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}}'''Sean Charles Lew''' (born on November 25, 2001 in Walnut, California, U.S.) is an American multi-talented professional dancer, celebrity choreographer, dance teacher, TV junior chef, actor, editor, creative and film director, producer, model, entrepreneur, social media personality and a philanthropist, pianist and singer with Chinese, Japanese and | }}'''Sean Charles Lew''' (born on November 25, 2001 in Walnut, California, U.S.) is an American multi-talented professional dancer, celebrity choreographer, dance teacher, TV junior chef, actor, editor, creative and film director, producer, model, entrepreneur, social media personality and a philanthropist, pianist and singer with Chinese, Japanese and Mongolian roots living in Los Angeles, California. | ||
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> | 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. He performed on commercials, for instance, for Disney, Canon, Red Bull and Old Navy. | 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. | 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. | ||
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Sean also dances many years as philanthropist, for causes which matters to him, such as for http://www.idance4acure.org,<ref>[http://youtu.be/0O88GIxQ5u8 Sean Lew and Kaycee Rice Dancė Nėtwork Interview]</ref> and supporting to fight childhood cancer. Due his engagement and popularity, and those of many other dancers and choreographers, the funds rises very well, financing research and treatments for children with cancer. Other engagements by him went public are "#prayforpaloma" <ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=byBW-P5GdZ8 #prayforpaloma l Choreographed by Sean Lew l Gallant - Talking in Your Sleep]</ref>, https://pedrogtprelief.org <ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoWhEAcEYWQ Sean and Kaycee - Skyscraper | D-trix Choreography]</ref> and https://thecameronboycefoundation.org/ <ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/B5LSj_VlbqF/ Sean's IG The Cameron Boyce Foundation]</ref>. Notable and honorable is his engagement for UN Development Programme with the ambitious goal to end poverty at 2030. By watching the [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vyWM4Lk_Dk video on his channel to the end] $20,000 USD donation was send to [https://www.instagram.com/UNDP/ UNDP] power by [https://www.instagram.com/LiveNation/ Live Nation Concerts] and Sean. People of his status normally doesn't bother [https://www.instagram.com/p/B7ZPeaDl2Ka/ just to look]. | Sean also dances many years as philanthropist, for causes which matters to him, such as for http://www.idance4acure.org,<ref>[http://youtu.be/0O88GIxQ5u8 Sean Lew and Kaycee Rice Dancė Nėtwork Interview]</ref> and supporting to fight childhood cancer. Due his engagement and popularity, and those of many other dancers and choreographers, the funds rises very well, financing research and treatments for children with cancer. Other engagements by him went public are "#prayforpaloma" <ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=byBW-P5GdZ8 #prayforpaloma l Choreographed by Sean Lew l Gallant - Talking in Your Sleep]</ref>, https://pedrogtprelief.org <ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoWhEAcEYWQ Sean and Kaycee - Skyscraper | D-trix Choreography]</ref> and https://thecameronboycefoundation.org/ <ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/B5LSj_VlbqF/ Sean's IG The Cameron Boyce Foundation]</ref>. Notable and honorable is his engagement for UN Development Programme with the ambitious goal to end poverty at 2030. By watching the [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vyWM4Lk_Dk video on his channel to the end] $20,000 USD donation was send to [https://www.instagram.com/UNDP/ UNDP] power by [https://www.instagram.com/LiveNation/ Live Nation Concerts] and Sean. People of his status normally doesn't bother [https://www.instagram.com/p/B7ZPeaDl2Ka/ just to look]. | ||
An other talent he is known for is cooking. | An other talent he is known for is cooking. His mother is a great cook, so it was only natural that Sean became obsessed with cooking shows. He started cooking when he was seven years old<ref>[https://www.foodnetwork.com/videos/casting-sean-lew-0226195 Casting: Sean Lew]</ref> One day her threw a “Family Appreciation Day,” where he re-envisioned their Walnut home as a restaurant. At 11, he cooked a multi- course dinner for his parents and sisters, even serving them like a waiter. “I didn’t know what I was doing, but seeing the emotions on their faces made me really happy,” Sean said at an interview with Jeff Weiss. “I don’t ever really see cooking as a career. It’s always just been a vessel for me to make people happy." Later he won on season one episode 13 of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Chopped_Junior_episodes "Chopped Junior"] $10,000 USD <ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTh1zKmHvSk East Coast vs. West Coast | Chopped Junior | Food Network]</ref> and been on season two by six episodes of charity fund raising "Rachael Vs. Guy: Kids Cook-Off" <ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wuWOFUry-M Most-Hated Foods Challenge on Rachael vs. Guy: Kids Cook-Off | Food Network]</ref>. He was cooking to bring other dancers some self-made lollipops and got invited from their parents to cook in their houses and somehow got on the show by that and because he same kids were later on ''Chopped Junior'', he got on this show as well. He loves cooking for family, friends and sometimes the whole company, but, of course, everyone is welcome to join and help preparing, washing and cleaning up. He wanted once to have his own show called "The Dancing Chef", but it seems to change to "The Cooking Dancer" now. What he later really got was starring on ''"Sean Lew Approved", ''produced by ''Kaycee Network, ''a sort of restaurant and food critics online show, which was renewed for season two despite the low rates, because he knows the producer pretty well.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCasQqyF4VUeJUaEvdUhBWTg Welcome to Our Youtube Channel! | Sean and Kaycee]</ref> Today he has some entrepreneur partnerships by food and drink products as well as cuisine restaurants and producer. [https://www.instagram.com/p/CumxWU4x9KR/?img_index=1 A creation with his co-chef] [https://www.instagram.com/yitaigeng/ Yitai Geng] on July 12, 2023. Later he crossed cooking with fashion with his business partners Geng and Back, and founded the brand ME N U. | ||
