Andrew Baterina, The Inspirational Dancer

Andrew Baterina is one of the most inspirational choreographers out there. Previously a part of Soreal Cru, Andrew competed in America's Best Dance Crew Season 2 and reached the finals. Eventually, Andrew founded a dance studio in Houston, Texas, known as SoReal Studios. But it does not stop there. Andrew Baterina's reputation made it to Korea and the famous Korean pop star Jay Park had Andrew join his tour and become his choreographer along with Daniel Jerome. Andrew's dancing has allowed him to work with very famous people around the world. He is a choreographer who teaches for SoReal studios and workshops around the world.

In Andrew's most famous video with over 2 millions views, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdrysSg54MU&feature=plcp, he dances to a song by Chris Brown. It is extremely sensual, so viewer discretion is advised. Andrew's style of dance is very precise and sharp. In the video, Andrew's movements are very fast compared to the slow pace of the song. However, this is because Andrew dances to both the lyrics and the beats. He creates a story in his dance to allow the audience to relate to it. Andrew is also famous for his footwork and glides; check out 1:29 to 1:31 in the video. Overall, this dance is very solid. It has clean footwork and is very entertaining for his audience.

Andrew Baterina's nickname is Andrew Ballerina. This is because people admire his footwork so much that they compare him to a ballerina dancer. Andrew shows that dance can create wonderful opportunities work or interact with other people. Dance has allowed Andrew to work with Jay Park in Korea. Andrew is definitely one of my top choreographers. Check out more of his work at http://www.youtube.com/user/andrewbaterina.