Gary Pate - International Director / Master Teacher
Gary has been involved in show business, entertainment and dance since the age of five. He received his Associate of Arts Degree from Prince George's College and his Bachelor of Arts Degree from the University of Maryland. He has owned and directed one of the largest gymnastics and dance complexes on the East Coast and was the director and choreographer for Superstars Show Troupe, one of the country's hottest performing groups.

Gary and his students have appeared on the hit TV shows, Star Search, The Today Show, P.M. Magazine, and Good Morning America, have performed at the Apollo Theater, Disney World, The White House for three U.S. Presidents, the National Theater, NFL and NBA half-time shows, and were invited to perform at the World Expo in Brisbane, Australia.

Gary has appeared on the cover of Dance Teacher Now, Dancer Magazine, and Performer's Edge Magazine, and is one of the hottest practicing jazz and acrobatics teachers. He has taught for every major dance organization in the United States, including Dance Educators of America, Dance Masters of America, Dance Olympus, Dance Caravan, Canadian Dance Teachers, NADA and Professional Dance Teachers of America. Gary has taught Master Classes from coast to coast and from Canada to Puerto Rico, also bringing dynamic styles of teaching to private studios across the country. He has worked with great stars such as Sinbad, Celine Dion, Ricky Martin, Donald Trump, Michael Bolton, Gregory Peck, Lorrie Morgan, Don Rickles, Shari Lewis and "Downtown" Julie Brown, to name a few. One of the most highly sought after performing arts judges in the country, Gary has also served on the Board of Directors for Dance Educators of America, where he held the position of Competition Chairman. In this position, he built Dance Educators of America's National Dance Competition into one of the biggest in the U.S. In 1992 Gary received the 3rd Annual Robert Christopher Award and in 1991, Mexico honored his achievements in the Art of Dance.

Since 1994, Gary has served on the executive committee for the Larry King Cardiac Foundation, helping to raise hundreds of thousands of dollars to cover the costs of heart transplants for needy recipients.

Gary began working in the talent competition business over 20 years ago, when he and his parents opened their very first "Starmaker Competition" in Washington, D.C., and has since gone on to lead the nation in establishing comprehensive and fair rules in the talent competition industry.

Gary, in his quest for discovering new talent, established Starpower National Talent Competition 1988 and has set a rapid pace in building this organization into one of the largest and most prestigious talent competitions in America. It is his goal to make Starpower an exciting, professional and fun-filled event, creating memories for a lifetime.

resume reads with such stars as: New Kids On The Block, MC Hammer, Lee Greenwood, Donny and Marie, Back Street Boys and most recent Weird Al Yankovich!

Later, Roger Minami and Bill Thomas (two producers currently working directly with the legendary man himself, Merv Griffin) discovered her. She went on to choreograph in the Bahamas, Paradise Island and Atlantic City. Her shows then went on to take first billing at Merv Griffin’s Resorts

& The Atlantic City Hilton. Being mentored by Roger Minami himself, Pamela began taking on roles not only as a choreographer but also as a director.

When Mr. Minami retired, Pamela joined with two other talented partners and took over his production company, Rabco Enterprises. Now that company is called “Hardrive Productions.”

Currently she and her partner have created world-class entertainment around the globe. Pamela is the resident in-house choreographer and director. Their creative costuming staff includes over 20 seamstresses, dance studio (equity approved) and over two million dollars worth of costumes and sets.

Pamela’s achievements and goals never stop. With her production company, Hardrive Productions, she created The 2nd Story Guys, an astonishing group of stilt performers who have performed at places such as the Super Bowl, The Judd’s Reunion Tour, and The Donny & Marie Show. Their travels also include Mardi Gras in New Orleans, and Bergen, Norway. Hardrive is known as one of the top show producers in Orlando and was recently recognized for “Best Show” at Busch Gardens.

Today Pamela is choreographing for 3 Celebrity Cruise Line ships: the Mercury, Century, and Galaxy as of the last year. She recently opened new shows for them called "A Touch of Broadway," Shout, Dance Around the World, Ole Time Rock n Roll, and "Elements". The shows have received the highest ratings in the history of these 3 ships, which led to an exclusive interview with Pamela for Dance Spirit Magazine.
She is also very busy working with choreographing industrials such as Give Kids The World and Walt Disney World's "Happily Ever After." In addition to that she enjoys working with ballet companies and community theatre. She is currently choreographing and directing the Miss Teen America pageant which will be held for the first time.