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 his friend [[Tate McRae]], <ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vauH3vceRI Distant - LYRICS - Sean Lew and Tate Mcrae]</ref> who is an excellent singer and got at the end of 2020 already four platinum and 11 gold certifications, but he didn't make it public for a long time. He published three music videos by covering [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iznu-UuiHKY "this town"] by Niall Horan, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6M9agmTPew "Youth ft. (Kahlid)]" by Shawn Mendes and [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tb1SRym6nH0 "Be Alright"] by Dean Lewis. | 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 his friend [[Tate McRae]], <ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vauH3vceRI Distant - LYRICS - Sean Lew and Tate Mcrae]</ref> who is an excellent singer and got at the end of 2020 already four platinum and 11 gold certifications, but he didn't make it public for a long time. He published three music videos by covering [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iznu-UuiHKY "this town"] by Niall Horan, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6M9agmTPew "Youth ft. (Kahlid)]" by Shawn Mendes and [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tb1SRym6nH0 "Be Alright"] by Dean Lewis. Or he just grap his smart phone and makes everyone [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iz9kXtNyxec "Happier"]. | ||
He got the nickname "Lewser" by his family, who said it as a joke, but made later a family merchandise by that. <ref>[https://www.thelewser.com/ Lewser Merch]</ref> The brand is owned by his sisters Serris and Sarah - fashion designer and computer engineer - and himself and offers a small clothing line. It started when he ordered a t-shirt online with the print "Lewser" and people were asking where they could get one of these. | He got the nickname "Lewser" by his family, who said it as a joke, but made later a family merchandise by that. <ref>[https://www.thelewser.com/ Lewser Merch]</ref> The brand is owned by his sisters Serris and Sarah - fashion designer and computer engineer - and himself and offers a small clothing line. It started when he ordered a t-shirt online with the print "Lewser" and people were asking where they could get one of these. | ||
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He doesn't have such flexibility like his partner Kaycee <ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/B4WfpRsF6fo/ Laura Rice's IG Sean & Kaycee yoga]</ref> - he was frequently complaining that he has a spine and cannot do that - but the same musicality. Sean on the other hand has an accentuation by texture movements Kaycee cannot match (hardly anyone can)<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Wdha2ZmwAI Let Go - Dylan Brady l Sean Lew Choreography]</ref> The couple is always noticed as outstanding, because both are extremely clean, controlled by a lot of multi-coordinated texture movements, fierce accentuation <ref>[https://youtu.be/ACy9IGCWXd4?t=146 Unravel - Sabrina Claudio feat Kaycee & Sean | The Main Event | Tessandra Chavez Experience]</ref> and high expressive performance.<ref>[https://youtu.be/TmzVBGf6uKk?t=408 Shawn Mendes - Lost in Japan - Choreography by Jake Kodish ft Sean Lew, Kaycee Rice, Jade Chynoweth]</ref> Their chemistry is considered legendary for their age. Both were nominated for the Industry Dance Awards 2018 for most fierce dancer under 18, together with [[Charlize Glass]], [[JT Church]] and the winner [[Eva Igo]]. A long time their relationship was just superficial. They were once competing against each other. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aejQvQ5plWU Their photo showing around] where they stand together as little competion kids was actually an one time intiative by their parents and after that they went separated paths for a very long time. They bombed frequently into each other in classes and at some point Sean was like, 'Ok, I see you too often not knowing your name.' And one day he had asked her, if she minded to join him as a partner for an Institute in his first bigger concept video "Life Experience: Wrong Words" and then they learned each other. - ''[https://youtu.be/MRSeNayfUOU?t=191 "He found the perfect little partner. Didn't he?]"'' asked Jeneffer Lopez Derek Hough at NBC World of Dance 2018 and Derek agreed when Sean & Kaycee entered the stage for their 'The Cut' performance. And the dance world and maybe some of the TV watchers agreed either, because after the show they got very prominent, especially younger people were [https://youtu.be/gOBKb8qblGU?t=137 standing in line for selfies with them] and many videos where they both get featured went viral; indiviually or as duet. | He doesn't have such flexibility like his partner Kaycee <ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/B4WfpRsF6fo/ Laura Rice's IG Sean & Kaycee yoga]</ref> - he was frequently complaining that he has a spine and cannot do that - but the same musicality. Sean on the other hand has an accentuation by texture movements Kaycee cannot match (hardly anyone can)<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Wdha2ZmwAI Let Go - Dylan Brady l Sean Lew Choreography]</ref> The couple is always noticed as outstanding, because both are extremely clean, controlled by a lot of multi-coordinated texture movements, fierce accentuation <ref>[https://youtu.be/ACy9IGCWXd4?t=146 Unravel - Sabrina Claudio feat Kaycee & Sean | The Main Event | Tessandra Chavez Experience]</ref> and high expressive performance.<ref>[https://youtu.be/TmzVBGf6uKk?t=408 Shawn Mendes - Lost in Japan - Choreography by Jake Kodish ft Sean Lew, Kaycee Rice, Jade Chynoweth]</ref> Their chemistry is considered legendary for their age. Both were nominated for the Industry Dance Awards 2018 for most fierce dancer under 18, together with [[Charlize Glass]], [[JT Church]] and the winner [[Eva Igo]]. A long time their relationship was just superficial. They were once competing against each other. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aejQvQ5plWU Their photo showing around] where they stand together as little competion kids was actually an one time intiative by their parents and after that they went separated paths for a very long time. They bombed frequently into each other in classes and at some point Sean was like, 'Ok, I see you too often not knowing your name.' And one day he had asked her, if she minded to join him as a partner for an Institute in his first bigger concept video "Life Experience: Wrong Words" and then they learned each other. - ''[https://youtu.be/MRSeNayfUOU?t=191 "He found the perfect little partner. Didn't he?]"'' asked Jeneffer Lopez Derek Hough at NBC World of Dance 2018 and Derek agreed when Sean & Kaycee entered the stage for their 'The Cut' performance. And the dance world and maybe some of the TV watchers agreed either, because after the show they got very prominent, especially younger people were [https://youtu.be/gOBKb8qblGU?t=137 standing in line for selfies with them] and many videos where they both get featured went viral; indiviually or as duet. | ||
