Arts & Entertainment
Season of the
‘tWitch’
Vintage Computer Faire
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and “Touch,” too.
tWitch originally found
fame when he won over
critics and fans alike with
his amazing performances
on Season 4 of “So You
Think You Can Dance,”
earning the runner-up title.
In addition, his memorable
performance in
“ M e r c y ”
C ELEBRITY
alongside
I NTERVIEW
Katee Shean
was nominated
for a 2009
by Kam
Primetime
Emmy Award
Williams
for Outstand-
i
n
g
Choreography.
In 2010, Boss
was invited back for a spe-
nizing ‘dance’ as a sport.
tWitch is a recurring guest cial All-Star Season 7. This
DJ on “Ellen,” serving as would prove to be a very
Ellen DeGeneres’ sidekick important year in his life, as
on the show multiple times he met fellow All-Star
per week. In that role, he dancer Allison Holker and
leads the audience in dance they would ultimately
competitions and entertains marry. What’s more, Boss’
them with comedic skits hip-hop performance of
throughout the show. He “Get Outta Yo Mind” with
also competes against classically trained contest-
ant Alex Wong won the
guests in on-air games.
A featured dancer in the Emmy in the Outstanding
films Blades of Glory and Choreography category. In
PHOTO COURTESY OF THE LIVING COMPUTER MUSEUM
tephen “tWitch” Boss
is a “So You Think
You Can Dance” All-
Star and fan favorite who
continues to make a splash
with his multitude of tal-
ents. He was also the first
dancer
endorsed
by
Gatorade, officially recog-
The Vintage Computer Faire is chock-full of fun for all as it makes its debut in Seattle at the Living
Computer Museum, on Aug. 9, from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. at 2245 1st Ave S. Free of charge, it features
hands-on activities, music, fun for kids, and video games and programming through the years.
Also featured are a scavenger hunt for Seahawks tickets; D20 brass band performing nerd funk
hits; video games – past and present; and hands-on Atari 400, Atari BASIC, Commodore PET,
Commodore 128, Cromemco Z-2, SOL-20, TRS-80, and VIC-20.Also the GameTruck – featuring
popular games like Minecraft, Mario Bros, Fifa Soccer, Halo 4, Call of Duty Ghosts, Madden 25,
and Left 4 Dead – will be open. For more information go to www.livingcomputermuseum.org/vcf.
I tap into Jason and keep him fresh by
paralleling his real-life with mine because my
dreams are still evolving as well
Hairspray, tWitch teamed
up with Paramount and Fun-
nyordie.com to film several
viral videos for the dance
spoof film Dance Flick
(2009). And he co-starred in
Stomp the Yard 2: Home-
coming and guest-starred on
such television series as
“Drop Dead Diva,” “Bones”
the season finale, Ellen
DeGeneres stepped in for an
injured Wong to recreate the
award-winning dance for a
surprised audience. Boss
has continued to dance,
choreograph, and even
judge on subsequent sea-
sons of the show.
Boss’ passion for dancing
goes back to childhood.
Boss was born and raised in
Montgomery,
Alabama,
where, he mastered “pop-
ping and ticking,” a popular
hip-hop style that resembles
a twitch, earning him the
nickname “tWitch.” In
2000, he graduated from
Lee High School and went
on to study Dance Perform-
ance at Southern Union
State Community College
in Wadley. He then moved
to California and continued
to study dance at Chapman
University.
Boss and his wife current-
ly reside in Los Angeles
where, in his free time, he
serves on the board of the
Dizzy Feet Foundation, a
charity which affords access
to dance education for the
underprivileged.
Here,
tWitch talks about reprising
the role of Jason in Step Up
All In, the fifth installment
in the dance flick franchise.
Kam
Williams:
Hi
tWitch, thanks for the inter-
view.
Stephen “tWitch” Boss:
Thanks for having me.
KW: Congratulations on
the fifth installment in the
franchise. How do you
explain the Step Up series’
enduring popularity?
StB: Dancing is one of the
Stephen tWitch Boss in “Step Up All In”
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