 He won scholarships to the North Carolina school of the Arts located in Winston-Salem.After moving to New York city he won a scholarship to the Alvin Ailey dance school but didn't last very long due to the work load and lack of funds.He migrated to dance jobs like being a backup dancer/singer for Mexican pop singer Celli Bee and toured with Broadway productions of West Side Story, Swing, Evita and others before landing a job as a stand-in and then a bit part on "The Cosby Show".