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- 1. She is one of Broadway’s most acclaimed and prolific choreographer/directors. She grew up in Wilmington, Delaware, and began taking dance lessons when she was 5. She majored in theatre at the University of Delaware and after graduating in 1976, moved to New York City. She worked as a dancer for a while, touring in the original productions of Chicago and Sugar Babies, then began choreographing jobs on and off Broadway. Hse also choreographed the movie version of “The Producers”
- 4. He 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 in her videos, commercials and award show appearances.
- 7. She was born in New York City. Eventually raised in Detroit, Michigan, she began during when she was in college. She initially trained with the Full Circle Dance Company, and eventually graduated with a BFA degree in dance from Wayne State University in 2005. She has gone on to instruct at the Edge Performing Arts Center in Los Angeles, as well as with the nationwide Dance Studios Tour. She is also known as a guest judge and choreographer on So You Think You Can Dance, working on contemporary and “combat jazz” numbers from the fourth season.
- 8. A leap that starts out facing the back as the body turns and then leaps front towards the mirror or audience.
- 11. A straight leg turn with the other leg extended to the back
- 14. A turning jump where the leading leg is straight and the back leg is bent in attitude
- 15. A turning jump where both legs are bent at approximately 60 degrees.
- 17. She has appeared on the television shows, "Weird Al Comin' Home" for Disney and "The Ned and Stacey Show" for FOX. She can be seen in the film, "A Time For Dancing", choreographed by Marguerite Derricks and in commercials and industrial films for Nike, Chrysler, Epson, Nexus and Joe Boxer. She performed live with pop diva Kristine W and was featured in the Disney production of "Mulan" at the infamous Hollywood Bowl. She has been a dance coach to U.S. Olympic gymnast Chris Waller and choreographs and teaches nationally for many private studios, Teams, and independent performers.
Down
- 1. A leap in which the legs switch in the air.
- 2. A turning tuck jump
- 3. A split with the back knee bent
- 5. A leap in which the front leg bends and then extends
- 6. A traveling step in which the supporting leg scoots across the floor.
- 9. He is a major creative force with 20 years of experience in only 25 years of life. He has choreographed and directed music videos, commercials, award shows and world tours for recording artists such as Britney Spears, NSYNC, Usher, Mya and Pink. He created, produced and stared in MTV’s hit series, The Wade Robson Project. Since then he has written, choreographed and directed commercials for Sirius Satellite Radio and Power Shoes, who make his own line of dance footwear, award winning short films and groundbreaking choreography for Fox’s SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE.
- 10. Bending at the knees maintaining a straight torso from the head to the knee.
- 12. A jump in which one leg is tucked and the other meets it in the air before landing.
- 13. A straight leg kick with the body parallel to the floor
- 16. A leap with both legs that open to the side, body upright with arms to the side