.
Dave Scott danced his way “straight outta Compton” into a career in dance, choreography, and artist development encompassing music, film, television, and commercials. He began his career working with top recording artists such as B2K, Tyrese, Ginuwine, Brian McKnight, Bow Wow and Olympic Gold medalist, Tara Lipinski. Dave has gone on to choreograph some of the biggest blockbuster dance films in recent history such as You Got Served, Stomp The Yard, and Step Up 2. Currently he is choreographing Snowflake for the Wayans Bros. In addition, he created his own instructional DVD, Take It To The Floor, featuring his own unique brand of dance.
A self-taught dancer who cites Michael Jackson as his biggest inspiration, Scott began imitating the moves he saw in videos and films such as Breakin’ and Beat Street when he was a teenager. The stubbed toes and bruised shins from break dancing allowed him to empathize with young kids like B2K whom he developed. At six-foot-four, Scott was on a basketball scholarship at Weber State University in Utah when he got his first break as a dancer. A local dance troupe set to perform a 10-minute show before a concert by a known rapper invited Scott to replace one of their dancers. It was his first public performance.
Mandy Moore is an emerging choreographer and performer whose work has been seen on television, in film and on the concert stage. Moore was one of the choreographers for Celine Dion’s “Taking Chances” world tour. In addition to being the choreographer for AMERICAN IDOL Season Six, Moore was a guest-choreographer on Season Three of SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE and was a guest-judge in Salt Lake City for Season Four auditions. As a performer, Moore has appeared on numerous television shows including “Malcolm in the Middle,” “That 70’s Show” and “The Drew Carey Show.” Film credits include “A Time For Dancing” and “Austin Powers in Goldmember.” Moore teaches in Los Angeles at Edge Performing Arts Center and travels both nationally and internationally to teach and choreograph for companies, private studios and independent performers.
Moore was born in St. Louis, MO, and raised in Breckenridge, CO, and currently lives in Los Angeles.
Tyce Diorio has been performing on television since age 17 when he won the “Star Search” setting a record with a perfect 4-star rating each week, the first time it had happened on the series. Originally from Brooklyn, NY, Diorio attended New York City’s famed High School of the Performing Arts and following that moved to Los Angeles and met up with Paula Abdul to dance on her “Under My Spell” world tour as well as in her videos, commercials and award show appearances.
Janet Jackson, Ricky Martin, Jennifer Lopez, Mya, *NSYNC, Kelly Osbourne, Céline Dion and Toni Braxton are just a few of the artists Diorio has traveled the world with and performed with onstage. Diorio has worked on numerous feature films including the cult classic “Showgirls,” “Starsky and Hutch,” “Mr. and Mrs. Smith,” “Robin Hood: Men in Tights,” “13 Going on 30,” “Flintstones Viva Rock Vegas” and “Epic Movie.” In addition to three seasons on SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE, his television credits include “That ’70s Show,” “The Tyra Banks Show,” “The Academy Awards,” “The American Music Awards,” “The Billboard Music Awards,” “Fame” as well as “Annie” and “Cinderella” directed by Rob Marshall. Diorio also had the great privilege of starring in the Tony Award-winning Broadway hit “Fosse” and “Chicago.”
Diorio has choreographed routines for Paulina Rubio and Tobey Maguire; commercials for iPod, Mc Donald’s, Sylvania and Road Runner DSL; and a musical entitled “Just Another Man.” Diorio works privately with Katie Holmes and Tobey Maguire. He has also choreographed the music video for Paula Abdul’s single “Dance Like There’s No Tomorrow.”
Diorio lives in Los Angeles, CA.
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