Since that time, Adrienne has traveled extensively throughout the United States, Europe and Asia where she danced the role of Gamzatti in “La Bayadere”, the Sugar Plum Fairy in “Nutcracker”, and Kitri in “Don Quixote” with the Universal Ballet in Seoul, Korea. She has appeared in Vail, Colorado at the “International Dance Festival,” Titas Command Performance, and the prestigious “les Gala des

Etoiles” where she performed “Le Corsaire” pas de deux with Carlos Acosta.

In the summer of 2003, she appeared as a soloist in the “Placido Domingo Tribute to the Washington Opera,” performing to “Stars and

Stripes” in a segment directed by Debbie Allen and airing on PBS. She was also a featured dancer on “A Capitol Fourth” live from Washington, D.C. which aired this past July 4th on PBS. Adrienne appeared in “Medallists and Mississippians” sponsored by the Christopher Reeve foundation and the USAIBC in a gala to benefit the Mississippi Society of the Disabled.

In 2002, she formed American Dance Artists, a company of nationally and internationally acclaimed young dancers. They have been performing to rave reviews in the USA and the Caribbean. Adrienne became a member of “Complexions” contemporary ballet company in September 2005.

Ms. Casel's television and film credits include “Third Watch”, “Law and Order”, “The Jamie Foxx Show” and “Bojangles” and in 2006 she originated the role of "The Doll" in "Imagine Tap!". She has performed at The White House, Carnegie Hall, Radio City Music Hall, Madison Square Garden and Off-Broadway. She has been creating and presenting her own works since 1999 in venues that include Aaron Davis Hall, The Lisner Auditorium, Lincoln Center "Out of Doors", Symphony Space, Joyce SoHo, Dance

Theater Workshop, The Triad Theater and Joe's Pub at The Public Theater.

Ms. Casel has appeared on the cover of Dance Spirit, American Theater Magazine, The Village Voice and has been featured in many other magazine articles. She has worked and performed with the greatest tap

Girls, the Clipper Girls, and has won acclaim worldwide for his unique choreography. In June 2003, Dennis launched his own annual Jazz/Hip-Hop intensive 2 Days in OC, which has been an overwhelming success in each of its 4 years. This year, Dennis will continue with 2 Days in OC, and will be introducing his first annual 2 Days in NC, further extending his creative influence on young dancers. This summer, Dennis will begin choreographing the opening numbers with Power Pak at Starpower Nationals. He will also be re-joining the Starpower staff as an instructor on the Wild convention beginning with the 08-09 season. He is very happy to be back home with the Starpower Family!!

Jacki taught as a guest teacher in Tokyo at the Broadway Dance Center and currently teaches at Broadway Dance Center and Steps in New York City. Her versatility as a teacher and Choreographer keeps her in high demand around the country.

As with most children growing up in the 80's and 90's, Sky was apart of the ever-growing MTV generation. Such artists as Michael and Janet Jackson, New Edition, MC Hammer, and the like, were dominating the airwaves, and, like many other teenagers, were emulating their idols by doing what else, impersonating them. Sky was no exception. In result, his "indirect

development" ended him up in a whole new world called Culture Shock. A hip-hop dance troupe with a focus toward inner-city youth. With no prior formal dance training, Sky flourished along a new path of unfathomed dreams. Beginning in 1995, he trained consistently with the troupe for 3 years, was casted in a show, Splash, at the Riviera in Las Vegas as a chorus dancer/M.C. and performed in various conventions and industrials throughout, all the while teaching and choreographing for Culture Shock. In 1998, he made the big move to Los Angeles to see if he had what it took to be successful in the entertainment industry.

Eight years later and multiple tours, commercials, videos, stage performances and awards shows running the majority of his resume, not to mention his teaching roster that includes nearly 20 different countries, Sky has done and is still doing what every person dreams of--doing what you love. Aaliyah, Jennifer Lopez, Jessica Simpson, Justin Timberlake, Aerosmith, Britney Spears, and even his childhood idols Michael and Janet Jackson are just a select few artists that he has worked along side with.

