In our Choreographer’s Roots feature, we take a quick look back at where they started to help understand where they are today. We’ve been on a SYTYCD kick lately, so today we’ll look at Dee Caspary as they are affectionately known.
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Mark this past week’s pillow dance (anyone have a link??) as another one of my favorites from this season.

So before he was choreographing on SYTYCD where was he? We’ll take a chronological look at Dee Caspary’s accolades:

> Danced in Paula Abdul’s videos at age 16
> Toured with New Kids on the Block and Tiffany
> Began choreographing with EDGE and toured with West Coast Dance Explosion, Los Angeles Dance Force and LA Underground, winning many choreographic awards
> Guest teacher/choreographer at Broadway Dance Center
> Currently works with Shake the Floor, Pacific Coast Dance Fest, Jump, Edge Performing Arts
> Opened his own company, IV Dance Company, in LA

Sources: IMDB, Break The Floor, Broadway Dance Center