JERA WOLFE - CANADA
STARTED TO DANCE AT THE AGE OF 13 WHEN HE BEGAN TRAINING IN HIP-HOP, BREAKDANCE AND JAZZ. AT 14, HE PARTICIPATED IN A BALLET SUMMER INTENSIVE AT THE BANFF CENTRE WHICH SPARKED HIS PASSION FOR CLASSICAL BALLET. JERA STUDIED AT THE NATIONAL BALLET SCHOOL OF CANADA, ARTS UMBRELLA, AND CANADA'S ROYAL WINNIPEG BALLET SCHOOL. AFTER GRADUATING FROM THE ROYAL WINNIPEG BALLET SCHOOL HE HAS FOCUSED ON CONTEMPORARY AND INDIGENOUS FORMS OF DANCE EXPRESSION. HE WAS A FINALIST ON CTV'S SEASON 3 OF SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE CANADA. HE WAS A FIRST CAST DANCER FOR DISNEY'S MUSICAL TARZAN IN GERMANY. HE WAS A CO-CHOREOGRAPHER OR BACKBONE, WHICH HAD ITS WORLD PREMIERE AT THE BANFF CENTRE IN 2015. HE IS CURRENTLY AN ASSOCIATE ARTIST WITH RED SKY PERFORMANCE.
MELISSA MITRO - CANADA
STARTED DANCING AT THE AGE THREE AND COMPETED IN ALMOST EVERY FORM OF DANCE. SHE HAS PERFORMED AT THE TORONTO INT. FILM FESTIVAL AND FEATURED WITH ARTISTS SUCH AS PSY, NICK JONAS, NELLY FURTADO, MIA MARTINA, VICTORIA DUFFIELD. MELISSA HAS WORKED WITH MIA MICHEALS, STACEY TOOKEY, MANDY MOORE, TRAVIS WALL, AND MANY MORE. A RUNNER-UP ON CTV’S SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE CANADA SEASON 4, MELISSA HAS PERFORMED AT THE PAN AMERICAN GAMES, THE NEXT STEP, RUSSELL PETER’S CHRISTMAS SPECIAL, NICK CARTER TOUR, JUNO AWARDS, NEW YEARS EVE WITH NELLY FURTADO, AND THE MUCH MUSIC VIDEO AWARDS. RECENTLY, SHE TRAVELED TO MILAN, CROATIA, SPAIN, FINLAND,MEXICO AND POLAND TO PERFORM IN MANY SALSA CONGRESSES WITH MARCO FERRIGNO. RECENTLY, SHE WORKED AS A CHOREOGRAPHER ON SYTYCD IN VIETNAM.
LOIC MABANZA - FRANCE
LOIC MABANZA IS ORIGINALLY FROM PARIS, FRANCE AND NOW LIVES IN NYC. LOIC WAS DISCOVERED AT THE AGE OF 18 BY DIRECTOR, SHEU FORTUNATO DURING THE PARIS DANCE TOUR. HE SOON BECAME A PRINCIPAL DANCER FOR THE MADONNA WORLD TOUR 2012 AND HER MOST RECENT 2015 "REBEL HEART TOUR". LOIC HAS WORKED WITH MADONNA ON THE OSCARS 2011 & 2013, VIDEO TURN UP THE RADIO, AND THE ELLEN DEGENERES SHOW AND TOURED THE US WITH CHRIS BROWN. HE IS AN INTERNATIONAL MODEL WHERE HE IS REPRESENTED BOTH IN USA AND BRAZIL. HE HAS WORKED FOR NIKE, LACOSTE, DIESEL, W MAGAZINE AND GQ MAGAZINE. HE IS CURRENTLY PRODUCING AND ACTING IN HIS OWN ACTION TV SERIES IN NYC.
DYLAN RATZLAF - CANADA
DYLAN STARTED TO DANCE WHEN SHE WAS JUST 3 YEARS OLD. SHE TRAINS IN JAZZ, LYRICAL, CONTEMPORARY, MODERN, BALLET, HIP HOP, TAP, CIRCUS, TUMBLING AND ACRO. SHE HAS APPEARED IN SEVERAL COMMERCIALS AND HAS MODELED FOR PEARL YUKIKO AND CHELSEA B DANCEWEAR. DYLAN HAS PARTNERED WITH MANY BRANDS INCLUDING BRUNETTE THE LABEL, GARNIER, KTRNA AND KINGSLEY EYEWEAR. DYLAN HAS WORKED IN FILM AND TELEVISION SINCE SHE WAS 15. SHE LANDED HER FIRST ROLE IN FAMILY CHANNEL’S SERIES THE NEXT STEP AS THE SERIES LEAD “JACQUIE”. SINCE THEN, SHE HAS WORKED AS A DANCER ON A CINDERELLA CHRISTMAS, DEADLY CLASS, AND DESCENDANTS 3. HER ACTING CREDITS INCLUDE THE NEXT STEP, DOOMSDAY MOM AND HONEY GIRLS.