In 2019, Sean choreographed a music video for mega-star [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meghan_Trainor Meghan Trainor] "''AFTER YOU (Directed by Charm La'Donna)"'' on Vevo-YT with just 17 years old and is starring with Kaycee on it as duet. Meghan was actually a secret fan of Sean for many years and they finally met at October 31, 2019. He started in April a crowd funding project for his new short film of dancing cultures worldwide with planned budget $65,000 USD, but the subject changed later and he didn't get raised the target budget. He was nominated for a Arena Award in the category "Rising Star of the year" together with Emma Portner, Logan Edra and the winner [[Bailey Sok]]. He was performing the NBC World of Dance World Final intermezzo show on season three together with [[Kaycee Rice]] and Ian Eastwood while NE-YO was singing on stage. They got the honor to be in line with dance legends like Les Twins, Keone & Mari Madrid, Derek Hough, The Kinjaz, The Lab, Charity Anderson & Andres Peñate<strong> </strong>and Michael Dameski. Finally the ''Step Up: Year of the Dance '' (aka ''Step Up China or Step Up 6) ''movie was released. Sean was assistant choreographer and dancer for it along with William "Willdabeast" Adams, Janelle Ginestra-Adams and Jaken Isaiah Preston, featuring Jade Cynoweth and Janelle Ginestra-Adams and Wei Qi and SuperDino are starring. It is currently with about $17,000,000 USD estimated budget Sean's biggest project he participated in. <ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4060544/ Step Up China]</ref> A convention dance video with Kaycee to the song "False Confidence" by Noah Kahan went viral by 5M+ views within just one month and got Noah's personal attention and the Australian invited them to perfom in LA live on stage with him.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Fr7D5BMLk0 False Confidence: Live l Xtra Sean & Kaycee]</ref> When Sean turned 18 he celebrated it in Iceland at Reykjavík with his family and Kaycee <ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/B5boFavlUI2/ Sean's IG Iceland]</ref> Before became an adult he already visited many countries in the world. In this year it was at least China, Dominican Republic, Poland, Japan, Iceland and Denmark. Not many people can claim to be a world citizen at his age. | In 2019, Sean choreographed a music video for mega-star [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meghan_Trainor Meghan Trainor] "''AFTER YOU (Directed by Charm La'Donna)"'' on Vevo-YT with just 17 years old and is starring with Kaycee on it as duet. Meghan was actually a secret fan of Sean for many years and they finally met at October 31, 2019. He started in April a crowd funding project for his new short film of dancing cultures worldwide with planned budget $65,000 USD, but the subject changed later and he didn't get raised the target budget. He was nominated for a Arena Award in the category "Rising Star of the year" together with Emma Portner, Logan Edra and the winner [[Bailey Sok]]. He was performing the NBC World of Dance World Final intermezzo show on season three together with [[Kaycee Rice]] and Ian Eastwood while NE-YO was singing on stage. They got the honor to be in line with dance legends like Les Twins, Keone & Mari Madrid, Derek Hough, The Kinjaz, The Lab, Charity Anderson & Andres Peñate<strong> </strong>and Michael Dameski. Finally the ''Step Up: Year of the Dance'' (aka ''Step Up China or Step Up 6) ''movie was released. Sean was assistant choreographer and dancer for it along with William "Willdabeast" Adams, Janelle Ginestra-Adams and Jaken Isaiah Preston, featuring Jade Cynoweth and Janelle Ginestra-Adams and Wei Qi and SuperDino are starring. It is currently with about $17,000,000 USD estimated budget Sean's biggest project he participated in. <ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4060544/ Step Up China]</ref> A convention dance video with Kaycee to the song "False Confidence" by Noah Kahan went viral by 5M+ views within just one month and got Noah's personal attention and the Australian invited them to perfom in LA live on stage with him.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Fr7D5BMLk0 False Confidence: Live l Xtra Sean & Kaycee]</ref> When Sean turned 18 he celebrated it in Iceland at Reykjavík with his family and Kaycee <ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/B5boFavlUI2/ Sean's IG Iceland]</ref> Before became an adult he already visited many countries in the world. In this year it was at least China, Dominican Republic, Poland, Japan, Iceland and Denmark. Not many people can claim to be a world citizen at his age. | ||
In 2020, he choreographed for mega-star Justin Bieber on his music video ''"At Least For Now"'', was solo starring on it and Sean leveled-up to celebrity choreographer at the age of 18. Just few days before, Justin's new music video ''"That's What Love Is"'' was released, where he is with [[Kaycee Rice]] one of six starring dance couples and he had also with Kaycee choreographed the kick off and episode three of Disney's new dance series ''On The One!'' and they were performing it with some friends, before Kaycee broke her ankle shortly afterwards. However, this was WARP-speed in the fast lane during the coronavirus quarantine period, when many people get frustrated on perspectives to find dance gigs in future due national-wide shutdowns and economical downswings. | In 2020, he choreographed for mega-star Justin Bieber on his music video ''"At Least For Now"'', was solo starring on it and Sean leveled-up to celebrity choreographer at the age of 18. Just few days before, Justin's new music video ''"That's What Love Is"'' was released, where he is with [[Kaycee Rice]] one of six starring dance couples and he had also with Kaycee choreographed the kick off and episode three of Disney's new dance series ''On The One!'' and they were performing it with some friends, before Kaycee broke her ankle shortly afterwards. However, this was WARP-speed in the fast lane during the coronavirus quarantine period, when many people get frustrated on perspectives to find dance gigs in future due national-wide shutdowns and economical downswings. | ||
