July 12-15, 2012 Dear Friends, Welcome to New York City for The 2012 PULSE On Tour Finale Event! Since 2003, our number one goal has been to prepare each educator and performer (more than 200,000 to date) for a one-of-a-kind journey: whether that is becoming a better dancer or moving from the classroom to a career. Though other dance conventions focus solely on competition, we have thrived and succeeded by offering something different: opportunity. Instead of trophies, our attendees win scholarships and establish meaningful industry connections. The PULSE has become the fast track for dancers: helping them transition from classes to agent meetings...and then on to stage, film, and TV. From the moment you step into one of our conventions, you are surrounded by the greatest single collection of working pros in the industry. They are award winners and leaders in the field, who are exclusively committed to helping dancers move from rehearsal to real life. With each success story, our commitment to first-rate dance training only grows stronger. This year brings more opportunities to a greater body of dancers as we add new international cities in Mexico, Canada, The United Kingdom, and Japan to our highly anticipated domestic lineup for the upcoming season. We also continue to expand Camp Pulse, with new faculty traveling to 10 cities in the 2012-2013 season. This tour is specifically designed for dancers ages 8-13, with the goal to empower the future of dance! As Camp Pulse grows, so does our desire to provide new opportunities through new events. We are honored to present the So You Think You Can Dance Experience, the first and only dance convention of SYTYCD, and now a next-level dance competition, Open Call — a chance for competitors to find unique pathways to the professional dance world! Thank you for joining us for this amazing weekend! From the entire PULSE Family: we are honored that you have chosen to let us be a part of your family this summer. We look forward to continuing to grow together! Pam Chancey Mary Andreasen Brian Friedman PTC Productions CEO Executive Director Creative Director Brian Friedman - Creative Director Brian Friedman is one of the leading choreographers in today’s dance industry. As Creative Director of The PULSE, he continues to inspire and create an educational oasis for dancers around the world. Currently, he is Creative Director for pop-prince, Justin Bieber & pop sensation, “The Wanted.” Recently directing, “Machine & Magic,” music video for ‘The Rogue Romeo,’ and “Love’s Got A Hold On Me,’ for ‘Frenchie Davis,’ He has directed some of today’s most popular concert tours, music videos, commercials, and films. Brian has choreographed, directed, and produced projects including, Britney Spears, “Til The World Ends,” and “Slave 4 U,” “My Love Is Like Wo,” by Mya, “The One” by PRICE, *NSYNC’s “Dirty Pop.,” award winning performers and artisits, Beyonce, Usher, Mariah Carey, Pink, and more. After two seasons of SYTYCD he was exported overseas to London to star in Simon Cowell’s hit UK show, “Grease Is the Word”. Following Grease was London’s “The X Factor”. Friedman has also worked on MTV’s “Top Pop Group”, and was brought on as Creative Director on “X Factor” (USA) and America’s Got Talent. As a dancer, his silver screen credits include, “You Got Served,” “Charlie’s Angels” and “Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle,” “Uptown Girls,” “Austin Powers: Gold Member,” and more. Friedman has choreographed for television shows such as, ‘Will & Grace,’ ‘The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,’ ‘David Letterman,’ ‘The Ellen DeGeneres Show,’ ‘MTV VMA’s,’ ‘VH1 DIVAS LIVE,’ and ‘Billboard Music Awards. Friedman began training at age 11 in his hometown of Scottsdale, AZ. He later starred in “Newsies,” and “Kids Incorporated,” owning his dance studio before he was 16. As a young child, he worked some of the biggest names in music, Michael Jackson, Paula Abdul, Celine Dion, Melissa Etheridge, Patti LaBelle, Salt ‘N Peppa, and more. Nominated for 5 American Choreography Awards, 4 MTV Video Music Awards, 2 Music Video Production Awards, creating an interactive instructional dance DVD, “FREESTYLE,” teaching, educating, inspiring and taking on new projects daily, Brian Friedman is one of the hottest and most successful names in the dance world today. Tyce Diorio Tyce Dioro is one of the most respected talents in our industry today. As an EMMY Award Winner, he has more than earned a seat on the elite panel for another season of So You Think You Can Dance. His work can most recently be seen in the major feature film, “What to Expect When You’re Expecting,” starring Cameron Diaz, Matthew Morrison, and Jennifer Lopez. Tyce has worked privately as choreographer for Katie Holmes. He’s stayed busy working on commercials, “Big Time Rush,” and “Drop Dead Diva,” He has danced with Janet Jackson on her Velvet Rope Tour as well as in her “If,” “Together