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Ashlé Dawson (born July 14, 1984) is an American choreographer, director, and dancer from Long Island, New York.[1]
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Born | Long Island, New York, U.S. | July 14, 1984
Occupation(s) | choreographer, director and dancer |
Known for | So You Think You Can Dance |
Website | Official website |
Dawson was a Top 4 finalist on FOX's TV show So You Think You Can Dance, after teaching for ten years. She then performed and worked internationally while remained based in Los Angeles. She appeared in MTV's "MADE" (Season 10, Ep.39) in August 2010 and performed with the Cirque Du Soleil in 2011. As of 2011[update] Dawson was dancing with Prince Royce.[citation needed] She has appeared with Don Omar, Victor Manuelle, Gloria Estefan, Andre 3000, Zion, Mickey Rooney, Olga Tannon, Flex, Wisin y Yandel, Aventura, Fonseca, and Juelz Santana.[2]
Dawson has performed and taught in Singapore, Colombia, Chile, Switzerland, Cyprus, Venezuela, El Salvador, Mexico, and all over South and Central America and Puerto Rico. She ranges from contemporary, lyrical, salsa, hip hop, jazz, African and Afro Cuban, reggaeton, waackin, popping, and other styles, and has a background in ballet.
Dawson is the director of Ashlé & Co., a pre-professional dance company based in NJ, and is also the Co-founder of "IF" The Intensive.[3][4] She is currently a faculty member of Broadway Dance Center.[5]
She is the winner of the International Miss Dance 2004 and the winner of best legs in the 2007 Dance Competition. In 2013 she won the "Mira Quien Baila" competition.[6]
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