Sean Lew: Difference between revisions

|friends = [[Victoria Caban]]<br>[[Maddie Ziegler]]<br>[[Eva Igo]]<br>[[Bailey Sok]]<br>[[Tahani Anderson]]<br>Tatiana McQuay<br>[[Kaycee Rice]]<br>[[Charlize Glass]]<br>Will Simmons<br>Julian DeGuzman<br>Gabe De Guzman<br>Josh Price<br>Kenneth San Jose<br>Jayy Hancock<br>Tessandra Chavez<br>Deja Carter<br>[[Autumn Miller]]

Sean plays piano since he was six years old. Her won 2nd place at the Music Teachers Association of California when he was eight years old. <ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dgb7TD4jGy8 Sean Lew -Music Teachers Association of California]</ref> <ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tPG4PF3Iag Sean Lew (10) Play - Ballade Pour Adeline]</ref> Sean is also noticed as good singer and sound editor. He started singing to support a friend, who is an excellent singer, but he didn't make it public for a long time. He published two music videos by covering "this town" by Niall Horan and "Youth ft. (Kahlid)" by Shawn Mendes. <ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6M9agmTPew youth l sean lew]</ref> <ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iznu-UuiHKY this town l sean lew]</ref>

In 2016, Sean won season one episode eight of Dance-Off Junior, against his friend William B. Simmons II and Skyler Sharp. He auditioned first round and impressed the judges Todrick Hall, Ladia Yates and Devon Werkheiser. Choreographer Matt Steffanina set up the choreography for next round for a trio and Sean won the competition and $5,000 USD due his shining, accentuated and controlled performance. <ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6316560/?ref_=tt_cl_i1 Dance-Off Juniors Episode #1.8]</ref> <ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRpidmYDNWY Sean Lew - Dance Off Junior]</ref>

In 2017, he performed as member of ImmaBEAST with his crew members Josh Price, Will Simmons, Julian Deguzman, Josh Beauchamp, Jenna Alvarez, Reese Hatala, Nat Bebko, Tayler Reef, Sienna Lalau and Kerrynton Jones in the Junior Division on season one of NBC's World of Dance and were eliminated in The Cut. But their qualifying routine was completely "cut out" from the show and even their scores weren't announced. There is still a rehearsal video left of the routine. <ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5UcgmMhNjI NBC World of Dance 2017 - ImmaBEAST | UNAIRED Qualifiers Performance (Rehearsals)]</ref> In The Duels they won against Mini Request, but neither opponent dancing was shown, nor their individual scores by judging. <ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QD5E4_8nYE4 World of Dance 2017 - ImmaBEAST: The Duels (Full Performance)]</ref> And in The Cut just their final score was shown and that they were eliminated. However, some members performed on season two. Josh Price became a member of S-Rank, Josh Beauchamp performed as Josh & Taylor with his partner [[Taylor Hatala]], her 11 years old sister Reese Hatala with her new partner as LULAS <ref>[https://www.bustle.com/p/the-world-of-dance-season-2-contestants-include-talented-groups-from-every-genre-backstory-exclusive-photos-9108918 The 'World Of Dance' Season 2 Contestants Include Talented Groups From Every Genre & Backstory — EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS]</ref> - and got "cut out" again - and Sean with [[Kaycee Rice]] as Sean & Kaycee. Below are the scores of the rounds they participated in.

In 2018, on the NBC World of Dance show season 2 he performed with his partner Kaycee Rice as Sean & Kaycee, getting second in Divisional Final and they became one of the most popular acts of the show with a lot of special clips and interviews by NBC. Both were contacted individually by different people to join the show, but at the beginning they declined. Sean, because of his experience of been "cut out" of the show, he didn't want experience it again. And Kaycee because she had no idea how do it alone. Later Sean changed his mind, considered participation and gave Kaycee a call if she minds to join as a duo. She said immediately "Yes!", but next two hours there was silence at the phone to process how to manage it in detail. They decided having not too much hope they would survive to next rounds and didn't prepare for more than just one round. They just wanted show case their performance skills and Sean's choreography.<ref>[http://popcorntalknetwork.com/sean-lew-kaycee-rice-to-the-pointe-with-kristyn-burtt/ Sean Lew & Kaycee Rice To the Pointe with Kristyn Burtt]</ref> Sean made with Kaycee behind-the-scene documentaries during each round, how they choreographed and rehearsed four routines under time pressure and became best friends by that.  

|Plus an interview by Queen Latifah and teaching her some moves of his dance. <ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qstSoRPOtxU Hip-Hop Sensation Teaches Dance Steps to Queen Latifah]</ref> He got invited to the show, because his class video of the performance to Lady Gaga's "Applause" went viral and to perform on the show. <ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjwiOxWZLP8 11 Year Old Hip-Hop Prodigy on The Queen Latifah Show]</ref>