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Sean got first time public eye by name at the age of 11, when a video of his jazz funk class routine, choreographed by Miguel Zarate, to the Lady Gaga's performance song "Applause" went viral in 2013 and turned him into an overnight sensation. <ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3n22Z7HQSM Applause -- Lady GaGa | Sean Lew | Choreographed by Miguel Zarate]</ref> A month later he got invited to perform the dance on ''The Queen Latifah Show''. He got most fame of public eye by his appearance on season two of ''NBC's World of Dance'' as Sean & Kaycee in 2018, and since 2021 playing ''Chris de la Rosa'' in the drama, thriller series ''The Cleaning Lady'', but within the dance community Sean was already an established star, since her was 14, by holding workshops, hosting and attending conventions, showcasing dances and teaching masterclasses around the world in front of thousands of people.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UE9mg6vXAwA Brother - Matt Corby l Choreography by Sean Lew l #BABE2018 l Sean & Kaycee]</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ziv_SGoISvo Sean Lew | Fair Play Dance Camp SHOWCASE 2018]</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RbBZcPaW2SU Sean Lew X Asia Camp 2018 X Grandtheft & Delaney - Easy Go]</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4IC4p-c16ng Sean Lew and Rikimaru "WorkShop" choreoraphy Dance]</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1MBl5SVZ7M Dance for a better Mexico - Tate McRae, Sean Lew, Autumn Miller and MORE]</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXgfoL0DM_g SEAN LEW in NORTH DANCE CAMP, Tourcoing, France (IG Stories and Videos Compilation)]</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2lOFkkWzvw SEAN LEW - LOSING ( H.E.R.)]</ref> He stated at July 2018 that he doesn't have permanent long-term goals, because everything is so last-minute and he doesn't know where he will be tomorrow. He wants just go the flow and taking chances.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewPn-AyQewE Sean Lew & Kaycee Rice – To The Pointe with Kristyn Burtt]</ref> He isn't actually seeking for a career as dance teacher, but wants to support groups who having a certain amount of hunger and passion for life and dance, which he had experienced himself in LA when her was younger and wants to (re-)establish it worldwide. <ref>[https://youtu.be/DeXOIx8r3x8?t=829 EP. 39 “Learn From The Best To Become YOUR Best” | Sean Lew]</ref>

Beyond his strong support for the dance community, Sean is a distinguished industry dancer, choreographer, creative film and stage director, editor and producer. He worked with/for celebrities, such as, Justin Bieber, Meghan Trainor, Janet Jackson, Jackson Wang, to name a few. ~~Choreographed~~ commercials for Samsung, Nike, Feng Chen Wang and others ~~or was dancing on it~~. Worked as model for some labels. Produced an one hour independent dance short film ''"II: AN UNSPOKEN NARRATIVE"'' and was creative director and choreographer for the entire ''Jackson Wang Choachella Show 2023'', and many more (see below).

Beyond his strong support for the dance community, Sean is a distinguished industry dancer, choreographer, creative film and stage director, editor and producer. He worked with/for celebrities, such as, Justin Bieber, Meghan Trainor, Janet Jackson, Jackson Wang, to name a few. He performed on commercials, for instance, for Disney, Canon, Red Bull and Old Navy. He also choreographed for commercials for Samsung, Nike, Feng Chen Wang and others. Worked as model for some labels. Produced an one hour independent dance short film ''"II: AN UNSPOKEN NARRATIVE"'' and was creative director and choreographer for the entire ''Jackson Wang Choachella Show 2023'', and many more (see below).

