Harper&I Dance Center and tWitch
24Seven Dance Convention
Stephen “tWitch” Boss is an extremely
inspiring freestyle hip hop dancer from Montgomery, Alabama who is best known
for his extensive time spent with So You Think You Can Dance; participating in
the competition, becoming an All Star, judging, going on tour, and
choreographing for current contestants. From the moment I saw tWitch dance I
was inspired. I grew up doing competitive gymnastics through my senior year in
high school, but the floor exercise was always my favorite event because I loved
to dance. Most of what I learned about dance at the time came from the TV show,
So You Think You Can Dance, which introduced me to various styles of dance, countless
routines choreographed by world-renowned choreographers, and performances by
astounding dancers. After high school, I stopped doing gymnastics and took up
dance when I arrived at Western Washington University. The past few years have
been an amazing start to my dancing career as I have joined a studio downtown
called Harper&I Dance Center, taken many contemporary and hip hop classes,
started to teach dance classes at the studio, auditioned and made Western
Washington University’s Hip Hop Dance Team, performed at numerous shows in
Bellingham and the greater Seattle area, and competed in the 24Seven Dance
convention in March 2014. Dance can be a very intimidating hobby to take up
when you are nineteen years old because most serious dancers have been training
their entire lives. Thus, the reason why tWitch is such an inspiration in my
life is because he was purely a freestyle dancer until sixteen, when he started
taking dance classes, exploring new styles, and turned his hobby into a
lifestyle. So, tWitch’s journey was encouraging for me and pushed me to step
out of my comfort zone and overcome the intimidation, self-doubt, and fears I
felt when I started to dance, which allowed me to pursue my passion with full
force. During the 24Seven dance convention and competition, I got the honor of
taking class and learning choreography from tWitch himself. He is an extremely
positive role model with powerful advice. Throughout his classes, he taught me
to never give up on my dreams, to be confident with my dancing without
worrying about anyone judging my movement, and no matter how far I go to “never
stop learning”.
Stephanie Harper and tWitch
24Seven Dance Convention
This site includes an overview of tWitch’s journey to
become a dancer, including a list of choreographers he has worked with, the
films and shows he has been featured in, and several other successes. This is
the site of one of the many conventions tWitch works at to help teach and
inspire young dancers.
One of the areas tWtich is passionate about is helping
low-income families integrate dance into their lives. He is one of the Board of
Directors for the Dizzy Feet Foundation, and this site provides information
about the foundation’s mission along with each of the individuals involved in
the cause.
This site includes a list of the films and TV shows
tWtich has been a part of, pictures of him within these roles and dance performances, and a great autobiographical video of his personal
journey to becoming a famous dancer.
Videos:
Kherington And
Twitch-Contemporary
This is a video of one of the contemporary routines
tWtich performed when he was in the So You Think You Can Dance competition. It
displays his versatility as a dancer because it is a large step away from his signature
hip hop style.
Fik-Shun and
Twitch Hip Hop "Hello Good Morning" Finale Performance SYTYCD Season
10
This is a video of tWitch performing in the most recent
season of So You Think You Can Dance with the winner of the season, Fik-Shun, displaying his talent within the hip hop genre.
Cyrus and Twitch
Animation "Like A Criminal" So You Think You Can Dance Season 9
This dance displays tWitch’s signature style of popping
and ticking which has inspired upcoming dancers like Cyrus and many others. It
also introduces Christopher Scott, a well-known hip hop choreographer.