On February 27, 2021 he released his [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5uQLDRlp0xI "II: AN UNSPOKEN NARRATIVE" - The Short Film]" and broke some rare records. The "short film" has about an hour length, had 285.000 views in four days and got about 38,000 likes by just 51! dislikes (about 745:1) and broke his own record of False Confidence by 220:1 on about 28M+ views at that time, which is for a YouTube video with that many hits extremely rare. In the film are starring some of best industry dancers in the world. The full cast - himself, [[Kaycee Rice]], Tre De Rego, Kea Peahu, Destinee Mayarea, Hiro Homura, Giselle Silva, Jaime Mora, Isaac Meija, Leilani Zepeda, Ava Chavarria, [[Bailey Sok]], [[Julian DeGuzman]], Stephanie Mincone, Connor Gormley, Shannon Kelly, Zack Everheart, Marie Spieldenner, Zach Venegas, Anthony Westlake, Matthew Kubitz, Emma Hauser, Ashlynn Malia, Leconte Banks and Jazz Smith. Director of Photography/Gimbal Operator are Gerald Nonato und Nick Kim. Unit Still Photographers are Lee Gumbs and Chad Brady. Choreography by Sean Lew, Tessandra Chavez and Benji Schwimmer. It is featuring also some spiritual locations like the tree house at the end. <i>DanceSpirit</i> was headlining after an interview: "Sean Lew's New Film is Bound to Leave You Speechless" <ref>[https://www.dancespirit.com/sean-lew-two-the-film-2650727837.html?rebelltitem=3#rebelltitem3 Sean Lew's New Film is Bound to Leave You Speechless]</ref>. How he gets it done with the low budget?! Because most of crew and cast are friends and he had some family support. The film won a New York’s Oniro Film Award in the category "Best Dance Choreography" in March and was already introduced on two short film festivals in Venice and Montreal in 2020. He delivered with 19, four years later after he had the idea and adds on his calling card producer, script writer and director now. Shortly afterward he signed for crime, drama and thriller series "The Cleaning Lady" as Chris. The first season premiered at Sep 9th, 2021 on FOX with international releases.<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11188682/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_1 The Cleaning Lady]</ref> Sean got regular in first season. Not bad for someone who thought once his acting is embarrassing. In June he has taught his first dance class at the Millennium Dance Complex LA. <ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RJ_rixDWpo Cold War - Cautious Clay l Sean Lew Choreography l 2021]</ref> Insane, but when most of his fellow pro dancers properly celebrating their first teaching class at the "most iconic dance studio in the world" as an important milestone of their careers, for Sean it feels just natural; not worth mentioning. On Dec 13, Sean & Kaycee attended the ''[https://worldchoreographyawards.com/ The World Choreography Adwards] 2021'', the "Oscars of Dance". They were nominated in the category ''Digital Content'' twice for their Disney Channel dance videos - ''Party in the USA'' and '' Don't Start Now''.<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/CV5v7nyPDeJ/ Nominees 2021 Digital Content]</ref><ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/CXDPpFhF4aO/ Don't Start Now Clip]</ref> | On February 27, 2021 he released his [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5uQLDRlp0xI "II: AN UNSPOKEN NARRATIVE" - The Short Film]" and broke some rare records. The "short film" has about an hour length, had 285.000 views in four days and got about 38,000 likes by just 51! dislikes (about 745:1) and broke his own record of False Confidence by 220:1 on about 28M+ views at that time, which is for a YouTube video with that many hits extremely rare. In the film are starring some of best industry dancers in the world. The full cast - himself, [[Kaycee Rice]], Tre De Rego, Kea Peahu, Destinee Mayarea, Hiro Homura, Giselle Silva, Jaime Mora, Isaac Meija, Leilani Zepeda, Ava Chavarria, [[Bailey Sok]], [[Julian DeGuzman]], Stephanie Mincone, Connor Gormley, Shannon Kelly, Zack Everheart, Marie Spieldenner, Zach Venegas, Anthony Westlake, Matthew Kubitz, Emma Hauser, Ashlynn Malia, Leconte Banks and Jazz Smith. Director of Photography/Gimbal Operator are Gerald Nonato und Nick Kim. Unit Still Photographers are Lee Gumbs and Chad Brady. Choreography by Sean Lew, Tessandra Chavez and Benji Schwimmer. It is featuring also some spiritual locations like the tree house at the end. <i>DanceSpirit</i> was headlining after an interview: "Sean Lew's New Film is Bound to Leave You Speechless" <ref>[https://www.dancespirit.com/sean-lew-two-the-film-2650727837.html?rebelltitem=3#rebelltitem3 Sean Lew's New Film is Bound to Leave You Speechless]</ref>. How he gets it done with the low budget?! Because most of crew and cast are friends and he had some family support. The film won a New York’s Oniro Film Award in the category "Best Dance Choreography" in March and was already introduced on two short film festivals in Venice and Montreal in 2020. He delivered with 19, four years later after he had the idea and adds on his calling card producer, script writer and director now. Shortly afterward he signed for crime, drama and thriller series "The Cleaning Lady" as Chris. The first season premiered at Sep 9th, 2021 on FOX with international releases.<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11188682/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_1 The Cleaning Lady]</ref> Sean got regular in first season. Not bad for someone who thought once his acting is embarrassing. In June he has taught his first dance class at the Millennium Dance Complex LA. <ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RJ_rixDWpo Cold War - Cautious Clay l Sean Lew Choreography l 2021]</ref> Insane, but when most of his fellow pro dancers properly celebrating their first teaching class at the "most iconic dance studio in the world" as an important milestone of their careers, for Sean it feels just natural; not worth mentioning. On Dec 13, Sean & Kaycee attended the ''[https://worldchoreographyawards.com/ The World Choreography Adwards] 2021'', the "Oscars of Dance". They were nominated in the category ''Digital Content'' twice for their Disney Channel dance videos - ''Party in the USA'' and ''Don't Start Now''.<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/CV5v7nyPDeJ/ Nominees 2021 Digital Content]</ref><ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/CXDPpFhF4aO/ Don't Start Now Clip]</ref> | ||
