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My adventure in CHINA these past six months has been thrilling, exciting, pleasurable, glamorous, breathtaking, educational, at times overwhelming, and most of all an unforgettable journey of a lifetime. The China portion of “Dance Passion” had ended, but the FINAL SIX DANCERS Chosen were coming to the UNITED STATES, and I wanted to make every minute of their time in …

Back to Beijing for the FINALS!!!

REGIONALS, SEMIFINALS, and now FINALS. Just imagine the process of narrowing the field of hundreds of contestants (during the last 6 months) all over CHINA (grassroots – small towns – large cities ) to only SIX? What an experience: Not only for Me, but for all the Contestants, Sponsors, Media, and NBA. This “Dance …

The First Round of Semifinals was very exciting, and now it is Round Two. Such pressure. This process of narrowing the number of dancers was harder and harder, since I have become somewhat attached to these contestants. Their readiness for this competition is exceptional. This Round Two Adventure began in Guangzhou.

My adventurous side took over again, and after …

Working in CHINA for the NBA is so rewarding. The NBA requested ME to Choreograph the Halftime Production of the NBA 2009 CHINA GAME in BEIJING. This Halftime featured the twenty semifinalist of “Dance Passion.” Performing in the Halftime Beijing Game is part of their winning prize package. This past summer I worked with these twenty contestants, therefore I knew …

REGIONALS were a blast and now it is SEMIFINALS!!! Narrowing the number of dancers to 16 was much harder than anticipated. All the contestants are exceptional and ready for competition. Our first adventurous stop was in XIAN. My late night arrival (due to major delays at the airport) was not on the schedule, but like they say in the Entertainment …

Only three days in Hong Kong and I was back on another plane to CHINA. My adventure in these two cities (Chengdu & Qingdao) was an unforgettable excursion.

I knew when I left Hong Kong that this trip included the “Dance Passion” Show Taping of the final regional competition in Chengdu before the semifinals, and my attendance to China's …

An unexpected request for me to run a training camp in Chengdu put me back on a plane to CHINA. The NBA CREW met me at the airport and immediately took me to the television station to begin interviews and coordinating the days events. Took a few moments to refresh, and then I was swept off to the mini …

My amazing journey continues to the warm and friendly city of Wuhan, the capital of the Hubei Province. The NBA CREW greeted me at the Airport with a tour guide ready to introduce me to this magnificent city. This modern metropolis city has unlimited possibilities, is situated in the heart of CHINA, and is a subtropical and humid city. I …

 After a few days in Hong Kong consulting, giving feedback on previous experiences, my life was back on another plane to China. I met the NBA CREW in Xiamen, one of the cities that we worked the grass roots events last week, and now we were retuning to organize and tape the next episode of “Dance Passion.” I checked …

Ni Hao Shijazhuang!

Upon my arrival in Hong Kong, the NBA presented me with a special request for my presence in Shijazhuang and Xiamen. This was a last minute grass root tour of these two cities in China. After a few days in Hong Kong consulting on the production and giving feedback on ways to improve, my life was back …