Name Michelle Brooke Movies Burlesque | Role Choreographer | |
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Born December 22, 1977 (age 46) ( 1977-12-22 ) Occupation choreographer, dancer, actress, correspondent & fitness model | ||
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Michelle Brooke (born December 22, 1977) is an American choreographer, dancer, actress, correspondent & fitness model from Brooklyn, NY.
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Early life
Brooke began dancing at age 4. She attended St Bernards School in Brooklyn, New York (1990), also briefly attended South Shore in Brooklyn, New York (1995), and majored in Dance at Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts in New York, New York (1995), and trained at Broadway Dance Center and steps on broadway. Trained in jazz, ballet, modern, lyrical, contemporary, belly dancing, hip-hop, gymnastics, Afro-Cuban, pointe and tap. Her distinct personal style consists of merging almost all of the genres she has been trained in.
Career
She has danced alongside and toured with stars such as Neyo, Pitbull, Shakira, Snoop Dogg, Cher & Christina Aguilera- 2010 Feature Film "Burlesque" (Can Can dancer) Mariah Carey (2006), Sean Paul (2007 to 2009), LL Cool J, Zion & Lennox (2007), ZZ Top and has choreographed poses for Europes Rugby Teams yearly calendar with photographer Steven Klein in Paris,France 2007 along with various US commercials. Starred as Actress/Seductress of the Irish Production "Celtic Thunder" (2008). Appeared as featured Dancer for Season 6 PROMO of FX Networks NIP TUCK. Nike Fitness model and Reality Remix Correspondent. She has also been featured in various music videos with artists like Justine Timberlake, Timbaland, Mark Anthony, Pitbull, Nelly Furtado & Flo Rida, U-2, Colby Odonis, LiL Wayne & Mack 10, Ray J & LiL Haze, Asian artist "BoA" and Ashley Tisdale. Before relocating to LA 2005 she was a New York Knicks. City Dancer and choreographed for an off Broadway Belly Dance production "Goddess Dance". Not a stranger to Reality TV, Michelle appeared as a contestant on Fox Broadcasting Network So You Think You Can Dance as one of the top 8 females chosen to compete in Season 1. Among the solo styles of Lyrical and a fusion of Jazz/Hip hop & Belly dancing she performed on the show were quickstep and mambo. She also choreographed for reality show "Trading Spouses". Pro dancer/Choreographer on the new most talked about dance & weight loss reality show Dance Your Ass Off" on Oxygen Network. In collaboration with Dance Your Ass Off and Crunch Michelle teaches a hot new dance class at Crunch in L.A. Choreographer & teacher who travels the world (Asia, Europe and throughout the US) teaching Master Classes to aspiring & professional dancers. In 2009 she appeared on the 1000th episode of The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson. Most recent work, choreographer/Dancer for rapper Lil' Kim & J holiday.