Tri-state area based creative with a diverse background in award winning competitive dance, nationally recognized dance companies, and worldwide theatrical experiences. Gene has performed across the globe with shows such as Big Band Beat in Tokyo Disney Sea as well as multiple Mainstage productions with Holland America Cruise Line. He began his professional career at the age of 7, starring in the Off-Broadway show People Garden and has not stopped since. Professional credits include Seussical the Musical (Broadway National Tour), Oliver! (Broadway National Tour), Sarah, Plain and Tall (Off Broadway), Broadway Kids (Off-Broadway), & Irving Berlin’s Holiday Inn at Papermill Playhouse. He is a 5-time National Dance Champion and Title Winner, giving him great insight into the competitive dance world. He has taught master classes across the tri-state area as well as for Dance Masters of Pennsylvania and B.Wise Productions, a company he co-founded to bring customized dance experiences and workshops to studios across the USA. He holds a BFA in Dance from Point Park University and an AS in Physical Therapy from Lackawanna College. Gene has performed many concert works such as Journey by Randy Duncan (Chicago Academy of the Arts), Fatum Inflictum by Terence Marling (Hubbard Street II), Bow Out by Val Caniparoli (San Francisco Ballet), and the Other Side of Now by Alan Obuzor (Texture Contemporary Ballet). His latest creative endeavor was acting as RWS Global Talent and Holland America Cruise Line’s Resident Director for their Grand & World Voyages, teaching, directing and installing 22 different shows over the last two years!