Shawn S. Welling

Shawn S. Welling (born December 12, 1964 in Houston, Texas, U.S.) is an American choreographer, dancer, actor and movie producer. He has worked with many artists in both the dance and movie industry including Darrin Henson, Wade Robson, Cirque Du Soleil, Robert Rodriquez, Brian Freidman.

Shawn S. Welling is the chief director of Planet Funk which he founded 15 years ago. Shawn started his career by performing & choreographing for the NBA World Championship games for the Houston Rockets in 1994 and continued with NFL & NHL half-time shows, concert openings, stage productions, music videos, over 60 television appearances plus conducting dance master classes throughout the United States.

Performance highlights includes Cirque du Soleil (Dralion) in which Shawn and his company were hired by Cirque to perform their Elements of earth show, and Good Morning America, which Diane Sawyer heralded Planet Funk as legendary. Shawn has co-hosted 2 ABC dance specials (one submitted for an Emmy) with Debra Duncan \, as an NBC TV special with radio and TV personality Sam Malone. In 2000 Welling built Planet Funk Academy, which recently aired on the Bravo network in a 5 week series that was also highlighted on The Oprah Winfrey Show to a 5 million viewing audience. Shawn has recently produced a variety of successful master classes for the Disney Lion King dancers, the cast for the Broadway hit Oliver, and the well-known MTV star, Wade Robson, Brian Freidman and Dave Scott. Shawn has choreographed and performed in The Downtown Theater District for over a decade: 7 Hobby Center shows, 5 at Jones Hall and 5 at the Wortham Theater. Roger Clemens is just one of the celebrities who has hired Shawn and his team .

Shawn and two of his dancers visited with President George Bush senior in his office in regards to the acclaimed two hour rendition of Planet Funk's latest show Electric Light Circus which aided in the Tsunami Relief. H.P., Apple Computer, NASA, United Way, Second Baptist Church, Girl Scouts of America, and ConocoPhillips resemble the wide variety of clients that have hired Shawn, his company, and dedicated directors.

Shawn Welling's latest endeavor is film production. Shawn directed his first film "House of Dreams" in 2006 which won a gold award at the WorldFest International Film Festival and highest honors, the platinum, as director for best docu-drama full feature film. "House of Dreams" has made a appearances Tribecca, Telluride and Sundance Film Festivals.

Shawn’s second film, “The Messenger (360 Days of Bolivar)" premiered at the Wordfest International Film Festival in Houston, Texas. It has since won a Gold Remi for best feature film docu-drama.

Films

Awards

External links

• Official website
• [http://www.youtube.com/user/wellingfilms#play/uploads/6/xzFEsZFHN9A%3C/ref%3E, Shawn's official youtube channel]