Myrtle Beach Dance Convention Crown Reef 2020

Alexie is a graduate of UCLA. She was a Laker Girl and has been seen on Star Search, The Academy Awards, Disney Camp Rock, America’s Got Talent, Nickelodeon, and Glee. Alexis was also a top 5 finalist on SYTYCD.

Aaron Burr is a world-renowned tap dancer. He received a five-star review from the Scotsman for his performance at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. He has performed on America’s Got Talent, with the group Rhythmatic on Season 1 of NBC’s World of Dance, and was given the title of... Read More →

Greg Chapkis is one of the fastest growing names in the dance community. Born and raised in the Ukraine, he started his professional career at a young age. Within just a few years of moving to the US in 1999, Greg had opened his own well-known and respected world wide dance studio... Read More →

Arielle Elonys has been in love with the arts since day one.Elonys was born and raised in South Texas. At the age of eighteen she moved to Los Angeles, California to pursue a career in dance, acting, singing and modeling. It was there that she graduated with a Bachelors of Arts in... Read More →

Sally grew up in South Carolina and carried her southern roots to Oklahoma where she received a BPA in Dance Performance from Oklahoma City University. She has choreographed both theatrically and strictly dance production choreography. Sally toured Nationally with Dirty Dancing understudying... Read More →

RJ Higton is a dancer, teacher, choreographer, singer, and actor. He is currently a student at the University of Michigan within The Department of Musical Theatre, renowned as one of the top musical theatre programs in the world. RJ is one of Showstopper’s all-time top scoring soloists... Read More →

Geo Hubela’s career spans 20 years as Choreographer, Artistic Director, Dancer, Teacher, and Owner and Director of Icon Dance Complex in New Jersey.Geo has also choreographed internationally for stage and screen in France, Germany, the UK and Taiwan. Geo was seen on Season 1 of... Read More →

Born in Birmingham, Alabama, Janelle Issis has been dancing and performing since the age of 4. She studied belly dance under Aziza of Birmingham, and all other forms through various outlets including her BA in dance at the University of Alabama. She has extensively trained in multiple... Read More →

Kyle Van Newkirk is a small town raised Nebraskan native, from Morrill, NE. He is an award winning choreographer, perform, as well as highly demanded teacher in the Midwest. His unique energetic, hard hitting, gigantic style is highly sought after as a solo performer around the world... Read More →

Brandon is a 9 time World Clogging Champion! He was on America’s Best Dance Crew and a special guest performer on SYTYCD. Brandon has created a new clogging industry with his cool clogging hip hop style.

Sam began his formal dance training with his Aunt Jennifer Picart-Branner (formerly of the Frankfurt Ballet) when he was 18. He received a BFA from Cornish College of the Arts and has studied on scholarship at the Joffrey Ballet in New York City. Sam has danced featured roles in the... Read More →

Taylor has been dancing all of her life and has been a competitive dancer for 16 (out of 18) years of her life! She is one of the top Showstopper soloists of all time, was the 2013 Showstopper Top Score Winner, and has recently joined the Showstopper family to spread her passion and... Read More →

With 20 years of dance and production experience, Angel is an award winning choreographer and founder of the national dance movement Peace Love Hip Hop. She has toured the country teaching a positive message with a twist of creative choreography and her unique costume design. As a... Read More →

Julian has performed at Opryland USA, in the European tour of Bubbling Brown Sugar, and in Broadway Magic. His national touring credits include Hello Dolly, La Cage aux Folles, My One and Only, Evita, Showboat and Phantom of the Opera. Julian has been a part of the Showstopper family... Read More →

Nathan Trasoras is a dancer and choreographer with a unique style of contemporary hip hop. He danced his way to the Top 5 on Season 6 of SYTYCD. Nathan has performed on The Voice, Glee, Jane the Virgin, America Housewives, 90210, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, America’s Got Talent, and... Read More →

Mark Villaver is a dancer, teacher, performer, and choreographer. Mark finished in the Top 10 on Season 14 of SYTYCD. He toured internationally with Taylor Swift on The Red Tour, The 1989 Tour, and The Reputation Tour. Mark has also worked with artists including Ariana Grande, Ricky... Read More →

Christy Lyn is a ballerina, model, designer, and choreographer. Christy Lyn works with with Classical Dance Academy in California. She started dancing at a very young age and currently choreographs and trains in multiple styles of dance with focus in ballet. Her choreography work... Read More →

Kristin Johnson is a dancer, performer, choreographer, and a National Academy of Sports Medicine certified personal trainer. Kristin earned a bachelor’s degree in theatre from Florida State University. She was a dance captain on Broadway for Tony Award-winning director/choreographer... Read More →

Octavia Ellison is a dancer, choreographer and teacher. She has danced as a NBA All-Star with Phoenix Suns and with the Los Angles Lakers as an LA Laker Girl. Octavia has choreographed for the Phoenix Suns, the NBA Tournament in Rome, the NBA D-League, Duke City Stars, the National... Read More →