In 2022, he directed and edited the entire [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75qz4-VymcU `AMERICAN BALLET THEATRE 2022 Campaign’] posted it as director's cut, but Director of Photography was an old friend - Scott David Winn. Scott composed and played also the score and Sean was singing to it.<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/Cgezi2SLOXg/ Director’s Cut of the ‘AMERICAN BALLET THEATRE 2022 Campaign’ Sean`s IG]</ref> As expected, ''The Cleaning Lady'' was renewed for season two and [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAuDjX6Cbsg Sean plays Chris again] premiered on Sep 19,2022 on FOX. He got right from the [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rwgvg-pc0OA beginning more responsibility of the development of the story line]. He earned some trust by director and producer, but if he still messes up, he has to die, go to prison or something else. No pressure. Sean's activities stayed diversified. He worked further in fashion business, cuisine, as choreographer and teacher, visited Japan, and found some time shoot the concept video with Kaycee ''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXgFqLwBlD8 It's Okay]'' where he did the choreography. Scott DW shoot with Sean a new short film - "[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7C6kcBz8YQ MONSTER"] <ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EjJOKqmumoo Scott DW- Moster Behind the scene]</ref> Since November 2022, Sean started V-logging his personal life on monthly basis - [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gyVSLb3EtjA 11/22]. In December, he co-choreographed and performed also for Jackson Wang's music video ''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WvIBitkrdL8 Come Alive]'' and hold [https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=IqgZMZ7YMnE a workshop class] with pro fellows [https://www.instagram.com/haruto.0117/ @haruto.0117] and [https://www.instagram.com/shu_riii322/ @shu_riii322] at the GEEKOUT World 2022 in Yokohama, Japan.<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/CmjAdNDofTD/ GEEKOUT's IG Sean, Haruto and Shuri]</ref> | In 2022, he directed and edited the entire [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75qz4-VymcU `AMERICAN BALLET THEATRE 2022 Campaign’] posted it as director's cut, but Director of Photography was an old friend - Scott David Winn. Scott composed and played also the score and Sean was singing to it.<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/Cgezi2SLOXg/ Director’s Cut of the ‘AMERICAN BALLET THEATRE 2022 Campaign’ Sean`s IG]</ref> As expected, ''The Cleaning Lady'' was renewed for season two and [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAuDjX6Cbsg Sean plays Chris again] premiered on Sep 19,2022 on FOX. He got right from the [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rwgvg-pc0OA beginning more responsibility of the development of the story line]. He earned some trust by director and producer, but if he still messes up, he has to die, go to prison or something else. No pressure. Sean's activities stayed diversified. He worked further in fashion business, cuisine, as choreographer and teacher, visited Japan, and found some time shoot the concept video with Kaycee ''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXgFqLwBlD8 It's Okay]'' where he did the choreography. Scott DW shoot with Sean a new short film - "[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7C6kcBz8YQ MONSTER"] <ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EjJOKqmumoo Scott DW- Moster Behind the scene]</ref> Since November 2022, Sean started V-logging his personal life on monthly basis - [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gyVSLb3EtjA 11/22]. In December, he co-choreographed and performed also for Jackson Wang's music video ''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WvIBitkrdL8 Come Alive]'' and hold [https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=IqgZMZ7YMnE a workshop class] with pro fellows [https://www.instagram.com/haruto.0117/ @haruto.0117] and [https://www.instagram.com/shu_riii322/ @shu_riii322] at the GEEKOUT World 2022 in Yokohama, Japan.<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/CmjAdNDofTD/ GEEKOUT's IG Sean, Haruto and Shuri]</ref> | ||
On February 1, 2023, Fox decided to renew ''The Cleaning Lady'' for third season and Sean stays regular on the show. The early renewal for The Cleaning Lady could also serve as a hedge against the eventual strike by writers, actors or directors in the coming months. On-air ratings for The Cleaning Lady cooled some in its second season: The drama averaged 3.52 million viewers per episode with a week of delayed viewing, according to Nielsen (those figures don’t include streaming), versus 5.17 million for its first season. Per Fox, the show’s multi-platform audience was 5.4 million viewers for season two, a 53 percent jump over the Nielsen seven-day figure.<ref>[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/cleaning-lady-renewed-season-3-fox-1235314970/ ‘The Cleaning Lady’ Renewed for Third Season at Fox With New Showrunner]</ref> But after five months of the WGA Strike, the premiere is not expected before 2024. On February 22, 2023, Sean posted his choreo video for the Vibrancy convention [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bio4tBJsu9k Ungrateful Eyes - Jon Billion] with Kaycee and went strait in tradition of [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNCQsu5uXbo False Confidence] with 45M+ views at that time and they set a kind of trademark here. Sean choreographed also for Jacob Chase's musical short film [https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2023/02/07/trouble/ Troubles]<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt26676962/fullcredits/?ref_=tt_cl_sm IMDb Troubles]</ref> On March, he taught at the [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=99kdHTLIxLA Radical Forze Jam & Summerjam Dance Camp Convention] in Da Nang, Vietnam<ref>[https://rfjamsummerjam.com/ HP RFJam Summer Jam convertion]</ref> , - [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7k4SkIW0QU FALLIN by Inayah | - RIE HATA Choreography], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDMh_PIXXuI Bang by Jacob Banks & Tobe Nwigwe], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6UOocJJj-xw Voices] again, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-I0XaujdivA Jumbotron Sh*t Popping by Drake] doing Josh Price choreography with him and an unknown young lady, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DhNds2EElFg was freestyling], attended a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_TsToFXcFE dance battle at the beach] and shot a concept video. On April 11, 2023, he was co-starring with [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brynn_Cartelli Brynn Cartelli] on her new music video [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DB_FirJOPAs "Secondhand Smoke"] where he choreographed the dance ând was the co-producer with Brynn as well.