Chihoe Szeto is a professional dancer, choreographer, instructor. He dances primarily in the genres of hip hop, club dance freestyle, and salsa. This "clubaholic" has spent over 8000 hours in nightclubs across North America, Asia, Europe and has trained in dance for 10 years.

A child of the 80’s, Chihoe discovered his love of music and dance listening to “Stayin’ Alive” on tape from the Saturday Night Fever Soundtrack. As many school aged kids do, he began breakdancing for fun at parties and in the basement of his karate friend Victor’s house. Practice on safety mats for martial arts skits often turned into sessions for move experimentation and a time to view bboy videos and Asian music videos from groups such as H.O.T.

Chi first experienced choreography through his fraternity Lambda Theta Delta. He headed his AE pledge class dance routine and the same year danced in his first big competition –AGC Talent Show. Feeling the adrenaline rush and audience energy, Chi knew dancing and performing was something he wanted to pursue.

Chihoe received his first formal training in Hip Hop in 1999 through dancing on Kaba Modern at UC Irvine and then moved on to dancing with and directing CADC. With Chihoe’s competitiveness and fellow dancer Khai Nguyen’s Artistic Vision, the duo set off the gain respect for the team which is known for their originality and creativity.

In 2003 Chi danced with Culture Shock LA and co-founded TeamBoogiezone.com Breed OC/LA with Elm Pizarro (Baneful Brew, Brainchild of Boogiezone.com) and Khai Nguyen (CADC, CSLA). 2003 was a busy year for Chi as he struggled to find a balance between dancing for Breed, teaching at 24 Hour Fitness and taking scholarship classes at the Athletic Garage in Pasadena.

The next year found Chi auditioning unexpectedly for one of his inspirations- Culture Shock San Diego and being signed to Dorothy Day Otis Artist's Agency. Making the move from Los Angeles to San Diego, Chihoe trained intensively with CSSD where he had the chance to train under many of the Jabbawockeez.

2006 was an exciting year where Chi danced with Supergalactic Beat Manipulators and had the opportunity to back up for Asian pop artists Lee Hom Wang, Jenny Tseng, and Alex To. His newfound passion for Salsa has lead him to train under David Stein II and World Champion couple Jr. and Emily Alabi

Chi currently teaches group and private lessons around Southern California and other cities while traveling. He recently signed to McDonald Selznick Associates and his upcoming plans include dancing and teaching abroad in Asia, releasing his Club Dance Instructional DVD and a line of clothing. He continues to train in many genre’s and loves to constantly grow and share his dance experiences.

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