A cool laid-back character that has the reputation of being an exceptional performer, Sky has always been considered a professional amongst professionals. Time will tell what this unique and rare talent will transform into. Currently, he has completed filming for the film version of Dreamgirls (12/06 release) staring Jaime Fox, Beyonce and Eddie Murphy; Pepsi commercial campaign with Mariah Carey.

Born in Dallas, Texas, Marty began breakin’ at the age of eight. By the age of sixteen, Marty began freestyling with his friends and they would sneak into clubs for an opportunity to freestyle as well as watch. Participation in talent shows soon followed and it was at this point that Marty first realized he had the gift of dance. Choreographing routines and teaching

them to his friends progressed into teaching at nearby studios. By the age of 20, Marty opened up his own studio. He eventually transitioned into teaching at the most prestigious dance studio in Dallas where, during his four years there, he was able to tune his craft and become one of the most popular teachers in Dallas.

In June of 1999, Marty came to Los Angeles with $1,200 in his pocket and plans to only stay for two months. Needless to say, he hasn’t left. Marty spent the next year-and-a-half as a co-choreographer on Janet Jackson’s “All For You” World Tour, which is aired as an HBO special. Marty then moved on to choreograph Pink’s “Get The Party Started” music video and N’SYNC’s “Girlfriend” music video. Then on to directing and choreographing N’SYNC’s “Celebrity 2002 Tour” as well as their performance at the 2002 Grammy Awards.

Marty took a brief break from music videos to choreograph the Disney feature film, “The Lizzie McGuire Movie,” which starred Hilary Duff. Marty recently served as artistic director and choreographer for Justin Timberlake’s “Justified” World Tour. He assisted Justin in launching his solo career by choreographing all of his music videos, including “Like I Love You,” “Cry Me A River,” “Rock Your Body,” and “Senorita.” Marty also staged a show-stopping live performance at the 2002 MTV Video Music Awards. His current credits include Mariah Carey’s “The Emancipation of Mimi” promo tour and the Disney/Touchstone feature film “Stick It”. Look for him as a guest choreographer on the FOX television series “So You Think You Can Dance”.

Aside from choreographing, Marty also enjoys sharing his knowledge and inspiring future generations of dancers by teaching at studios and conventions throughout the country. Marty’s commanding emergence in the dance world demonstrates that true talent is always in high demand.

Recently, Billy danced the lead role in Mia Michaels' "3 Steps From Heaven" staged for ASH Contemporary Dance Company, where Billy performed as principal male dancer for 4 years. He traveled throughout North America as Funky in Dein Perry's critically acclaimed TAP

Carrie made the big move to NYC in 1999, where she continued her success in the dance world as well as branching out into other fields of the entertainment industry. After choreographing tours and club shows for many artists, Carrie was asked to start artist development for major record label showcases. As result seeing her clients signed to such labels as Sony and Ministry of Sound.
 
2002 brought Carrie onto the small screen. After performing on MTV’s VMA’s with James Brown, she was requested to appear in numerous episodes of Saturday Night Live. After 5 successful years in NYC, multiple television appearances, national commercials, and print campaigns she decided to test the waters in Los Angeles.

L.A. placed new goals and challenges in Carrie's path. She entered the world of commercial hip-hop, something that was not as prominent on the east coast and after a year of consistent training she started assisting and teaching along side one of hip hop's top teachers. (Sky Hoffmann)

In the Spring of 2005 Carrie was chosen to be a part of Mariah Carey's come back tour for the Emancipation of MIMi. After numerous award shows and world wide performances,Carrie had the honor of making history performing next to Mariah for Dick Clark's Rockin New Year's Eve in Time Square.

On the teaching front Carrie has over 10 years of experience stateside as well as internationally. Her teaching has lead her to countries such as Switzerland, UK, Ireland, Germany, Canada, Estonia, and Portugal to name a few.

Carrie continues working with the top names in the business and is regarded as a performer that can work in all styles and avenues of the industry.

Currently Carrie has multiple commercials and print ads running and is working on her acting career. Most recently she was featured on this year's VMA's with Justin Timberlake, TI, and 50 Cent.

Recently Carrie joined forces with Bloc Agency to consult new clients entering the Los Angeles area. Giving them an insight on how to make it and what the business is truly about. It is her way of giving back to the community that has given her so much.