Mr. Davis received his early training in ballet, jazz and modern dance in Illinois with Lou Conte of Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, and later taught at the San Francisco Ballet with Joe Tremaine and Stanley Holden. He trained in theater at UCLA and UC Irvine. He has taught jazz and hip-hop throughout Southern California and in San Francisco, and he has extensive stage, television and film experience, appearing with ABT in Romeo and Juliet, and with the Oakland Ballet in Billy the Kid. Mr. Davis currently teaches hip-hop with Pasadena Dance Theatre.