| dominic's profile Dominic is one of the very well respected dancers of this generation. As a high school student, Dominic left the sports behind and got the "bug" as he put it, for theater. He was voted "Most Talented" in high school and was on the Homecoming court. As a kid, (and teenager) he would dance around and sing with the radio. Right after high school he started out doing commercials (Sprite, Milky Way) and despite having very little dance training, Dominic had incredible talent and was selected to be one of the four dancers for the Michael Jackson "BAD" world tour. He performed with Michael on the 1989 Grammy Awards . Dominic was only 19 when he took part in a film that touched the nation, Stand and Deliver , the Jaime Escalante story. Dominic played one of the 18 Ganas Kids, the only role he ever took (that I know of) that had nothing to do with dancing. In 1989 Dominic danced with Paula Abdul in the video, "Cold Hearted." That year he also danced in an episode of The Tracey Ullman Show which Miss Abdul choreographed. You can find Dominic dancing on Paula Abdul's video release from 1989 called, "Paula Abdul: Straight Up." Beyond that, Dominic continued to work with Paula for a year and a half as her assistant choreographer, touring, doing the | |
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