Yes, Cassie, Adam has had some kind of dance training. The balletic term for his swirl are chaine turns. Notice that as his body rotates his gaze stays focused and as he completes the rotation his head spins around to catch up, he re-establishes his focus and starts the next turn. This is called spotting. It prevents dizziness and helps the dancer locate him/herself in space. He would have learned that technique in a dance class or from a trained dancer.
Adam has never once said he took dance so where do you get the information that he has had dance training? He has many freinds who are professional dancers, Terrence, Brooke, Sasha, etc. it's likely they have shown him how to spin without falling on his ass. He is a very graceful and natural spinner but the rest of his dancing is really just random moves to the rhythm.
I don't know that Adam ever had
extra dance training, but he has had to learn many dance routines for the musicals.
(There are probably more that I'm not aware of.)
Quick List of YouTube Links to Performances Part 1
(All songs are listed, YouTubes available only for those in blue.)
Children's Theatre Network (CTN)/
Metropolitan Educational Theatre (MET2)
1991
You're A Good Man Charlie Brown
Linus
Annie
1992
Peter Pan
The Fiddler On The Roof
Russian
Motel Kamzoil, the tailor
1994
Big River
Huck Finn
1996
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Joseph
1997
The Wizard Of OZ
Cowardly Lion
Scarecrow
1998
The Secret Garden
Dickon/Uncle Archie (both male leads)
1999
Peter Pan
Peter
*No Date
Beauty and the Beast
Ellipsis
Mount Carmel High School Performances
Musicals
Spring 1997
The King and I
Spring 1999
The Secret Garden
Uncle Archibald
Spring 2000
The Pirates of Penzance
(Gilbert and Sullivan - Comic Opera)
Frederic
Non-Musicals
Fall 1997
Sophomore Year.
The Crucible by Arthur Miller
Willard - the marshal
Fall 1998
Junior Year
The Matchmaker by Thornton Wilder
(the non-musical inspiration for “Hello, Dolly!”)
Horace Vandergelder
Fall 1999
Senior Year
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Nick Bottom
Other MCHS
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Jazz Singers Ensemble
Blue Moon
March 18, 2000
MCHS Airbands 2000 Competition
Lead Dancer - War
Early April 2000
MCHS Classical Vocal Ensemble
Spotlight Awards Finalist - Solo Performance
Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
Lincoln Center
New York NY
June 2000
MCHS Graduation
It's So Hard To Say Goodbye To Yesterday
Starlight Theatre (Bowl)
San Diego Civic Light Opera AssociationBalboa Park
San Diego CA
1998
(semi-pro)
Hello, Dolly!
Ensemble
Camelot
EnsembleMoonlight Stage ProductionsMoonlight Amphitheater
Vista CA
1999
ChessFrederick HeWhoCannot ameder
Pity the Child.
Summer 2000
Broadway at the Moonlight Gala
Swingtime G.I. Jive(This 1940's Big Band event was part
of an annual fundraiser.)
The Music ManJune 28 - July 2
Peter Pan Captain Hook
GreaseDoody
Those Magic Changes Rock 'n' Roll Party QueenMarch 23, 2001 to April 1, 2001
The Secret GardenLt. Shaw
Cabrillo Music Theatre
Fred Kavli Theatre for the Performing Arts
Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza
Thousand Oaks CA
May 11, 2001 to May 27, 2001
My Fair Lady Fullerton Civic Light Opera
Plummer Auditorium
Fullerton CA
2001 (10 Months)
Lead Singer
Broadway-Style Review
Anita Mann Productions
World Cruise
MS Amsterdam, Holland America Cruise Lines
May 29, 2002 - June 16, 2002
Evita Civic Light Opera South Bay Cities
Hermosa Beach Playhouse
Hermosa Beach CA
2002 Summer
Moonlight Stage ProductionsMoonlight Amphitheater
Vista CA
Hello Dolly!Ambrose Kemper
Footloosein the trio
January 21, 2003 to February 02, 2003
On the Twentieth CenturyPorter
LA REPRISE! Productions
Freud Playhouse
UCLA - Macgowan Hall
Los Angeles CA
April 11, 2003 to May 11, 2003
EmpirePakulski/Ethan O'Dowd Understudy
The Rivet Gang/James Vukovich Productions/
Shoestring Productions/Ronn Goswick
Hudson Backstage Theatre
Hollywood CA
June 26 - November 9, 2003
Hair - 2003 European TourMargaret Mead/Claude Understudy/Tribe
My Conviction (Solo)Wolfgang Bocksch Concerts
Berlin Germany
Hamburg Germany
Munich Germany
Amsterdam The Netherlands
Italy
November 15, 2003
The Amazing Waiters (Singing Waiter)
Wedding Reception Linda Rawlings and Gordon Astles
Four Seasons Hotel
757 Market St
San Francisco, CA
February 9, 2004
Little Mary Sunshine Buster
Musical Theatre Guild
The Alex Theatre
Glendale, CA
March 10 - 28, 2004
BrigadoonCharlie Dalrymple
Come To Me, Bend To MeHouston's Theatre Under the Stars
Hobby Center for the Performing Arts
Houston TX
June 18 - July 25, 2004
110 In The ShadePhil Mackey
Pasadena Playhouse
Pasadena CA
September 21 - December 5, 2004
The Ten Commandments: The MusicalJoshua
Is Anybody Listening?
The Horns of Jericho
Let Them Go (No Man's Right)/The Plagues
We Are Free (Light of A New Day)
Into the Deep
A Prayer For Life/FinaleBCBGMaxAzria Entertainment
Mr. Azria/Mr. Cohen (co-producers)
Kodak Theatre
Hollywood CA
March 9 - April 24, 2005
Fiyero Understudy & Ensemble
Wicked National Touring Company
Canon Theatre
Toronto Ontario
April 29 to June 12, 2005
Wicked National Touring Company
Fiyero Understudy & Ensemble
Ford Center for the Performing Arts
Chicago IL
June 17 to July 31, 2005
Wicked National Touring Company
Fiyero Understudy & Ensemble
Pantages Theatre
Hollywood CA
August 4 to September 11, 2005
Wicked National Touring Company
Fiyero Understudy & Ensemble
Orpheum Theatre
San Francisco CA
June 14, 2006
Debbie Loves DallasMale Lead Football Player
Anita Mann Production
Harveys Lake Tahoe Casino & Resort
Lake Tahoe CA
February 2007 - October 2008
WickedFiyero Understudy/Ensemble
Dancing Through Life
As Long As You're MinePantages Theatre
Hollywood, CA
), and so when I read this discussion here about Adam's dance training, I remembered watching this video, went to YT and typed in "airbands raid" and there it was. I think I must have seen it first in the Pre-Idol Days Thread.
