ɐ jˈɪɹ ˈæftɚ hɪz fˈɜːst dˈæns dʒˈɑːb, hiː wʌz hˈaɪɚd baɪ mɐdˈɑːnə æz ɐ dˈæns kˈæptɪn, dˈænsɚɹ ænd ɐsˈɪstənt kˌoːɹɪˈɑːɡɹəfɚɹ ˌɔn hɜː nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti blˈɑːnd æmbˈɪʃən tˈʊɹ.
A year after his first dance job, he was hired by Madonna as a dance captain, dancer and assistant choreographer on her 1990 Blond Ambition Tour.