Chopper’s Dance time Line
Posted on 02. Apr, 2009 by chopper in home
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The other Day I was going over in mind about my life and how great it is and how far I’ve come. I don’t know if you know where I’m from but I’m from flint Michigan. where opportunities run low. I don’t want to go into how bad it was cause I had a great childhood and I love my Home Town of Flint. I didn’t realize that it wasn’t the greatest place on earth until I made the move To Hollywood to pursue a professional dance career. That’s all in the past and now I’m here sharing my story with you. Here is my dance Time line. This is a time line of the most significant moments in my dance career. Check it out and leave me a comment. Let me know what you think or share with me your dance time line.
1979- Chopper was born to dance (Flint MIchigan).
1882- Chopper takes his first dance class a macre theater flint Michigan at the young tender age of 3
1986- Chopper enter first dance talent show and take home first place.
1989- Chopper goes to first dance convention Joe Tremain Dance Convention.
1994- Chopper goes to first concert at the I.M.A Sports Arena to see the 69 boys and gets inspired to become a back up dancer.
1996- Chopper freestyles at high school event in front of all his peers and receives a standing ovation. This was the moment when chopper realizes what he want to do for the rest of his life. To be professional dancer.
1997- Chopper becomes a choreographer, Chopper Meets a local recording artist named lil Johnny and is hired to be his choreographer/Dancer.
-Chopper performs in his first concert as back up dancer for Lil Johnny opening up for Major recording group IMX.
-Chopper performs in Noon Dance Show At Western Michigan University where his older sister attends as a dance Major.
1998- Chopper Performs as back up dancer for Lil Johnny opening up for Jay Z at Cobo Hall in Detroit Michigan.
-Chopper Signs a contract with western Michigan Dance Department to be a guest perform for a lecture course and is written in the final exam for the college students.
-Chopper Gets Accepted Into Western Michigan University Dance Department.
-Chopper graduates High school and heads to Western Michigan to study dance.
-Chopper Attends Western Michigan University.
1999- Chopper Gets His first teaching gig at Western Michigan University Rec Center teaching Hip Hop Aerobics.
2000- Chopper Meets Is Wife in Ballet class.
2001- Lil johnny gets signed to Warner Bros record and calls Chopper to be his back up dancer and go on major tour opening up for Lil Bow Wow.
-Chopper Drops out of college to go on the road as a back up dancer for Lil Johnny opening up for Lil Bows Scream Tour 1.
-Chopper goes on second tour as back up dancer for Lil Johnny opening up for N Sync “Dirty Pop Tour”.
-9/11 Happens the worlds stop, tour ends and chopper heads back home to regroup.
-Chopper Moves to Chicago with is sister to continue his dance training at Lu Conte Dance Studio
-Chopper meets Frank Z hip hop teacher and he pushes chopper to make the move to LA to follow is dream of being a Professional dancer.
2002- Chopper Hops on plane to Hollywood California to pursue his dream of becoming a professional dancer.
-Chopper Has his first professional dance audition in LA for the Bet Awards.
Chopper Books his First Music video as a backup dancer for Marcus Houston “That Girl”.
2003-Chopper performs at his first award. American Music Awards as a backup dancer for B2K.
-Chopper Books first Major movie “You Go To Served”
2004- Chopper goes on tour with Ginuwine as a back up dancer and travels over seas for the first time.
2005- Chopper Choreographs his First music video For Ginuwine “When we Make Love”.
2006- Chopper Books second major movie “Stump The Yard”
-Chopper gets married to ballet Dancer Michelle Hudson who he meet while study dance at Western Michigan University
2007- Chopper Opens up is own dance studio Called Ography Dance Stduio.
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