Travis Wall
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Travis Wall (b. September 16, 1988 in Virginia Beach, Virginia) is an American dance teacher who proceeded through the competition to the final four contestants in the second season of So You Think You Can Dance (the overall winner was West Coast Swinger Benji Schwimmer). Wall was praised by the judges as the most technically talented dancer in the competition.
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Wall began dancing at the age of three, training at his mother's studio, Denise Wall's Dance Energy, and at conventions. He specializes in contemporary.
He performed for two years in The Music Man on Broadway as the understudy for the main children's character Winthrop. At the age of nine, he appeared in a popular Dr. Pepper commercial (video).[1]
Wall performs regularly with American Dance Artists, in Delmarva, as well as for Evolution, a Los Angeles-based company. Wall also designs many of his own costumes and clothes.
Starting on September 12, 2006, Wall will tour across the United States with the top 10 dancers of the "So You Think You Can Dance" competition.
He will also be touring with New York Ciy Dance Alliance, for which he won a title.
He currently resides in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
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[edit] References
- Travis's Bio on Fox
- Travis's Dance School at Denise Wall's Dance Energy (look at photos)
- Moving Still: A book about Travis Wall and other performers
- TRANJI Video
- Travis's Solo to the "Blower's Daughter" by Damien Rice on "So You Think You Can Dance".
- Videos of Travis Wall Teaching a Dance Class
- Videos of Travis Wall Dancing Before So You Think You Can Dance