

At JJIU, we love to give our students exciting performance opportunities whenever possible. This fall we were invited to audition for the very first season of Canada’s Got Talent and all three of our competitive teams jumped at the chance!
It was a huge commitment from the outset with countless hours of extra rehearsal working to perfect our dances. At the end of September we headed to Toronto and joined the long line of performance hopefuls.
We had an absolute blast hanging out with our friends and meeting a whole bunch of great people. It was an incredible experience that we will never forget!

Thanks to all our dancers for joining us on this adventure. Though we did not receive a call back for the next stage of auditions, we had tremendous feedback on the quality of our performances and many compliments on our dancers’ professionalism during the entire process.
We could not be more proud of each and every one of you!
Thank you to all the parents your dedication, support and enthusiasm and thanks to the JJIU staff who made this all possible for the dancers.
Any most importantly, thanks to our dancers for working so hard and shining like the stars that you are!
Click on the links below to check out the audition performances -- and don’t forget to subscribe to our YouTube Channel to keep up with all our amazing adventures!
JJIU Team Glitter Hip Hop
JJIU Team Stardust Hip Hop
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Mario Velez Jr. is a professional hip-hop choreographer, dancer & performer. Mario has toured and worked with artists such as Omarion, TLC, Brandy, Boyz II Men, Doug E. Fresh, Paula Abdul, Nu-Flava, Sista Sledge & many others. He has also toured with the world-renowned Harlem Globetrotters! He is currently performing and choreographing for Jasmine Hormez a national recording artist. He is also choreographing for the NBA and WNBA. These teams include the Phoenix Suns Dance Team, Seattle Supersonics, Golden State Warriors, the Phoenix Mercury hip-hop squad and the Storm Kids. You can also find him teaching for dance competitions/conventions Dance Olympus, 3D Network, Coast 2 Coast Workshop, Hype, Takin’ it 2 the Streets hip-hop workshop and others. Mario has set numbers and choreographed shows that include Splash and Bottoms UP in Las Vegas, and Jubilation in Reno. He is very excited and passionate about his new venture as studio owner/director of Diverse Elements Dance Studio. The one phrase that Mario lives by is, “Hip-hop is not just rap and music, it’s a culture… a way of life!”