His father worked as a draftsman at a chemical plant, while his mother, Patsy, was a choreographer and founder of the Houston Jazz Ballet Company. Growing up in such an environment naturally shaped his future, blending discipline with artistic expression.
Dance became central to his life. He poured himself into it, training relentlessly and even earning money from his performances. But his interests were wide-ranging. As his mother once explained:
“He wanted to do everything. He was a skater, a swimmer, involved in all the Little League sports, baseball, football, studied dancing every day, he played the violin, sang in the school choir, did the leads in the school plays from junior high up,”
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