Teacher Spotlight: Weezy
Some things you may not know about Weezy...
- Weezy's real name is Luis Egurrola
- There are more YouTube Abby Bella Weezy videos than any other teacher
- Weezy is a Phoenix native
- He was on Star Search - Twice!
How did Weezy come to Abby Bella?
We heard about Weezy from one of our instructors who was also a high school teacher. Weezy had taught her students and she said that we must get him at Abby Bella. We contacted him and were so happy when he agreed to come teach at Abby Bella! He and Seniorita Chi Chi have been at Abby Bella since 2008, and now his newest little girl, Lady comes to all the classes.
More about Weezy..
Luis "Weezy" Egurrola has been dancing since the age of 16. His passion has always been dance and being in the entertainment field. Luis is a Phoenix native, born and raised, and has had many opportunities to do his part in creating a name for the Phoenix dance scene.
Weezy has been a member of the Phoenix Mercury Hip Hop Squad for the past 5 years, and has been the Coach for the past 3. He also has become part of the Phoenix Suns Organization as the coach of the new dance team, the Sunsationals. He has also choreographed for other teams in the NBA like the Golden State Warriors, Seattle Super Sonics and the Portland Trailblazers. Weezy was involved in performing and choreographing in the 2009 NBA All-Star Week.
Weezy has choreographed for many events here in the valley, as well as out of state. He has worked with up and coming artists like Jade Johnson, Sya, Queen Yonasada, Renee, and Lashy through touring, live performances and music videos.Weezy choreographed the opening for the Miss Indian Pageant 2006 held at Chandler Center for the Arts. He has also had award winning choreography in the 2006 Dancer competition winning Best Choreography Overall.
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| Weezy in Troubadour Cafe at Casino Arizona |
Weezy enjoys doing commercial work, recently choreographing for the 2008
Cox on Demand Promotion, which has now gone national. He also participated in a 2007 My45 commercial aired throughout the year. Not only is Weezy the in-house host for the Phoenix Mercury Games, he is also a local News Star working with news Channel 12 morning news, AZ Mid-day, Ch.3 Good Morning Arizona (Brad Perry), and Fox 1
0 News.
Weezy is no stranger to charity work. He has worked with charities like the Phoenix Children's Hospital, Phoenix Mission, One Voice Community Center, MS Foundation and the Frank Foundation, to name a few. He has also participated in Phoenix Pride Festival, performing with music artist as well as female impersonators.
Weezy has plenty of experience teaching high school students, being brought in as a guest choreographer at many local high schools. Weezy has a black belt in Dance studio work too. He has instructed at Gotta Dance, All about Dance, Rhythm and Motion Dance Center, Dance Network, and is now at Abby Bella Dance teaching hip hop, technique, choreography and cardio hip hop.
Luis "WEEZY" Egurrola has always felt that dance is his life. He also says that "No matter what you do or how you do it, as long as you have true passion you will succeed."
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