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Cassie Russo
Fight Vixens Dance Team Co-Director
Before founding CaRu Entertainment, Russo choreographed for a Philadelphia-area dance production and trained at Millennium Dance Complex in Los Angeles with celebrity choreographer Shane Sparks, as well as Brittany Spears' back-up dancer, Jesse Santos, and Donyelle Jones from MTV's, 'America's Best Dance Crew.'
Russo was a back-up dancer for world-renowned country act Rascal Flatts on the 2008 'Bob That Head' national tour. As a professional dancer, she has appeared on NBC's 'Today Show', Fox 29's 'Good Day Philadelphia,' and 'Pix Morning News' on CW11, and was featured on PBS 39's 'Tempo!'
Along with completing two years with the Philadelphia Wings Angels Dance Team, Russo has worked with choreographer Bijan Williams and performed with hip-hop/alternative act Physha P. She was a finalist for MTV's show "Dirty Dancing" after working with Pasha and Anya from Fox Network's "So You Think You Can Dance." As a former member of the New York Titans Dance Team, Russo was coached by Christie Kirk, former captain of the New York Knicks City Dancers.
Russo received a double-major degree in Dance and Liberal Arts from DeSales University, where she also directed a hip-hop dance club, bringing hip-hop to their stage for the first time in university history.
