Movement Guidance

This week on Movement Guidance we have Melody Lacayanga! Originally from San Francisco, she was a founding member of The Dance Company of San Francisco under the direction of her mentor Chris Jacobsen. In 2005 she was a finalist on the first season of So You Think You Can Dance where she was the top female dancer. Some of her credits include the Sonya Tayeh Dance Company, Greatest Showman Live, Glee, Bunheads, America's Got Talent, MTV European Music Awards, Miley Cyrus' Gypsy Heart Tour, and Radio Disney Music Awards with Julia Michaels. Additionally she has worked as a dance model for brands such as Capezio, Nappytabs, Discount Dance Supply, Dance Spirit, and she was on the cover of Inside Dance Magazine's July 2016 issue. You can catch her teaching around the country and the globe with Art of Movement Dance Convention, Elite Dance Productions Canada, and SHOCK The Intensive amongst others.

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This week on Movement Guidance we have Gunner James! Originally from South Carolina, he grew up in the competition circuit where he went on to win Tremaine Dance Conventions Senior Dancer of the Year Award in 2011. Some of his credits include Glee, Disney, danceplug.com, and Kitty Bungalow's Star Charity event "Catbaret." He recently got back from teaching internationally in Shanghai, China for almost a year at Souldancing. He also served as the Event Manager at Revel Dance Convention.

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This week on Movement Guidance we have Lisa Ebeyer! She is originally from New Orleans and began her professional career at the age of sixteen with the Jackson Ballet. She also helped create an organization called New Choreographers on Pointe while in New York City. After moving to LA she has taken part in many aspects of the commercial industry including a Disney tour where she played Snow White. She was the ballet mistress for Travis Wall's company, Shaping Sound, and is a teacher in the Dana Foglia Dance Programs.

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This week on Movement Guidance we have Jana Thompkins! She is originally from Texas but has been in the LA industry for almost 15 years! She has performed with all the major artists such as Lady Gaga, Usher, Ne-Yo, Lil Wayne, Jason Derulo, Chris Brown, Nicki Minaj, Gwen Stefani, and Missy Elliot just to name a fourth of them. She has now switched her focus to choreography and artist development.

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This week on Movement Guidance we have Bec Morris! She is originally from Sydney, Australia and she just finished her first tour with J Balvin. She has been a back up dancer for Nicki Minaj on MTV's VMA's, European Music Awards in Spain, The Ellen Show, and Saturday Night Live. She has also had the pleasure of working with Justin Bieber, Big Sean, Tyga, Jessie J, Kelly Clarkson, Flo Rida, and The Veronicas. She has also choreographed for the one and only Jojo. We are not talking about Jojo Siwa, we are talking about the original Jojo! You can also catch her teaching at Playground LA.

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This week on Movement Guidance we have Kristin Farina. Originally from Wisconsin, she has been seen flipping her way to screens around the world. She has worked with J.Lo, Chris Brown, competed on World Of Dance Season 3, worked with Sesame Street, BuzzFeed, Toyota, Coca-Cola, Disney, and blackbear just to name a few.

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On this BONUS episode of Movement Guidance we talked with Chasta Hamilton! She is the owner and artistic director of Stage Door Dance Productions where she reinvented the dance education model by focusing on character development and community involvement in addition to technique and performance attributes. She is the founder and president of the nonprofit, Girls Geared For Greatness and has been featured in the Triangle Business Journal. You can also buy her new book, Trash The Trophies, on Amazon and Barnes & Noble.

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This week on Movement Guidance we have KiLeigh Williams! Originally from Indiana, she began her professional dance career at the age of 10 while performing with the Off-Broadway show, Tap Kids. She graduated from Point Park University with her Bachelors in Forensic Science. Some of her credits include Adam Levine, Jesse McCartney, Cirque Du Soleil, The Syncopated Ladies, and Crosswalk The Musical on the Late Late Show with James Corden. She is also the CEO and Creative Director of The Gentle Ladies.

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This week on Movement Guidance we have Dominique Louvère! She is a born and raised Jersey girl. She spent four years as a New York Knicks City dancer. Working for the Knicks gave her the opportunity to travel the world and perform with artists such as Rihanna, Flo Rida, and Jason Derulo. She recently was on Oprah's 2020 Vision Tour where she was creating KINERGY with Julianne Hough. Yes, you read that right...Oprah! Back in 2019 she had her very first professional choreography job where she choreographed a routine for Shaq for the NBA Awards.

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This week on Movement Guidance we have Natalie White! She is originally from England, at eighteen she received a three-year scholarship to study at The Centre Performing Arts College in London. After graduating she was the dance captain for three contracts on Costa Cruises. Her choreography has been seen at Radio City Music Hall, The Greek Theater, and Warner Brothers Studios. Additionally, has also performed as a magicians assistant. You can also find her instructing classes at Body by Simone.

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