<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/Cq8Sa3KrDgX/ Sean's IG "Secondhand Smoke" BTS]</ref> From April 30, 2023 to | On February 1, 2023, Fox decided to renew ''The Cleaning Lady'' for third season and Sean stays regular on the show. The early renewal for The Cleaning Lady could also serve as a hedge against the eventual strike by writers, actors or directors in the coming months. On-air ratings for The Cleaning Lady cooled some in its second season: The drama averaged 3.52 million viewers per episode with a week of delayed viewing, according to Nielsen (those figures don’t include streaming), versus 5.17 million for its first season. Per Fox, the show’s multi-platform audience was 5.4 million viewers for season two, a 53 percent jump over the Nielsen seven-day figure.<ref>[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/cleaning-lady-renewed-season-3-fox-1235314970/ ‘The Cleaning Lady’ Renewed for Third Season at Fox With New Showrunner]</ref> But after five months of the WGA Strike, the premiere is not expected before 2024. On February 22, 2023, Sean posted his choreo video for the Vibrancy convention [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bio4tBJsu9k Ungrateful Eyes - Jon Billion] with Kaycee and went strait in tradition of [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNCQsu5uXbo False Confidence] with 45M+ views at that time and they set a kind of trademark here. Sean choreographed also for Jacob Chase's musical short film [https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2023/02/07/trouble/ Troubles]<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt26676962/fullcredits/?ref_=tt_cl_sm IMDb Troubles]</ref> On March, he taught at the [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=99kdHTLIxLA Radical Forze Jam & Summerjam Dance Camp Convention] in Da Nang, Vietnam<ref>[https://rfjamsummerjam.com/ HP RFJam Summer Jam convertion]</ref> , - [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7k4SkIW0QU FALLIN by Inayah | - RIE HATA Choreography], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDMh_PIXXuI Bang by Jacob Banks & Tobe Nwigwe], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6UOocJJj-xw Voices] again, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-I0XaujdivA Jumbotron Sh*t Popping by Drake] doing Josh Price choreography with him and an unknown young lady, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DhNds2EElFg was freestyling], attended a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_TsToFXcFE dance battle at the beach] and shot a concept video. On April 11, 2023, he was co-starring with [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brynn_Cartelli Brynn Cartelli] on her new music video [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DB_FirJOPAs "Secondhand Smoke"] where he choreographed the dance ând was the co-producer with Brynn as well.<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/Cq8Sa3KrDgX/ Sean's IG "Secondhand Smoke" BTS]</ref> From April 30, 2023 to May 1, 2023, he was part of the faculty of the [https://www.urbandanceunited.com/ Urban Dance United] 2022 in Radès, Tunesia - [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIBa_PXsF38 RAYE - Five Star Hotels], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oG4SZjP23oY second class solo], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUvQO8jUzf0 Flume - Voices] and performed with [[Jade Chynoweth]] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_n3SnvPrRbk as duo to same song] and to [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qx8u-BvOhlc Blackpink's Pretty Savage choreographed by Jane Kim]. After that he flight, properly ultrasonics, to New York City, USA to perform next day as [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqb-ZMn83Cg part of the Wiggle Crew] with his fellows [[Jade Chynoweth]], Sienna Lalau, [[Taylor Hatala]], Alexander Chung & Kenneth San Jose at the func'tion XII 2022 convention and had a nice chill out [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAXB6dxL73w at the Brickhouse in NYC] to Sienna Lalau's choreography. Sean [https://www.instagram.com/p/CqvVn03Llma/ competes also on the RedBulL Dance 2023] and advanced to the second round in Chicago. His strength & conditioning trainer Karl Flores [https://www.instagram.com/p/Cqs6PrjJ3kF/ prepared him five months for the event]. They started a documentation series "The New Mindset" about Sean's training (episodes [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSlfuQifYww 1], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDW0taXIeeo 2], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnIjIibvEB4 3], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DimMu2tVeU4 4], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6kaBu4ckbk 5], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=suTm_JwVkhk 6], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2cUw3LWa10 Last] - Director Sean, Director of Photography [[Donovan Okimura]] and Alex Lackey, Editing Alex Lackey). He started it, because he wanted to face his biggest fear in dance: battling. On April he was creative director and choreographer for the entire [https://www.instagram.com/p/Crd_lSUPDx0/ Jackson Wang Coachella Show 2023] ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vob5yymNHfM tech rehearsal video]). He directed also with Jackson Wang his new music video ''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCT1bAcdRrQ Cheetah]''. On May 22, Sean was crowned as the new [https://www.vibe.com/news/entertainment/red-bull-dance-your-style-usa-champion-1234758578/ Red Bull ‘Dance Your Style’ USA Champion 2023]<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/CslmNFgLdfU/ Sean's IG REDBULL DANCE YOUR STYLE USA CHAMPION 2023 🪩🇺🇸🏆]</ref> - [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnNRO4NjAGI Finale Battle Daisy VMZ vs Sean Lew] ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1DwFUgKqWys Sean's battle analysis]). Red Bull made a documentary about the background of some dancers and Sean got the episode four of first season of ''Beyond the Dance'' - ''[https://www.redbull.com/us-en/episodes/beyond-the-dance-s1-e4 Sean Lew's Journey]''. In the meantime he was judge at ''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wv1Nrynw6mA The Circle Dance Lab]'' in Shanghai, China for the grand finals of the Mini Crew Division.