Rick Tjia, Talent Scout, Dance Sector at Cirque du Soleil, Choreographer, Composer in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Born in Columbia, Missouri, Rick Gavin Tjia grew up in Gainesville, Florida, where at age 8 he began studies in tap, eventually branching out into professional studies of classical ballet, jazz, hip-hop and contemporary dance (training with teachers like David Howard, Finis Jhung, Christine Busch, Bruce Marks, Laura Young and Geri Houlihan). He also trained in other disciplines (trumpet, physics, and later on, guitar studies and various studies in business). After an extensive career in dance and acting that includes performances with Ballet Austin, Boston Ballet and Delta Festival Ballet, as well as 3 years of work in film and television in L.A. in jazz, hip-hop, contemporary, acting, a...