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PERIDANCE FACULTY

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Robert Taylor Jr

Robert Taylor Jr

Hip Hop / Locking

BIOGRAPHY

Robert Taylor Jr. (he/him) is an American entertainer whose goal is to inspire and spread love and peace to people of all ages through music and dance. Born in Brooklyn and raised in Coney Island, he developed a love for music and dance through watching his father Robert "Bobby T-Boy" Taylor and went under his tutelage for his music/artistry. He also worked with Elizabeth Buzzetta from public school P.S. 90, Palmeri and Pat Conlon for musical training, Larry Ramsey for acting, and John Goring and Eddie Morales for dance from John Dewey High School. He received a B.A. in Dance with a minor in Musical Theatre from Marymount Manhattan College.
Robert studied with Brian Green, The Amountboyz (with Ant Boogie A Dubz, & Javon Brewster (J.B.), Jared Grimes with "Broadway Underground", Ephrat "Bounce" Asherie, Eric Jenkins, Jamie Jackson, Future, Bam, Eric Negron, Kelly Peters, Spex, Samo, and Huu Rock.

Robert won multiple music showcases, including "Faces in the Crowd," "Mental Supreme," and "Roc the Mic," making him a 5-time NYC underground music industry showcase winner as an R&B entertainer.

Robert's first professional gig was dancing for the WNBA with the NY Liberty Torch Patrol and was also "Maddie" The Mascot. Shortly after, Robert performed for Michael Jackson for the Sony Protest party at Webster Hall. He was in the top 16 contestants of So You Think You Can Dance Season 8. Credits include: American Idol (Season 3), So You Think You Can Dance (Season 2), MTV's Say What? Karaoke (he won 2 shows and made it to the finals in 2003, 2007), MTV's "WannaBe's", Kat Deluna's "Whine Up" music video with Danielle Polanco and Tanisha Scott, Hairspray national tour (2008), CBS Network Rundown at Carnegie Hall for L.L. Cool J (choreographed by Geo Hubela), Sweden's Peace and Love festival with Rihanna (2012), Rihanna's Budweiser commercial (2015), and America's Got Talent (finalist, The Mothmen).

Robert made his Broadway debut in SpongeBob SquarePants. Later, he appeared as a wrestler in battle royals and tag team matches as "Music Man," training with WWE Hall of Famer Johnny Rodz. During the pandemic he became an ambassador for the "Master Class" series and became student of the month in 2020 as a music producer/engineer under the tutilage of Grammy Award winning producer "Timbaland."

Additionally, he is ranked a "low blue belt" (Tiger Schulmann's MMA school), has appeared on "Law and Order Organized Crime," "And Just Like That," had a feature role on "The Equalizer" with Queen Latifah as 'Young Marlon', and his latest release of "What You Did To Me" is available on Spotify. He reached his 15 year milestone as a dance teacher at Broadway Dance Center touring countries such as Sweden, India, Argentina, and Russia as their brand ambassador and is now current faculty at STEPS on Broadway as a teacher/choreographer.

His most recent accolade was dancing with Rosaro McCoy (choreographer of Usher) and performed at the 2023 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame dancing with 'New Edition' for the 'Soul Train' segment inducting 'The Spinners' into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. Now he is a member of the "Brooklyn Nets' Level-Up Squad as well as one of "The Stompaz" for the Mascot Ellie The Elephant of the WNBA's basketball team the New York Liberty."

CLASS DESCRIPTION

HipHop Class description: This class will incorporate the elements of HipHop with vocabulary from the 80’s to the late 90’s/early 2000’s which include popping, locking, breaking, house, and krumping all broken down into choreography. The elements of the music within the song that you are dancing to will be explained as well and you will have more of an understanding of why the movements stem to the song that you are dancing to. You will also grasp the feels of how to freestyle and how to find it within you. Overall and above all, you will 100% guaranteed feel the power of positivity and motivation and leave the class feeling enthusiastic.

Locking Class description: This class will incorporate the history and the terms of the style of locking and where it comes from. You’ll be taught how to catch the flavor, the funk, the groove, the ornamentation of the music, and where it stems from. You will also be learning how to start finding your own style and flava within the style of locking and how you can continue to build from it. Overall and above all, you will 100% guaranteed feel the power of positivity and motivation and leave the class feeling enthusiastic.



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