Again,” and “You,” videos, on the American Music Awards, The Oprah Winfrey Show, Saturday Night Live, and throughout Europe. He has danced exclusively for Paula Abdul (Under My Spell World Tour), Jennifer Lopez (“On the 6,” Let’s Get Loud NBC Special from Puerto Rico), Ricky Martin (Livin La Vida Loca Tour), Samantha Mumba (w/*NSYNC Pop Odyssey Tour) as well as many others. He was a featured lead in the Broadway show Fosse dancing the “Percussion 4” and “Mr. Bojangles” solos. He appeared in the workshop of All Shook Up in its pre-Broadway run and also had the privilege of working one-on-one with Twyla Tharp. He has appeared in such films as Showgirls, Starsky and Hutch, 13 going on 30, and Mr. and Mrs. Smith starring Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt. He is featured in the iPod commercial with U2 for their hit song “Vertigo.” He had the opportunity to appear in a five-page layout for In Style Magazine alongside Jennifer Lopez for her film Shall We Dance. He was chosen by Debbie Allen as the “spoiler contestant” for Fame, the reality TV show, and had the opportunity to appear on NBC for five weeks. Tyce is on the A list of such choreographers as Rob Marshall, Tina Landon, Marguerite Derricks, Sergio Trujillo, Billy Goodson and Debbie Allen. He is a triple threat and is recording his own music as well as working in film and television as an actor.. Gil Duldulao Gil Duldulao has proved himself among some of the most elite entertainers, performers, and celebrities of today. Recently touring with Janet Jackson, and working with Grammy Award Nominee Nicki Minaj, he has truly spread his talents and caught the attention of thousands with his uniquely brilliant, showstopper choreography . Gil has been involved in some of the hottest Music Videos including: Christina Aguilera’s “Dirrty,” “Genie in a Bottle,” Janet Jackson’s “Together Again,” “You, Go Deep,” “Got ‘Till It’s Gone,” Tina Turner’s “When The Heartache Is Over,” Britney Spears’ “I Was Born To Make You Happy,” Jennifer Lopez ‘s “Waiting For Tonight,” and “Feelin’ So Good.” Gil’s credited work includes some of the top music tours of our time, including, Janet Jackson Velvet Rope World Tour 1998, All For You Promotional Tour, All For You Tour 2000, Tina Turner Twenty Four Seven World Tour 2000, Jennifer Lopez USA and European Promotioal Tour & Britney Spears’ Oops!... I did It Again World Tour. LaurieAnn Gibson Laurianne Gibson is a force to be reckoned with. With her trademarked ‘boomcack” style, she is one of the leading ladies in the industry today. Everything she brings is fierce. Working with top names like One Direction, Katy Perry, Lady Gaga, Nikki Minaj, and, Korea boy band sensation, Big Bang, her momentum is touching the lives of thousands. Laurieann Gibson was Creative Director and Choreographer in the Haus of Gaga, the creative team responsible for Gaga’s music videos, television appearances, touring experiences and more. Laurieann was the Creative Director behind Lady Gaga’s “The Fame Monster World Tour 2010.” When at age 17, Laurieann Gibson took a Greyhound bus from Toronto to New York City motivated by her dreams to dance, she had the quiet confidence even then, to know that one day those dreams would be realized. Now, she is one of the foremost and sought-after Creative Director / Choreographers in the landscape of today’s music industry. A classically-trained dancer, Laurieann studied at the prestigious Alvin Ailey Dance Company. She then segued from traditional theater dance to hip-hop as a working dancer with breakout artist Mary J. Blige. From her success there, Laurieann’s talent allowed her to make the leap from dancer to Director of Choreography for Motown and Bad Boy Records where she worked with celebrated names such as the Notorious B.I.G., Puffy, Faith Evans and Missy, working with musical stars such as Michael Jackson, Janet Jackson, Dixie Chicks, Mario, Clay Aiken, Brandy and Beyonce, and motion pictures Alfie (Paramount Pictures), starring Sienna Miller and Jude Law, as well as the Universal Pictures feature film Honey, starring Jessica Alba and Lil’ Romeo. Laurieann worked alongside acclaimed director Spike Lee on the Beyonce project for Pepsi and Matthew Rolston’s Slim-Fast campaign. In addition to this, Laurieann has worked on ad campaigns for GMC Envoy, Hoover Vacuums and K-Mart. In 2006 and 2007, fast-food giant McDonald’s asked Laurieann to help unveil their new healthy living campaign at the Essence Music Festival. In 2005, she began residency as the on-air choreographer for MTV’s hit television show Making The Band, where her signature moves were viewed every week for three seasons by millions of viewers that soon picked up on her distinctive catch phrases such as “Muffins!” and “Boom-Kack!” With work on the MTV series Starmaker, another reality offering by Sean “Puffy” Combs and super- producer Mark Burnett where she appeared as a weekly judge of musical performance talent.