DAREIAN KUJAWA - USA
CURRENTLY LIVES IN LAS VEGAS, NEVADA BUT GREW UP IN ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA. DAREIAN GRADUATED FROM THE SAINT PAUL CONSERVATORY FOR PERFORMING ARTISTS IN 2010. AT THE AGE OF 18, HE MOVED TO LAS VEGAS TO TRY AND PURSUE A CAREER IN DANCE. HE IMMEDIATELY FOUND HIMSELF A SPOT WITH CIRQUE DU SOLEIL'S “MYSTÈRE”. HE CONTINUED HIS AMAZING WORK WITH CIRQUE DU SOLEIL IN THE NEW JAMES CAMERON'S AVATAR. DAREIAN WAS ALSO A FINALIST ON THE HIT TV SHOW SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE USA SEASON 9.
TRAVIS LIM - CANADA
STARTING HIS JOURNEY IN 2007, TRAVIS LIM TRAINED IN ALL DISCIPLINES OF HIP-HOP LEARNING FROM MANY OF THE PIONEERS OF HIP-HOP CULTURE AND DANCE. TRAVIS BEGAN HIS JOURNEY AS A COMPETITIVE DANCER AND OVER THE YEARS WON MANY PRESTIGIOUS EVENTS SUCH AS HIPHOP INTERNATIONAL’S WORLD HIP-HOP CHAMPIONSHIPS AND WAS A 3X GOLD MEDALIST AT THE IDO WORLD DANCE CHAMPIONSHIPS AND 5678 SHOWTIME NATIONAL DANCER OF THE YEAR IN 2013. AT THE AGE OF 13 HE WAS THE YOUNGEST TO TEACH HIP HOP AT THE INTERNATIONAL DANCE COUNCIL IN TOKYO, JAPAN. THEN TRAVIS HAS APPEARED ON NBC’S WORLD OF DANCE SEASON 2 AND EVEN HOSTED HIS OWN HIPHOP TV SERIES ON SHAWTV. CURRENTLY, TRAVIS IS STUDYING DANCE AT UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES AND IS FURTHERING HIS CAREER WITH THE GOAL OF COMBINING EDUCATION AND DANCE.
MENINA FORTUNATO - CANADA
SHE BEGAN HER PROFESSIONAL CAREER AT THE YOUNG AGE OF 12 IN VANCOUVER. SHE WAS BASED IN LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA SINCE 2001 AND HAS PERFORMED WITH THE LEGENDARY EARTH WIND & FIRE, LATIN SUPERSTAR LUIS MIGUEL AND THE SENSATION OF KOREAN POP RAIN (BI) IN FRONT OF CROWDS OF 60,000 SPECTATORS ON HIS WORLD TOUR. FILMS CREDITS INCLUDE THE NICKELODEON SHOW, KICKIN 'IT OLD SKOOL, CRANK 2: HIGH VOLTAGE, AND POSEIDON. TV SHOWS INCLUDE AMERICA'S GOT TALENT, STAR TREK: ENTERPRISE, ALIAS, NBA ALL-STAR HALF-TIME SHOW WITH BEYONCE, MAD TV, SPIKE TV'S GUY'S CHOICE AWARDS WITH CARMEN ELECTRA. SHE CAN BE SEEN IN SEVERAL COMMERCIALS FOR PEPSI WITH BRITNEY SPEARS. MENINA HAS EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE IN THE FIELD OF PRODUCTION, CHOREOGRAPHY AND CASTING ON VARIOUS PROJECTS, SUCH AS AMERICA'S GOT TALENT AND THE X FACTOR. AS AN ADJUDICATOR, SHE HAS WORKED ALL ACROSS NORTH AMERICA, AND A GUEST ADJUDICATOR ON THE TV SHOW, DANCE MOMS.
