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Graham Breitenstein entered show business when he moved to Los Angeles in 2005. In his 11 years of West Coast living he calls himself, among other things, a professional dancer, an instructor with legitimate credits, and a creative producer - an artist inspired by those who came before him and motivated by the unknown creations of the future.
...Read moreGraham Breitenstein entered show business when he moved to Los Angeles in 2005. In his 11 years of West Coast living he calls himself, among other things, a professional dancer, an instructor with legitimate credits, and a creative producer - an artist inspired by those who came before him and motivated by the unknown creations of the future.
Graham is originally from Louisville, Kentucky (area code 502!) and from a very young age has always felt a kinetic bond to the arts. He was 19 when he moved to LA to pursue his dream of performing and after 3 years of training with some of LA’s top choreographers the dream became a reality. He has since performed on 3 world tours with worldwide juggernaut, Lady Gaga, danced alongside America's pop sweetheart, Meghan Trainor, actress/songstress Keke Palmer, singer/songwriter Charlie Puth, and YouTube sensations, Trevor Moran and Jean Watts. His experiences are vast and include dancing multiple times on The Grammy's, American Music Awards, MTV VMA's, and Dancing With the Stars. He can be seen in numerous music videos. such as Lady Gaga's G.U.Y., Applause, Marry the Night, Judas, LoveGame, among others.
One of Graham's most important discoveries through seeing the world was his innate ability to teach, not simply dance, but movement as its own language, literature, and art. The point of it all? To meet and train with students so that they may become the best, most well-rounded performers that they can be.
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Class Descriptions
Graham loves to help cultivate dancers, spanning from our friends with “two left feet” to the full-time pros. He loves to help students discover more about themselves by using dance as a vehicle for that epiphany. Sometimes a minor tweak in execution can make all the difference in the world in a dancer’s performance--changing a closed fist into an open hand, palm out towards the audience can inspire confidence in ways words can’t describe. That’s what Graham looks to accomplish in his classes.
Graham aims to create a safe space where students feel comfortable exploring different styles of movement, and sometimes, making a fool of themselves! It’s all in the name of expansion and a part of the process. Graham believes in seemingly simplistic movement that catches the audience’s eye and requires confidence and power from the performer.
Once students have learned the choreography, the class will review the movement slowly, with Graham’s oversight, and will be supplied with tips, tricks, and advice on how to improve execution, performance, and the motivation behind the character for that particular routine.