Street Styles

EMMY Award Winner Tyce Diorio has been a powerful force that is in the entertainment industry since he was a teenager. Originally from Brooklyn, Diorio attended New York City’s famed LaGuardia High School of the Performing Arts and, at only 17 won Star Search while setting a new record with a perfect 4-star rating each week.

Gabriel Serrano was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York where he began his dance training at Latin Fever Dance Studio. He continued his training at Broadway Dance Center, while simultaneously earning his BFA at The City College of New York.

Most recently, Ian Eastwood worked as both choreographer and dancer on DanceOn’s Dance Showdown and MTV’s ABDC7 Return of the Superstars. He was also a featured dancer in Justin Bieber's Beauty and a Beat music video. Ian has a unique, infectious style that started at the age of 10.

Born and raised in Miami, Florida, Melanie Benz begin dancing at the age of 4 and trained technically in all forms of dance. The acting bug hit her at age 9 and she landed 20 national commercials.

Misha Gabriel is from Larkspur, Colorado. He began dancing at the early age of two years old. Gabriel danced for Janet Jackson for over three years, appearing in numerous videos, TV shows, and live performances. Since then he has shared the stage with artists such as, Mariah Carey, Beyonce, Christina Aguilera, Chris Brown, Ne-Yo, The Pussycat Dolls, Hilary Duff, John Legend, Kylie Minogue, and Omarion.

Yanis Marshall, a Britain's Got Talent 2014 finalist, is currently touring the world teaching and performing in countries such as Mexico, Argentina, Brazil, Canada, China, Russia, England, France, and the United States. He appeared on the French version of Dancing with the Stars as an artistic coach, choreographed for Ukraine's So You Think You Can Dance, and is now the new choreographer of Cirque du Soleil's Zumanity show in Las Vegas. 

Andrew Carter, also known as Dr.Ew is a BBoy, artist, entertainer, choreographer, and teacher. He started dancing at the age of 12, and by 17 his hobby became a profession.

As a Vocal Graduate from Frank Sinatra School of the Arts, Dr.Ew was driven by his love of music to dance and choreograph. Between 2004 and 2006, with the help from Soraya Lundy, he became the Associate Choreographer for BLADE Dance Ent/ Hip Hop Dance Conservatory, where he fine-tuned his skills as a creative creator.

Sam Allen, a LaGuardia Alumnus and graduate of the University of Southern California, is excited to be back home working as a choreographer on the musical, In The Heights.

Kenichi Kasamatsu (he/him) is a professional dancer, instructor, and choreographer based in New York City. He has performed on various stages and venues ranging from Daddy Yankee’s concert at Madison Square Garden choreographed by Tanisha Scott, to YouTube’s private Brandcast event choreographed by Kyle Hanagami, to events such as Carnival and Sybarite at the Highline Ballroom.