PAUL OTTERBEIN - CANADA
AN INTERNATIONAL AWARD WINNING CANADIAN HIP HOP CHOREOGRAPHER FROM VANCOUVER, BC. HE IS ALSO THE CHOREOGRAPHER AND HEAD COACH FOR THE CANADIAN NATIONAL HIP HOP TEAM THAT BROUGHT HOME BOTH THE BRONZE AND SILVER MEDALS FROM ITALY AT THE 2015 WORLD HIP HOP CHAMPIONSHIPS. IN 2016 THEY WERE RANKED NUMBER TWO AND THREE IN THE WORLD IDO HIP HOP RANKINGS. PAUL HAS BROUGHT HOME 7 CANADIAN NATIONAL HIP HOP CHAMPIONSHIPS AND 4 USA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS AS A CHOREOGRAPHER. IN 2015, PAUL RECEIVED THE PRESTIGIOUS CHOREOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR AWARD AT CANADA'S BIGGEST HIP HOP COMPETITION "ARTISTS EMERGE" IN EDMONTON, ALBERTA. CREDITS INCLUDE: ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT, AMERICA'S BEST DANCE CREW, CANADA'S GOT TALENT AND THE 2010 WINTER OLYMPICS CHOREOGRAPHER CELEBRATION STAGE.
GIULIA TRIPOLI - CANADA
INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED AS A DANCER, CHOREOGRAPHER AND TEACHER, GIULIA TRIPOLI IS KNOWN FOR HER TALENT, INSPIRATIONAL ROUTINES, AND INCREDIBLE PASSION. SHE HAS PERFORMED, CHOREOGRAPHED AND LED WORKSHOPS AROUND THE WORLD, FROM BEIJING AND MACAU TO LAS VEGAS AND TORONTO. SHE HAS SHARED SCREEN AND STAGE WITH KE$HA, MISHON, TRISH, JULLY BLACK AND SKYE SWEETNAM , APPEARED IN THE FEATURE FILM SUR LE RYTHME, STARRED IN THE COMMERCIAL FOR UBISOFT'S JUST DANCE 2016 AND IS CURRENTLY CHOREOGRAPHING FOR ACCLAIMED CANADIAN ARTIST LUKAY . IN 2011, GIULIA REFOCUSED HER CAREER, DEDICATING HERSELF TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE MONTREAL DANCE COMMUNITY WITH TRIPOLI STUDIOS INC. & AGENCY
JONNIS TANNIS - USA
HE IS THE YOUNGEST OF 10 CHILDREN, 6 BECOMING ENTERTAINERS, AND ONE OF THE TANNIS BROTHERS WHO COMPETED AT 5678 SHOWTIME WITH MCHARDY STUDIOS , THE FIRST STUDIO TO REGISTER IN 1994. HE WAS IN THE TOP 16 FINALISTS ON THE FIRST SEASON OF FOX SYTYCD . HE HAS PERFORMED AND CHOREOGRAPHED ACROSS AMERICA, CHINA, DUBAI, AND HAS TAUGHT MASTER CLASSES FOR CIRQUE DU SOLEIL , THE PHOENIX SUN’S DANCE TEAM, AND IS FACULTY MEMBER OF THE ROCK CENTER FOR DANCE LAS VEGAS. JONNIS IS CREATIVE DIRECTOR AND LEAD EMCEE FOR SAKE ROK , LAS VEGAS, ARTISTIC DIRECTOR OF JACS INNOVATING ENTERTAINMENT LLC AND CO-MANAGES PERFORMERS AT MULTIPLE PROPERTIES FOR MGM RESORTS INTERNATIONAL.
ALEX FRANCOEUR - CANADA
ALEX FRANCOEUR IS A FRENCH CANADIAN DANCER BORN AND RAISED IN MONTREAL. AT THE AGE15 YEARS OLD, ALEX EARNED HIS FIRST TWO PROFESSIONAL JOBS DANCING IN A SHORT MOVIE AND FOR THE ANNUAL WORLD-RENOWNED JUST FOR LAUGHS FESTIVAL. AFTER GRADUATING HIGH SCHOOL, ALEX WAS ACCEPTED INTO THE PRESTIGIOUS CONTEMPORARY DANCE PROGRAM AT L’ÉCOLE DE DANSE CONTEMPORAINE DE MONTREAL (ADMMI. NEW DOORS CONTINUED TO OPEN FOR ALEX, BRINGING HIM ALL AROUND CANADA AS WELL AS TO INTERNATIONAL STAGES SUCH AS NEW YORK AND PARIS. HE WENT ON TOUR WITH FRENCH CANADIAN POP-STAR MARIE MAI AND HAS SHARED THE STAGE WITH MULTIPLE INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS INCLUDING ARIANA GRANDE, JASON DERULO AND TAYLOR DAYNE.
IN 2016 ALEX MOVED TO THE UNITED STATES WHERE HE SIGNED REPRESENTATION UNDER CLEAR TALENT GROUP AGENCY WORKING WITH SILENTO, ST.LUCIA AND COLD WAR KIDS. HE IS CURRENTLY WORKING ON A NEW MOVIE, DUE TO COME OUT ON NETFLIX LATER IN 2017.