About Me
Leo Moctezuma was born in Brooklyn New York in 1980 to the parents of Puerto Rican descent. At the age of 13, Leo had the opportunity to move to Oahu, Hawaii where he completed his high school education. It was there that he discovered his inate love for the arts. Leo began his extensive dance training as a member of the well known professional dance company, 24-VII Dance force. Soon after, he was recruited to work at Walt Disney World’s Pleasure Island. While working in many shows at Disney such as Beauty and the Beast, and Tarzan Rocks, he was spotted and discovered by renowned choreographer, Jamie King. That was only the beginning.
As early as 1999, Leo has been blessed to be a part of many of the most anticipated tours of all time such as Kristine W’s “Stronger†Club Tour, Rick Martin‘s “Livin’ La Vida Loca†World Tour, Britney Spears’ “Dream Within A Dream†World Tour, Paulina Rubio’s “Border Girl†Promo Tour, and featured as the “Man In The Box†on Christina Aguilera’s “Stripped†World Tour. This Latin Lover’s most recent tour has been Britney Spears’ highly publicized “Onyx Hotel†World Tour where he was featured in a seductive duet with Britney herself.
Leo has also been living up to the term “Triple Threat†by being an original cast member in two musicals both premiering in Hollywood, California. “The Ten Commandments†featuring Val Kilmer as Moses in 2004, and a rockin’ 80’s musical, “Rock Of Ages†in 2005 and 2006. Leo also is a part of the original cast of “The Zodiac Party†which he choreographs and performs in each year. Earlier in 2006, Leo was blessed with the opportunity to assist RJ Durrel as an assistant choreographer on Madonna’s “Confessions†World Tour. He has just finished up assisting the Talauega brothers on choreography for P!NK’s upcoming European leg of the “I’m Not Dead†Tour, as well as singing for the first time, “Dance With Me†written by Kyle Puccia in front of the Zodiac Party Audience with a standing ovation.
Mr. Moctezuma can bee seen in several Blockbuster movies, such as Austin Powers: Goldmember, Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle, From Justin To Kelly, Rob Schnider’s upcoming movie, “Big Stan†and the highly anticipated release of the new DREAMGIRLS movie starring Beyonce’ Knowles. Leo also has a few hit music videos under his belt. He has been featured in Britney Spears’ most popular videos, “Slave For You†and the European version of “Overprotectedâ€, Paulina Rubio’s “Don’t Say Goodbye†and Christina Aguilera’s hit video, “Can’t Hold Us Downâ€, and her latest video "Candyman".
He is currently working on artist development and choreography for some great new artists such as Kristine W, Guy B,Limp Wristed, and Melissa G to name a few.
Leo is currently rehersing for a show the whole world has been waiting for, The Spice Girls World Tour!The Tour kicks off in Vancouver, BC on December 2nd. Be sure to check Leo out on this tour, its going to be an amazing display of his talent.