Lew ascribes his love of art to his mother and grandmother, both painters. He started dancing when he was able to walk as got inspired by his two older sisters Sarah and Sirris, who used to be competition dancers as well, by watching them featuring on competing videos, <ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cputGwfEFW4 Get to Know: Sean Lew]</ref> took his first dance classes when he was four and started competing at the age of five. He got his first professional gig as dancer when he was eight years old on the ''Glee'' show. He won on Dance-Off Juniors season one episode eight, competed on season one of ''NBC's World of Dance'' as member of ImmaBEAST and on season two with his partner [[Kaycee Rice]] as Sean & Kaycee. After that show Sean turned into a viral social media star as well and attracts with videos millions of views. As dancer he appeared on many TV shows, such as, on ''Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards'' 2012 and 2014, on ''Dancing with the Stars'' 2013 and ''The X-Factor'' together with Carly Rose Sonenclar at the finals in 2012. He was also interview guest concerning dance on ''NBC Morning News'', ''KTLA5 news'' and ''LA TV - The Zoo''. He appeared on Sia's music short film video "The Greatest" with [[Maddie Ziegler]]. He performed with Chris Brown and Kris Wu. He later went on to dance for Janet Jackson on her Unbreakable World Tour in 2015.

~~He did commercials, for instance, for Disney, Canon, Red Bull and Old Navy. Meanwhile he is frequently booked to choreograph for commercials.~~

He was also one of the important supporting members to help Janelle and her future husband William "WillDaBeast" Adams (surname did change, it is Ginestra-Adams now) founding IMMA in 2012/2013<ref>[http://www.immabeast.co/ First Video The beginning of ImmaBEAST]</ref> and became a member of the crews ImmaBEAST and LilBEAST <ref>[https://www.immabeast.co/lilbeasts-1 LilBeast]</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwhdvrfxZAQ lilBEASTS Behind The Scenes]</ref>. He was also an early member of the dance group ''Boy Squad''. Sean is considered as big influence-r on kid dancer talents today - as dancer, choreographer, teacher and mentor. For instance, he taught at THE LAB in West Covina and supported their dancers, who won season two of World of Dance and members became hip-hop world champions as team TLxWC in the Varsity division in 2017. <ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Be7PJxvz3Gc Sean Lew “Weak” at The Lab]</ref>

