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Sean and John Scott

Sean and John Scott are identical twin tap dancers born and raised in Los Angeles, California on October 18, 1983. Since an early age, the Scott brothers have enjoyed dancing with Michael Jackson acting as a major influence in jumpstarting their career. Upon seeing Sammy Davis Jr. tap dancing on TV, Sean and John's mother, Chalon, came across the idea of enrolling the twins for tap lessons. At the age of 6, the Scott brothers started training with tap master tapper, Alfred Desio, at The Colburn School of Performing Arts [1] in Los Angeles, and have been tap dancing together professionally since 8 years old. Five years later, the twins launched their career by doing street performances on Third Street Promenade in Santa Monica for 10 years and ultimately switched gears from modern to hip hop tap dancing.

Career

Sean and John earned their first TV appearance on the The Roseanne Show talk show where the twins performed and received a special surprise by Gregory Hines who rewarded them each with a pair of Capezio tap shoes. The Scott brothers have been featured on television shows including NBC's American Dreams , The People’s Choice performing with Tony Danza, The Tonight Show, The Apollo, 30 Seconds to Fame, 2004 MTV Video Music Awards performing with Nelly and Christina Aguilera [2], Universal Studios Japan for six months, America's Got Talent semi-finalist, TV Azteca's "Quien Tiene Estrella" Finalist, Target/Converse Campaign [3], Dance Fever, worked with Prince, Usher [4], Stevie Wonder, and many more. They have also toured nationally with Mary Wilson of The Supremes in an off-Broadway Musical "Sophisticated Ladies" honoring Duke Ellington, a 3-month show at The Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas. The Scott brothers also did a Prince "Musicology" [5] Music Video, choreographed Usher to tap dance for the "Movie Rocks Awards", and danced for a tribute to Frank Sinatra. Sean and John's most honored and memorable performance was to be on stage alongside legendary tap dancers, The Nicholas Brothers and Gregory Hines. For over 20 years, the Scott brothers have been performing all throughout California, doing several charity events for schools, churches, and communities. They have also performed on Disney's "Shake it Up" [6] and Nickelodeon’s "Yo Gabba Gabba!".

Tours

Sean and John have performed all over the world from Japan, China, Australia, Turkey, New Zealand, to Morocco, Mexico, Nigeria and many regions throughout the United States. The twin tap dancers have also been on tour with Riverdance and featured in Beyonce's "I Am" tour live at the Wynn Las Vegas [7] and her album DVD. Sean and John are also featured in two shows in Las Vegas, called “Vegas! the Show” and “The Variety Show”.

Awards

The Scott brothers participated in New York City's Apollo Amateur Night at the Apollo Theater and won first place.