Tracey Wong
Waacking
Jeromeskee Aparis
Breaking
Tracey Wong (she/her) is a Teochew-American interdisciplinary dance artist, born and raised in Seattle, WA. Tracey’s global presence in the dance world is marked by her multiple hats as a competitor, judge, teacher, choreographer, and performer. Throughout the past decade, she has won numerous national and international titles in competitions for Wh/aacking and Open Styles, including Ladies of Hip Hop - Waacking Champion (2019 in LA, 2024 in NYC), Rhythm Warehouse - Freestyle Champion (2024 in NYC), and Vancouver Street Dance Festival - Waacking Champion (2018, 2024 in Vancouver, BC).
Over the past decade, Tracey has created spaces for community expression through showcases, dance battles, parties, sessions, and workshops that highlight local to international dancers. Her dedication was also celebrated by the Seattle House Dance Project in 2017, Seattle Dance Crush in 2021, Full Circle in 2024, and by The Beacon: Massive Monkees Studio in 2026, highlighting her positive impact on the Seattle dance scene. She would not be here today without the support of her loved ones and elders that have paved the way.
Jerome “Jeromeskee” Aparis is a 2x World Champion b-boy, award-winning choreographer, coach, certified Olympic Breaking judge, and Executive Director of Breaking Boundaries Foundation. He began breaking in 1996 and in 1999 co-founded the world-renowned Massive Monkees, later honored with “Massive Monkees Day” by the Mayor of Seattle for their achievements and community impact.
Jeromeskee has won national, international and world championship titles, including R16 in Seoul and the BBoy World Championship in London. He has toured globally, choreographed major productions, and appeared on some of the world’s biggest stages, including America’s Best Dance Crew, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, NBA halftime shows, and world tours with Macklemore. Massive Monkees also hold the most-viewed breaking battle in YouTube history approaching 100 million views worldwide.
Beyond the stage, Jeromeskee has spent more than 24 years coaching and mentoring youth. He founded the Massive Break Challenge youth league, partnered with U.S. embassies for global workshops, and created programs that teach growth mindset, leadership, confidence, and resilience. He is also a co-director and coach alongside his wife at Body Language Studio. As a studio owner, director, educator, and community leader, he believes breaking is more than a dance, it’s a powerful tool to help people discover their potential and build unity through creativity.
Camp
Instructors
Cameron Lee
Commercial Choreography
Mindy Lu
Beginning Hip Hop Choreography
Cameron Lee has worked with some of the biggest names in music, including:
• Taylor Swift • Britney Spears • Paula Abdul • Missy Elliott • Snoop Dogg • TLC • Jennifer Lopez
He runs a mentorship program for aspiring professionals called Cameron Lee Mentorship which he’s run for over 10 years and he has a company called Potion which he’s run since 2004. Lee lived in LA dancing and choreographing professionally for 18 years and is now back in seattle giving back to his community. His specialty is hip hop, jazz funk, and stage performance commercial choreography.
Mindy (she/her) is thrilled to be teaching at her alma mater, Shorewood High School. With over 14+ years of teaching experience, Mindy focuses on building confidence and storytelling through movement. She believes dance is for all bodies and aims to provide a space where dancers can experience growth in a warm and supportive environment.
Her stage credits include several Seattle dance companies and showcases, local and national dance competitions, the Seattle Storm adult Dance Troupe, long-standing drag shows and local music artists. She’s worked under choreographers such as Daniel Cruz, Ravi Varma, Kolanie Marks, Cameron Lee, Megan Adams + more. When not dancing, Mindy enjoys reading, outdoor gardening, watching (lots of) tv and trying desperately to keep her indoor plants alive. She looks forward to dancing with you soon!
Keyes Wiley
Intermediate Hip Hop Choreography and Hip Hop Foundations
Daniel Cruz
Advanced Hip Hop Choreography
California native Keyes Wiley (they/them) is a multi-dimensional art maker, who creates out of necessity. Their vast movement vocabulary spans a lifetime of influences. As of late, they dabble in dance, sound, theater, a combo of all three or none of the above. Wiley has been an arts educator in Seattle for a while now. When they are not in the studio you can find Keyes at Rainier Dance Center in Rainier Beach or choreographing with Seattle Children’s Theatre.
Keyes holds a BFA in Dance from Cornish College of the Arts and has performed or collaborated with too many national/international artist to name. Prior to shelter in place Wiley hosted a DJ event at Vermillion Art Gallery & Bar with Alice Gosti and started a monthly performance party at Studio Current called SC Sessions. Wiley was a member of the 2014 City Arts Future List & also graced the cover of the magazine in 2016.
Daniel Cruz is an award-winning choreographer, educator, and performer. He has taught in the USA and Europe, mentoring industry dancers. His choreography credits include Rent (5th Avenue Theater with Jinkx Monsoon), 9 to 5, Big River, Dreamgirls, Jesus Christ Superstar (Village Theater, Seattle BWW Award), Microsoft, Nordstrom, Seahawks halftime shows, the Sonics Dance Team, T-Mobile, Bungie, Valve and America’s Best Dance Crew’s, 8 Flavahz. His company members have performed with artists including Beyoncé, Rihanna, Britney Spears, Pharrell, Jay-Z, Ne-yo, Justin Bieber, Justin Timberlake, Pink, and in the musical, Hamilton.
As a dancer, Daniel has performed in the USA and abroad on stage, television, music videos, and commercials. Mr. Cruz has been in numerous musicals at the 5th Avenue Theater, Village Theater, on the 1st National Tours of the Tony Award-winning musical, In The Heights and Fame: The Musical. Cruz has shared the stage with Cheyenne Jackson, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Lucy Lawless, Mark Kudisch, and Gavin Creel. He has appeared on MTV VMA’s, BET Music Awards, Much Music Awards, and on SYTYCD as a guest performer. Daniel has danced with artists such as Michael Jackson, NSync, Prince, Ashanti, and Macklemore for renowned choreographers such as Wade Robson, Marguerite Derricks, Brian Friedman, and Tabitha and Napoleon.