Saturday, July 21, 2012

Get to know your Top 8 Guys - So You Think You Can Dance Season 9

Nick Bloxsom-Carter and Daniel Baker were sent home last July 18, 2012. Now only 8 Guys will be going through and compete for America's Vote!

Let's get to know the 8 remaining Guys of SYTYCD Season 9.

So you think you can dance season 9
Brandon Mitchell currently lives in North Hollywood, CA, but grew up in Kansas City, KS.  Mitchell graduated from Sumner Academy in 2003 and from Florida A&M University in 2009.  He has been dancing since he was in 6th grade and his dance specialty is Stepping. He has been Stepping for 5 years.

So you think you can dance season 9
Chehon Wespi-Tschopp was born in Chicago, IL and raised in Sydney, Australia and Zurich, Switzerland where his family lives now. He began Ballet at age 13 and when he was 14 he was offered a spot to train at The Royal Ballet School, London. After graduating from the RBS, Chehon joined the Los Angeles Ballet in 2009 where he performed for two seasons. Chehon was lucky to have been seen and offered a contract with the touring company of Twyla Tharp's Broadway Show 'Come Fly Away', which enabled him to remain living and working in the US. His dance specialty is Classical Ballet.

So you think you can dance season 9
Cole Horibe currently lives in Honolulu, HI, where he was born and raised.  He graduated from the University of Hawaii with a BA in Interdisciplinary Studies.  After dancing for three years in high school, he quit dancing, believing he had relatively little talent in dance (as opposed to martial arts) and continued to train in various martial arts and studied acting--his career aspiration.  Cole began dancing again 4 1/2 years ago.  Having studied martial arts for most of his life, Cole incorporates a martial arts flavor into his choreography--a dance style which he calls "Martial Arts Fusion."

So you think you can dance season 9

Cyrus "Glitch" Spencer currently lives in Duluth, GA, and grew up on the Southside of Atlanta.  Spencer was born in Dallas, TX and graduated from Creekside High School in 2008. He started dancing at 8 then stopped to play sports and picked it back up at 15. His style of dancing is Animation, Popping, and Robotics. He got signed to Xcel Talent Agency in December of 2011 and he is part of a dance movement to Dubstep music.


So you think you can dance season 9
Dareian Kujawa currently lives in Boulder City, NV but grew up in St. Paul, MN.  Dareian graduated from the Saint Paul Conservatory for Performing Artists in 2010.  He has been dancing since the age of 3 at Larkin Dance Studio and his dance specialty is Contemporary.  At the age of 18 he moved out on his own to Las Vegas to try and pursue a career in dance.

So you think you can dance season 9
George "Geo" Lawrence II was born in San Diego, CA and raised in Atlanta, GA. George acquired his love for dance at the age of 11 and was adamant about perfecting his attraction to the art. That same year, he enrolled at Price Performing Arts Center (PPAC) in College Park, GA where he studied Lyrical, Tap, Jazz, Modern, Ballet, Hip-Hop and Acrobatics. In 2010, George decided to further his technique at Dancemakers of Atlanta, and in the summer of 2010 he was selected to attend the coveted Juilliard School. In 2011, George graduated from the esteemed Dekalb School of the Arts in Atlanta, GA, with honors.

So you think you can dance season 9
Matthew Austin Kazmierczak was born and raised in Peoria, AZ, where he currently still resides. Matthew went to Sunrise Mountain High School, and it was during those years where he found his interest for dance. Now five years later his love for it has continued to grow and he has trained in multiple styles specializing in Contemporary.

So you think you can dance season 9
Will Thomas currently lives in Studio City, CA but grew up in Troy, MI.  Thomas was born in Rochester, MI and graduated from Avondale High School in 2011.  He has been dancing since he was in the 6th grade and his specialty is Contemporary.

Who's your Favorite Male Dancer?

*Info courtesy of FOX.COM

No comments:

Post a Comment