wˌaɪl ðə sˈuːt mˌeɪd ɪts wˈeɪ θɹuː ðə kˈoːɹts, stˈiː wɛnt ˌɔn tə lˈeɪ ˈaʊt ɐ sˈɑːlɪd faʊndˈeɪʃən fɔːɹ hɪz pɹəfˈɛʃənəl kɚɹˈɪɹ: ɐpˈɪɹɪŋ ɪnðə ɹˈoʊl ʌv swˈɪfti ðə ɹˈeɪk ɪnðə dˈɪzni mjˈuːzɪkəl nˈuːzwaɪz, tˈʊɹɹɪŋ ɪnðə ɡlˈoːɹiəs ɹˌɛvəlˈuːʃən tˈʊɹ wɪð dʒˌæpənˈiːz pˈɑːpstˈɑːɹ sˈeɪkoʊ mætsˈuːdə, ænd wˈɜːkɪŋ wɪð mˈaɪkəl dʒˈæksən baɪ ɐpˈɪɹɪŋ ɪnðɪ aɪkˈɑːnɪk ˌɛmtˌiːvˈiː tˈɛnθ ˌænɪvˈɜːsɚɹi lˈaɪv pɚfˈoːɹməns ʌv wɪl juː biː ðɛɹ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti wˈʌn, ænd ðˈɛn ɡˌoʊɪŋ ˌɔn tə sˈɜːv æz ðɪ ɐsˈoʊsɪˌeɪt kˌoːɹɪˈɑːɡɹəfɚ fɚðɪ əfˈɪʃəl vˈɪdɪoʊz blˈæk ɔːɹ wˈaɪt ænd blˈʌd ɔnðə dˈæns flˈoːɹ.
While the suit made its way through the courts, Stea went on to lay out a solid foundation for his professional career: appearing in the role of Swifty The Rake in the Disney musical Newsies, touring in the Glorious Revolution tour with Japanese pop-star Seiko Matsuda, and working with Michael Jackson by appearing in the iconic MTV 10th Anniversary live performance of Will You Be There 1991, and then going on to serve as the associate choreographer for the official videos Black or White and Blood on the Dance Floor.