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barry youngblood

  • Performer with Paula Abdul, Jordan Knight, Christina Aguilera, Pink, Nelly, Busta Rhymes, Jennifer Lopez, and the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
  • Choreographer for NIKE, REEBOK, Namco, Sega Dreamcast, and SKECHERS, and music videos for Rachel Lampa, Brian McKnight, Friankie J, Baby Bash, and Nelly
  • Television credits include MTV Awards, VH1 Awards, The Miss America Pageant with Donny Osmond, The Today Show, Regis and Kelly, The Ellen Show, and the Goldbergs
  • Featured dancer in the movie “Bringing Down the Houze” with Steve Martin and Queen Latifa
  • Performed for the Queen of England with Kid Rock, and the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia 
  • Convention credits include Hollywood Dance Jamz, Co Dance, Nexus Dance​ Conventions, and master classes in studios around the world
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isabel machado

Performances for Carnival, Ace Awards, “Congress” (concept video with Tessandra Chavez and Derek Hough), Tony Robbins, and “The Overthinker,” directed by Rudy Abreu
  • Company dancer for Soul Escape, (Justin Giles), RAdience, (Rudy Abreu), and Project Flux, (Lydia Sakolski-Basquill)
  • Assistant to Marcea Lane and Adrenaline Dance Ace
  • Teaching and adjudication credits include Nexus Dance Conventions and Odyssey Dance Competitions​
  • Live performance at the 2019 Primetime Emmys and Creative Arts Emmys
  • Featured dancer in "Rescue" by Derek Hough, Tessandra Chavez, and Rudy Abreu 
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sam nelson

  • Live performance at the 2019 Primetime Emmys and Creative Arts Emmys
  • So You Think You Can Dance Season 16 Top 20 guys
  • Company member with Embodiment THE Collective (Rudy Abreu) Performances at World of Dance Moves at The Montalban, The Main Event Encore, (Brian Friedman), Onstage Showoff at Dancerpalooza (Kenny Wormald)
  • Teaching credits include Cal State Fullerton University, Millennium Dance Complex Pittsburgh and Millennium Dance Complex OC, Next Gen Dance Convention, Jolt Dance Convention, Nexus Dance Conventions, and Pro Assistant for Transcend Tour
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kayla igo

  • Graduate of Oklahoma City University; Bachelor of Science in Dance Pedagogy 
  • Nationwide Master Class teacher and Nexus Dance Conventions faculty
  • Adjudication for Hall of Fame Dance Challenge and Nexus Dance Competitions
  • Choreography featured on World of Dance with Eva Igo
  • Director of Danceplex Pre-Pro, Scottsdale, AZ
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johanna sapakie

  • Performance credits include Cirque De Soleil Michael Jackson ONE and Viva ELVIS, Super Bowl LIV with Jennifer Lopez, Dancing with the Stars, The Mexican Billboard Awards, Miss USA, the MTV Movie Awards New Year’s Eve Live at Mandalay Bay, the Jazz Dance World Congress, the Professional Dancers’ Society Benefit with Dick Van Dyke, and many others
  • Featured choreographer for the major motion picture, “Hustlers,” with Jennifer Lopez, Michael Jackson’s “Blood on the Dance Floor” music video, So You Think You Can Dance, Miley Cyrus: Live in Concert, A Choreographer’s Showcase for Cirque Du Soleil, and associate choreographer or Madonna: The Confessions Tour, Madonna: The Reinvention Tour, Michael Jackson ONE birthday celebration for Cirque Du Soleil, and The Latin Grammy Awards
  • Faculty for LADF, Nexus Dance Conventions, The EDGE Performing Arts Center and Debbie Allen Dance Academy in Los Angeles, and the Rock Center for Dance in Las Vegas
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Ramita Ravi

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adrian lee

  • assisted and/or danced for Andy Blankenbuehler, Al Blackstone, Mandy Moore, Dee Caspary, Travis Wall and Sonya Tayeh.
  • appeared dancing on FX’s Fosse/Verdon, The Tony Awards, Glee, America’s Got Talent and Dancing With the Stars.
  • performed multiple times on the MTV Video Music Awards.
  • original cast of Cirque du Soleil’s “IRIS” at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.
  • Shania Twain’s residency in the Colosseum at Caesar’s Palace in her show “Still the One” directed by Raj Kapoor and choreographed by Mandy Moore.
  •  he has been a part of the Broadway company of Wicked and was on the National Tour of An American in Paris.
  • He is currently a faculty member teaching jazz for the dance convention Hollywood Vibe and  Joffrey Ballet 
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