About Me
Since he moved to Los Angeles in 1992,Punch has worked with top artists such as Mariah Carey,Gwen Stefani,Justin Timberlake,Madonna,Usher,Pink,Jessica Simpson,Ciara,Mary J. Blige,Missy Elliot & Aaliyah.Born in Kansas City,Missouri Punch began dancing at the age of eight.Through the years he was part of several dance troupes,and received the approval of his peers when he won his high school talent show contest.Growing up he was inspired by Brooke Payne,the mastermind behind the group New Edition,who gave us the start of the hip-hop revolution that would shape Punch's career as a dancer.While most people go backstage to meet their favorite artist after concerts,Punch would go to meet the dancers.Little did he realize that his ability to network along with his talent would quickly translate into a very illustrious career.Just three weeks after moving to Los Angeles,a time when most people might still be setting into their new surroundings,Punch had already booked his first job as the Grandmother's Body Double in the Wayans comedy "Dont Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood." A music video for Montell Jordan followed shortly thereafter and the rest,as the old adage goes,is history. You have seen Punch in some of the most entertaining and influential music videos of our time including Usher's "My Way",Santana's "Maria Maria", Will Smith's "Wild Wild West", and Aaliyah's international smash hit "Try Again". Aside from dancing in them,Punch has also choreographed music videos for Foxy Brown,Brandy,Boyz II Men, and Usher's "You Dont Have to Call", for which he shared the American Choreographer's Award for best choreography in a music video with fellow co-choreographers.When Punch isn't being seen on MTV you can probably bet that he is still dancing somewhere. Among the many different dance projects this talented man has been invoived with none are reconizable than the television commercials he has appeared in which include campaigns for Champs,Verizon,Nike,McDonald's,Coors,Pepsi featuring Beyonce,Gap featuring Missy Elliot and Madonna, as well as the now classic original dance campaigns for Gap and Ipod.Now that he has wrapped his most recent projects; Mariah Carey's "The Emancipation of Mimi" world tour, and the feature film "Dreamgirls", Punch has his eyes set to move into acting, and producing projects for film, television and music. With all his experience in the entertainment industry, expect great things in the future from one of the most enduring hip-hop dancers in the industry today.
