FACULTY

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 House” 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

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

San Francisco Ballet, School of the Arts SF, and Dance Company San Francisco
Performances and choreography credits with Paula Abdul, Nick Jonas, Jonsi, Carlos Santana, Jacki Chan, Justin Giles, Dee Caspary, and Daniel Ezralow
Instructor for LA Dance Magic, Hollywood Vibe, iHollywood Dance, Nexus Dance Conventions, and EDGE Performing Arts Center in Los Angeles
Guest teacher at universities and international dance studios
Joffrey Ballet

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

PERFORMANCES FOR THE KSHMR LIVE TOUR (NYC), RAVEENA (US TOUR), BOLLYWOOD BOULEVARD (US TOUR), SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE (SEASON 14), Radio City Music Hall Xmas Spectacular
CHOREOGRAPHER FOR LINCOLN CENTER OUT OF DOORS, SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE, CAPEZIO DIWALE AND HOLI, OUTLET DANCE PROJECT, PHILADELPHIA MUSEUM OF ART, PROJECT CONVERGANCE, IMAGINE DANCE CHALLENGE, BOLLYSHAKE, AND PENN MASALA “LET ME LOVE YOU” MUSIC VIDEO

GUEST CHOROGRAPHER AND EDUCATOR FOR BROADWAY DANCE CENTER, ALVIN AILEY – AILEY EXTENSION, BARNARD COLLAGE AT COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY, THE LINCOLN CENTER, AND STUDIOS AROUND THE UNITED STATES
CONVENTION AND ADJUDICATION CREDITS INCLUDE STAR DANCE ALLIANCE, GROOVE DANCE CHALLENGE, HEADLINERS DANCE COMPETITION, AND NEXUS DANCE CONVENTIONS

Training and performance with Syracuse Ballet School, Hartford Ballet Teacher Training Program, Hartford Ballet, Ballet West
Director of Ballet West Academy 2004-2015
Currently, Director of Ballet West Educational Programs
Assistant director of Feel the Beat educational program, National Dance Institute in New York City
Developed I CAN DO; an outreach program for K-12 schools, in association with the Edinburgh International Festival
Assistant choreographer for the Opening and Closing ceremonies of the 2002 Winter Olympics

Appeared on season 1 of nbc's world of dance
Toured with the International World of dance Live Tour, and taught at the World of dance DX convention
Danced with Jennifer Lopez in her music video “Medicine” and in her NBC’s New Years Eve performance in 2019, Derek Hough at the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting, Sofia Carson at WE Day in NYC, and Karol G at the Billboard Music Awards
Performed with Rudy Abreu’s “RAdiance” and with Tessandra Chavez’s "Unity LA”
2021 Latin AMAs, assistant choreographer for the “Kissing Booth 2” movie, AJ McLean’s “A Boy and a Man” music video, a commercial for Mario World at Universal Studios in Japan, and season 2 of “High School Musical: The Musical: The Series”
Madeline is also a part of TMilly TV’s faculty in Los Angeles

Television choreography and appearances include: hit the floor, vh1, bet, the masked singer, the today show, jimmy fallon, bones, modern family, the ellen degeneres show, the voice, jimmy kimmel, x-factor, good morning america, dallas cowboys thanksgiving halftime show with selena gomez, Dallas cowboys halftime with meghan trainor, nickelodeon's icarly, victorious, and disney's choo choo soul
Big screen credits include harold and kumar 3, cheer camp, and music by S.i.A.
Appearances with music artists dua lipa, pharrell, selena gomez, meghan trainor, no doubt, will.I.Am, j.lo, fergie, nelly furtado, and all american rejects
commercial work includes ads for appley, toyota cars, black and decker, AT&T, and Just dance 3, and UGG holiday commercials
Ashley has also appeared on America's got talent, dick Clark's rock'n new years Eve, Teen choice awards, billboard awards, wango tango, american music awards, iheart music festival, and the iheart music awards

Commercials, videos, and live performances in New York and Los Angeles including the Super Bowl, Coachella, Brit awards, the Grammy's and Old Navy
Performances with artists such as Fergie, A tribe called quest, Aluna George, Keith Urban, and Justin Timberlake
An original founder of k2k dance center in Rejeka, Croatia, and has taught master classes throughout the u.s. and Europe
Adjudicator for world of dance Bolivia
Currently touring with Justin Timberlake

Founder/Director Phoenix Tap Festival
Faculty appearances and performances at the Motor City Tap Fest, Detroit Tap Festival, Las Vegas Tap Festival, Especially Tap Chicago, Tap 24/7 (co-founder) Oakland Dance Theatre, and the St. Louis Tap Festival
BA of Performing Arts from Oakland University, MA Ed from University of Phoenix
Choreography selected to present at Cornell University for the American College Dance Festival
Studies with and performed alongside legends such as Jason Samuels Smith, Ben Vereen, Sarah Reich, Savion Glover, Dianne Walker, Barbara Duffy, Robert Reed, Debbie Allen, the Nicholas Brothers, Harold "Stumpy" Cromer, and Heather Cornell