<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/CtgL7mVohKD/ Sean Lew The Circle Dance Lab IG]</ref><ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/Ct1jSvxL4rB/ Sean's IG The Circle Dance Lab]</ref> On June 9, he tried dance subculture and matched up with a guy never met before - [https://www.instagram.com/revengeofsage/ Sage] - to battle in a 2 v 2 promoted by [https://www.youtube.com/@ArtefaktTV/videos Artefact TV] and [https://www.tiktok.com/@qewlyproductions Qewly Productions] and they killed it in a great exchange against [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjbH07qJfb0 PAUSE EDDIE & ULTRA], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-RfjKvM_V08 BAD NEWZ & TYLER] and [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZPpfL8w8RU BROTHA E & DON SOUP].<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/seanlew/ Sean's IG 2v2 with Sage]</ref> On June 24-25 he was part of the faculty of the [https://www.instagram.com/campofabrika/ Camp Fabrika 2023 convention] in Istanbul, Turkey - [https://www.instagram.com/p/CuSRFghuJsE/ First class], [https://www.instagram.com/p/CvCxRUauG4U/ second class], [https://www.instagram.com/p/CuUX8LMgdAT/ with Kaycee] - together with [[JoJo Gomez]], [[Kaycee Rice]], Todd Williamson, Toby Deedaran, Zacc Milne, Melvin TimTim, Ömer Yelsibas. On July 14, he hold a [https://www.instagram.com/p/CuUrpPNJmVn/?img_index=1 workshop at the G-Steps Studio] in Beijing, China.<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/CusEEKNMash/ Sean*s IG G-Steps Studio]</ref><ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/Cu4ofblOv49/ Sean's IG G-Steps]</ref> - [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wL-mJijyRUw RAYE Escapism], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijwrBD2Rqnc stories]. Afterwards beginning August, he hold with Kaycee a class in Ceglie Messapica, Puglia, Italy at the ''Breathing Dance'' studio.<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/Cvh9XTItOTM/ Breathing Dance IG & Kaycee]</ref> Then he was part of the faculty of the ''Play Fair Dance Camp Convention 2023'' in Krakow, Poland - [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKC6CmelZDo Dial Drunk - Noah Kahan], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRjEDdzBZ6o Joy Unspeakable]. <ref>[https://fpdancecamp.com/en/artists/ FP Dance Camp]</ref> Next was a master work of choreography and fun factor [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4vI8PCYQSg 100 Bad Days - AJR | Sean Lew Choreography at Flip The Switch 2023] in Los Angeles, USA. On August 22, he performed [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMG4sf_DqL8 a show case in Tokyo]. On August 31, he performed on Dermot Kennedy's new music video [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZB5eYmWTlQ Innocence and Sadness]. He was also co-director with choreographer Talia Favia and co-editor with producer Scott Winn for it. On September 18, he hold a workshop class [https://www.instagram.com/p/CxVpoacLvjv/ at the En Dance Studio in Tokyo, Japan] choreographed to his friend [[Tate McRae]]'s song "greedy", and [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zi10Dd8plYg Drunken Call] again. On September 21, a workshop class to [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-U9RkTRQlwE Stupid Deep at the Hello Dance Studio] in Chengdu, China - [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=shGZDSWLpD0 and to Middle Child], [https://www.tiktok.com/@user4392743561761/video/7282884297286044970 little cute 'Greedy'],[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oU-fcnUhdzw group greedy] - and on September 23, a [https://www.instagram.com/p/Cxg8R6iJ5Ly/ class on the Rise Dance Camp] convention 2023 in Mexico City, Mexico.<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/CxqKreJLXEp/ Sean's IG Nike spons tour]</ref> - [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R10K9mtvvqM Greedy], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2YKLj0t7hg Dial Drunk] again. Last events were powered by Nike. Besides, he thought he needs more action in his life and [https://www.instagram.com/p/Cxihu0QMNaW/ visited Korea]. Then he directed and choreographed a lighting-fast order within 72 hours total for an promo event show in Shanghai, China for ''[https://www.instagram.com/fengchenwang_feng/ FenG CHen WANG] X Nike'' and he delivered on time with his ordered business fellows and found even the time to make a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSkIjSZjCd0 behind-the-scenes video] about it, where he faced some typical drama in show business. From October 7 to 9, 2023, he hold three classes of the SUMMER JAM DANCE CAMP & Old DOG DANCE convention in Changsha, China.- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-k6AtGPXr4 Chris Brown•Love More (feat. Nicki Minaj)] with pro fellows [https://www.instagram.com/sinostage_amy/ Sinostage-Amy] and [https://www.instagram.com/yumer1respect/ YUMERI], [https://www.instagram.com/reel/CyTJ9D_ytLQ/ RATATA], [https://www.instagram.com/reel/CyV-02NybC6/ stories], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nf9mAYPqZwc Fam Good, We Good choreography by Lyle Beniga] and a little ''Step Up'' [https://www.instagram.com/p/CyN_8JayuZC/ party feeling to Rie Hata's choreography] (at least at the beginning), and [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5iGBE2L73GU with Rie by her choreography to A Million Times]. On October 9, Red Bull Bulletin posted a very long interview [https://www.redbull.com/us-en/theredbulletin/sean-lew-dancer-choreographer-profile Taking the Leap with Sean Lew] by Jeff Weiss with some hilarious new insides. On October 17, 2023, he was teaching at the [https://www.noadance.com/ NOA Dance Academy] in Tokyo, Japan - [https://www.tiktok.com/@user4392743561761/video/7291738566684691742 first class],[https://www.instagram.com/p/CzT7fLpRf1g/ First Class 2], [https://www.tiktok.com/@user4392743561761/video/7290971510850817311 second class]. Back at home he needed take a class by Brain Friedman to relax and [https://youtu.be/Y8SlGJdY_4U?t=224 was welcoming celebrity Daya]. About the same time a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRKGEBWZJOo class by Kyle Haganami]. On October 27, 2023, he got the opportunity to perform partially his [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCEnbVvyKmw "Greedy" choreography on Jimmy Kimmel Live! with Tate McRae herself]. On November 1, 2023, he attended the pre-final of Red Bull Dance Your Style World Championship in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. There was a hell of competition ([https://www.redbull.com/de-de/event-series/red-bull-dance-your-style-germany/red-bull-dance-your-style-world-final-line-up Line-up]), because about 4,370 dancers competed in 45 national championships plus three handpicked dancers and eight wild cards for the final directly by the promoter had sent some of the world's best [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0wOSRYMNZk street dancers]. He had to qualify in pre-final 1 by being under the top 4 of 24 in a KO system. - Pre-Final 1: Ryu, Akim, Neha, Dimas, Almas, Verb, Leonidou, Black Joker, Odour, Phex, Andre DB, Adamson, Sean Lew, Mostafa, Jedras, J XYB, Tevin Not Kevin, Skitta Star, Lil Syd, Viegas, Luwam, Volkan Arici, Hector und Nahiel. <ref>[https://www.redbull.com/de-de/event-series/red-bull-dance-your-style-germany/red-bull-dance-your-style-dance-week-programm pre-finals RB dance your style]</ref> and his first opponent was Mostafa Vee from the United Arabian Emirates.- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPuLAayeubs Sean Lew vs Mostafa]. <ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/CzG3PZhoupp/?img_index=2 IG Red Bull pre-Final 1 Round #1]</ref> But Sean didn't make it. [https://www.instagram.com/jedras_in/ Jedras] from Poland kicked Sean next round out. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IBs7jB_BON8 Top12: Jedras vs Sean Lew]. Verb (South Africa), Jedras (Poland), Nahiel (Spain) und Lil Syd (Austria) advanced to world final.<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/CzHwi8YI7bx/?img_index=1 Red Bull Dance IG pre-final]</ref> All pre-finals battles on [https://www.youtube.com/@nolimits_cre8/videos No Limits]. Some vibe feelings: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Xf6FnqKUpk Hype], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UU5dUaUhfHs Hype 2], [https://www.instagram.com/p/CzJqjnqIEG0/ Stage], [https://www.instagram.com/p/CzJUzwlIO_d/ Introduction], [https://www.instagram.com/p/CyYayQroKVn/ Promo], [https://www.instagram.com/p/CzLk1PIoybw/ Final Matchups] and if Sean didn't learn how to party there, he will never learn it, nowhere. The entire location was an one-week-up-to-the-morning dance party.<ref>[https://www.redbull.com/de-de/event-series/red-bull-dance-your-style-germany/red-bull-dance-your-style-dance-week-programm Red Bull Dance Your Style Program]</ref> On November 3, 2023 he attended the Battle Day and [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mj_ypryOMDI joined "Dance School Crew Battle"]. And remember, this was not a rehearsal for the next ''Step UP'' movie. These guys had shot it more or less all from the hip. [https://www.redbull.com/int-en/events/red-bull-dance-your-style-world-final The World Finale 2023] was on November 4 and of course Sean watched it close at the stage anyways and looked clearly a little bit too seriously. The Red Bull Dance Your Style World Champion 2023 got [https://www.instagram.com/waackxx_xy/ Waackxxxy] from South Korea vs [https://www.instagram.com/giorgoofficial/ Gio] from the Netherlands in close decision. Some vibe feelings: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NI8nKyzC50 F:Waackxxxy vs GIO], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJC1U5YOPqs S:Waackxxxy vs The Crown], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_95IGkYxilk S:Lil Syd vs Gio], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-RRRS4JEaqk Q:Waackxxxy vs. Joshua], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0Kxu0mXGNg Q:Gio vs. Sara], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lxy4dAn7cBs Q:Nelson vs. Lil Syd], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_2J9FqyqPs Q:Verb vs. The Crown] - [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9rkP08m7Yg Stream of the final]. For December 15, Sean and Karl announced a [https://www.tiktok.com/@user4392743561761/video/7310278121360477483 pop-up training for Krump] by dancers. Sean shot a new short film documentary ''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBUuOBAmS5I Artist Range: The First Document]'' with Karl and [https://www.instagram.com/beast.salonga/ Sherwin "Beast" Salonga] about it. | ||
In 2024, he started the year with some cool editing episodes on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/reel/C1uU6N5rzvx/ 1], [https://www.instagram.com/reel/C14mvLaLsYJ/ 2] and [https://www.instagram.com/reel/C2ctjzsLDZ6/ 3], last in collaboration with [https://www.instagram.com/mak_otome/ OTOME (Makoto Miura)] and [https://www.instagram.com/qewly/ Brian Smith] from Quely Productions via mobile, and the crowd liked it: +12K followers on IG in four days, while most dancers register currently a constant dropping. ''The Cleaning Lady'' season three is announced to premiere on March 5, 2024 on FOX, so production has already begun on the new installment of the series, based on the 2017 Argentinian television series ''La chica que limpia''. <ref>[https://www.justjared.com/tags/sean-lew/ Just Jaded - 'The Cleaning Lady' Season 3 Cast - 5 Actors Returning, 3 Are Not, 3 Stars Joining Cast]</ref> | In 2024, he started the year with some cool editing episodes on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/reel/C1uU6N5rzvx/ 1], [https://www.instagram.com/reel/C14mvLaLsYJ/ 2] and [https://www.instagram.com/reel/C2ctjzsLDZ6/ 3], last in collaboration with [https://www.instagram.com/mak_otome/ OTOME (Makoto Miura)] and [https://www.instagram.com/qewly/ Brian Smith] from Quely Productions via mobile, and the crowd liked it: +12K followers on IG in four days, while most dancers register currently a constant dropping. ''The Cleaning Lady'' season three is announced to premiere on March 5, 2024 on FOX, so production has already begun on the new installment of the series, based on the 2017 Argentinian television series ''La chica que limpia''. <ref>[https://www.justjared.com/tags/sean-lew/ Just Jaded - 'The Cleaning Lady' Season 3 Cast - 5 Actors Returning, 3 Are Not, 3 Stars Joining Cast]</ref> | ||
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