Who's Who

WHO'S WHO IN THE S.Y.T.Y.C.D POOL...

Matt Kunitz

While I have no dance experience, I did win the 2nd grade roller skating limbo contest. I was actually in 3rd grade but I was really short and could pass off for a 2nd grader.

In the shower I sing well enough to be in a boy band. I worked with Kevin Richardson, of the Back Street Boys, while executive producing Fear Factor.

John Lavin

When not creating trailers for tv shows that don't yet exist, John enjoys reading, traveling and breakdancing with Lily Tomlin.

Emily Grimes

Although I am an accountant for Endemol USA now, there was a time when you would've found me in the chorus line. I grew up dancing--ballet, tap,
jazz, clogging, modern...you name it. I also danced in several musicals in college. I am presently taking an acting class that I love and I'm hoping to make my performance comeback sometime in the near future!

Jennifer Romanski

I think I can dance, but its more like a comedy than a drama. I'm obsessed with Travis Wall and still have last year's shows on my DVR. I'm a MassHole who loves red wine, graphic design and my Brit husband who is half the magic behind my biz: www.hellolittleone.com?

Rich Leist

Son a

proffesional dancer- Mother still teaches dance
Dancer/ Singer of "The Young Americans" Performance Group 1998-2001
- 45 states performed in.
- 3 years in Boyne, MI performing at a Dinner Theater. Personal highlight performing as Gene Kelly singing in the rain. Stage Manager and Host for Dance Excellence Convention 2001-2007.
Captain of the High School Football team. Running Back.
All this for a straight guy. Impressive.

Brooke Rappaport

“I have no picture or bio so if you want me to have one then you can do it all bc I have no pics of me on my comp and no facts about me either so the comissioners can do it!”

**Commissioner note: Brooke is a 17 year old heading into her senior year of high school who clearly has no time for bio writing nonsense such as this.

Jenni Beligrin

Makeup artist by day and Trocadero cocktail waitress by night, Jenni is quite the multi tasker. While serving mojitos and kettle sodas to thirsty patrons, she faithfully watches So You Think You Can Dance every Wednesday night from the tv above the bar. She puts her love for dancing before her love for tips, taking valuable time away from her night to cast votes for her favorite contestants.

Nicky "I Know I Can Dance " Bove

Nick was a pianist, gymnast and jazz dancer most of his child and adolescent years. In high school and college, Nick became involved in beer drinking and drugs, participating in a variety of local beer pong, zonk and flip cup tournaments. He also took interpretive dance and skin flute lessons for fun and fitness. After graduation, Nick put his dancing and partying on hold to start his career. He is now a successful drug dealer, living in Jersey City and aspires to one day be the future husband of "So You Think You Can Dance" Season 2 Champion - Benji. Nick also coaches in a professional beer funnelin

g league on the weekends and has most recently accepted a position as the assistant to the assistant choreographer for Vanilla Ice's new video remake of Lionel Richie's " Dancing on The Ceiling" !

Marni Cioffi

As captain of the cheerleading squad, Marni was known around Dayton High School as the girl with “all the moves.” Now, she spend my evenings teaching her nephews how to do the running man and roger rabbit. On the weekends she likes to go clubbin’ with her husband where they bump and grind on the dance floor.

Melissa Rappaport

Melissa, who has been moving and grooving for over 25 years, learned her best moves at summer camp. She was the youngest camper to ever make the Israeli Arts Festival dance group and the youngest counselor to be elected “Head of Dance in 1997. she continued to rock out at the University of Michigan where she spent many a late night on the Rick’s dance floor. Currently, she resides in LA where she does a lot more watching dance on tv than actually dancing but still aspires to be on tour

with Janet Jackson as a back up dancer.

Caroline Kunitz (photo will be uploaded shortly)

Caroline's dance career was short lived. She quit ballet at 9 years old after her first recital. She could not tolerate the frizz caused by the tight bun she was required to wear in her hair.

Jenn Galardi

Jennifer has been dancing since the ripe old age of 4. However, as the only daughter of a classic east coast work work work family, she never really got to express the artistic joy of dance. It was the “discipline” factor that made it something she continued up through high school, along with tennis, cheerleading and straight A’s.
She always did the ‘right’ thing, went to the ‘good’ school and got the ‘real’ job post graduation in Birmingham, AL. However, beginning to break the confining shackles, she moved to LA where her first taste of being in front of the camera came from the notorious Mikey Glazer and Matt Kuntz on FEAR FACTOR in 2001. Due to her competitive nature, she was PISSED OFF she didn’t win, but did, however, come from behind to place 2nd with a stellar performance in the pig ear eating contest. Jennifer finally said Fuck You to the conventional life her parents’ had dreamed for her and continues to dance professionally for the LOVE of it. As proved in the pictures she loves to hide behind her hair when she dances (and Yes, that is J.Lo’s sexy ex wife, Cris Judd in the background!) She is the owner of a company called Girls a Go-Go and dreams to one day be in pieces choreographed by Mia Michaels and Wade Robson.

The Four Muskateers- from left to right- Deb, Jodi, Jana, Sam

We are a fun bunch of lawyers from New Jersey and NYC
And sadly enough we are all addicted to reality T.V.

Each week we meet to watch and Deb always stocks the fridge
We order in food, critique the show, and enjoy a tasty beverage.

We know this competition will soon get pretty tough
So we always have a stash handy to pass and puff.

Each Wednesday night we will root for our own picks to advance
So now we have one question – So you think you can dance?