Book by Former Laker Girl in Bookstores Next Month
With the new craze in Dance shows, advertising and recording artists on Television and Feature Films, there are many new opportunities for dancers! Figuring out how to navigate the small circle and the tough competition in the entertainment industry is where this book excels!
BOOK ME! Details the following and much more:
• Information for Before you make the move to Hollywood
• Landing an Agent
• Building and Writing Your Resume
• Making contacts and Lasting Relationships
• Dos and Don’ts at Auditions & On the Job
• Health & Beauty Tips (Secrets from Top Hair Stylists & Makeup Artists)
• Insights from Top Choreographers:
Mia Michaels, Jamie King, Jerry Mitchell, Shane Sparks, Dave Scott, Tony Testa, Kevin Maher, Sonya Tayeh and more!
Sandra has put together a comprehensive book that will help dancers from novice to professional skip over some of the hurdles facing dancers today and help them make their passion a thriving success! Sandra was a Top Finalist on Season 1 of FOX’s So You Think You Can Dance, has performed on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno singing back-up for Paulina Rubio and Katharine McPhee, danced in music videos for Snoop Dogg, Justin Timberlake, Chelo and Too Short, has been in commercials for Nationwide Insurance and Fruit of the Loom, HBO special with Cedric the Entertainer, Bring It On: All or Nothing and national print ads for So You Think You Can Dance and IBM. Sandra was featured by BACKSTAGE East/West as a rising singer, has toured Europe with Rihanna and is trained in voice, tap, jazz, hip-hop and gymnastics disciplines.
Just Dance, Sandra’s first album, was a club hit and garnered Los Angeles Music Award nominations for Best Pop Artist and Best R&B Song in 2007. Sandra had the opportunity to open for Sean Kingston at Key Club in Hollywood. Sandra premiered her last music video on Yahoo! Music in July 2008 to go along with the new single release and is completing songs for her second album to be released in 2009.
Born in Des Moines, Iowa to Pamela and Darwin Colton, Sandra has a range of talent that assures pure success! A triple threat, Sandra has been performing since age three and got her start in Las Vegas as a song and dance opening act with her sister performing alongside Bill Cosby, Lou Rawls, Savion Glover, Gregory Hines and the Nicholas Brothers. In an early role, Sandra played a young Johnnie Mae Gibson in the CBS TV Movie of the Week. This movie portrayed the life of the first Black FBI woman, which was played by Lynn Whitfield as the adult Johnnie Mae Gibson.
