Name: LEONARD PRICE
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Occupation: Dance Teacher/ Professional Dancer
Hometown: Houston Texas
Favorite Color: RED
Favorite choreographer: Lori Ann Gibson/ Fatima
Favorite Dance Co.:
Favorite Dance phrase/term: Plie
Best Performance: It was a show we did for a B-Day party...loved it!!
Favorite Piece: Our Black History Dedication Piece at Brentwood Church
Marital Status, Kids: Single, no kids
What is in your Playlist: Jill Scott, Beyonce, Janet, and Brandy
What do you like most about dancing with USDC: Being so closely connected with each other and having a true dance family that cares about you
Bio:
AT THE AGE OF 14, LEONARD PRICE FIRST FELL IN LOVE WITH DANCE AFTER TAKING AN INTEREST IN A HIP HOP DANCE GROUP AT HIS LOCAL CHURCH. FROM THERE SPARKED A NEVER-ENDING PASSION THAT PUSHED HIM FARTHER AND DEEPER IN TO THE ARTS. HE LATER BEGAN TAKING CLASSES AT PLANET FUNK DANCE ACADEMY FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS AND WAS ABLE TO USE THE SKILLS THAT HE LEARNED IN LEADING THE FIRST HIP HOP DANCE COMPANY AT BELLAIRE HIGH SCHOOL CALLED EMOTIONS. HE LATER GRADUATED AND CONTINUED PURSUING DANCE AT LAMAR UNIVERSITY, WHERE HE WAS INTRODUCED TO JAZZ, MODERN, AND BALLET. LEONARD IS A NATIVE HOUSTONIAN THAT HAS BEEN A PART OF AND HAS CHOREOGRAPHED FOR THE HOUSTON COMETS FOR FOUR YEARS AND ALSO WITH THE HOUSTON ROCKETS FOR THREE YEARS. HE PLANS TO CONTINUE WITH DANCE IN THE FUTURE WITH MORE FOCUS ON CHOREOGRAPHY IN THE STYLES OF STREET JAZZ, HIP HOP, AND MODERN.