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 Sean got first time public eye by name at the age of 11, when a video of his jazz funk class routine, choreographed by Miguel Zarate, to the Lady Gaga's performance song "Applause" went viral in 2013 and turned him into an overnight sensation. <ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3n22Z7HQSM Applause -- Lady GaGa | Sean Lew | Choreographed by Miguel Zarate]</ref> A month later he got invited to perform the dance on ''The Queen Latifah Show''. He got most fame of public eye by his appearance on season two of ''NBC's World of Dance'' as Sean & Kaycee in 2018, and since 2021 playing ''Chris de la Rosa'' in the drama, thriller series ''The Cleaning Lady'', but within the dance community Sean was already an established star, since her was 14, by holding workshops, hosting and attending conventions, showcasing dances and teaching masterclasses around the world in front of thousands of people.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UE9mg6vXAwA Brother - Matt Corby l Choreography by Sean Lew l #BABE2018 l Sean & Kaycee]</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ziv_SGoISvo Sean Lew | Fair Play Dance Camp SHOWCASE 2018]</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RbBZcPaW2SU Sean Lew X Asia Camp 2018 X Grandtheft & Delaney - Easy Go]</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4IC4p-c16ng Sean Lew and Rikimaru "WorkShop" choreoraphy Dance]</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1MBl5SVZ7M Dance for a better Mexico - Tate McRae, Sean Lew, Autumn Miller and MORE]</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXgfoL0DM_g SEAN LEW in NORTH DANCE CAMP, Tourcoing, France (IG Stories and Videos Compilation)]</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2lOFkkWzvw SEAN LEW - LOSING ( H.E.R.)]</ref> He stated at July 2018 that he doesn't have permanent long-term goals, because everything is so last-minute and he doesn't know where he will be tomorrow. He wants just go the flow and taking chances.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewPn-AyQewE Sean Lew & Kaycee Rice – To The Pointe with Kristyn Burtt]</ref> He isn't actually seeking for a career as dance teacher, but wants to support groups who having a certain amount of hunger and passion for life and dance, which he had experienced himself in LA when her was younger and wants to (re-)establish it worldwide. <ref>[https://youtu.be/DeXOIx8r3x8?t=829 EP. 39 “Learn From The Best To Become YOUR Best” | Sean Lew]</ref>
-Beyond his strong support for the dance community, Sean is a distinguished industry dancer, choreographer, creative film and stage director, editor and producer. He worked with/for celebrities, such as, Justin Bieber, Meghan Trainor, Janet Jackson, Jackson Wang, to name a few. Choreographed commercials for Samsung, Nike, Feng Chen Wang and others or was dancing on it. Worked as model for some labels. Produced an one hour independent dance short film ''"II: AN UNSPOKEN NARRATIVE"'' and was creative director and choreographer for the entire ''Jackson Wang Choachella Show 2023'', and many more (see below).
+Beyond his strong support for the dance community, Sean is a distinguished industry dancer, choreographer, creative film and stage director, editor and producer. He worked with/for celebrities, such as, Justin Bieber, Meghan Trainor, Janet Jackson, Jackson Wang, to name a few. He performed on commercials, for instance, for Disney, Canon, Red Bull and Old Navy.  He also choreographed for commercials for Samsung, Nike, Feng Chen Wang and others. Worked as model for some labels. Produced an one hour independent dance short film ''"II: AN UNSPOKEN NARRATIVE"'' and was creative director and choreographer for the entire ''Jackson Wang Choachella Show 2023'', and many more (see below).
 Lew ascribes his love of art to his mother and grandmother, both painters. He started dancing when he was able to walk as got inspired by his two older sisters Sarah and Sirris, who used to be competition dancers as well, by watching them featuring on competing videos, <ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cputGwfEFW4 Get to Know: Sean Lew]</ref> took his first dance classes when he was four and started competing at the age of five. He got his first professional gig as dancer when he was eight years old on the ''Glee'' show. He won on Dance-Off Juniors season one episode eight, competed on season one of ''NBC's World of Dance'' as member of ImmaBEAST and on season two with his partner [[Kaycee Rice]] as Sean & Kaycee. After that show Sean turned into a viral social media star as well and attracts with videos millions of views. As dancer he appeared on many TV shows, such as, on ''Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards'' 2012 and 2014, on ''Dancing with the Stars'' 2013 and ''The X-Factor'' together with Carly Rose Sonenclar at the finals in 2012. He was also interview guest concerning dance on ''NBC Morning News'', ''KTLA5 news'' and ''LA TV - The Zoo''. He appeared on Sia's music short film video "The Greatest" with [[Maddie Ziegler]]. He performed with Chris Brown and Kris Wu. He later went on to dance for Janet Jackson on her Unbreakable World Tour in 2015.
-He did commercials, for instance, for Disney, Canon, Red Bull and Old Navy. Meanwhile he is frequently booked to choreograph for commercials.
 He was also one of the important supporting members to help Janelle and her future husband William "WillDaBeast" Adams (surname did change, it is Ginestra-Adams now) founding IMMA in 2012/2013<ref>[http://www.immabeast.co/ First Video The beginning of ImmaBEAST]</ref> and became a member of the crews ImmaBEAST and LilBEAST <ref>[https://www.immabeast.co/lilbeasts-1 LilBeast]</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwhdvrfxZAQ lilBEASTS Behind The Scenes]</ref>. He was also an early member of the dance group ''Boy Squad''. Sean is considered as big influence-r on kid dancer talents today - as dancer, choreographer, teacher and mentor. For instance, he taught at THE LAB in West Covina and supported their dancers, who won season two of World of Dance and members became hip-hop world champions as team TLxWC in the Varsity division in 2017. <ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Be7PJxvz3Gc Sean Lew “Weak” at The Lab]</ref>