Sandra Colton is a member of SAG, AFTRA, ASCAP and The Recording Academy. As an elected member, Sandra serves on the Los Angeles Board of Directors for AFTRA and was appointed to the SAG Dancers’ Committee. Along with the release of her first book, BOOK ME!, Sandra is currently writing her first screenplay and publishing her newest magazine called Dance Track in the Fall of 2010. She is also penning her very own dance-inspired greeting card line called Spot On! Greetings, also available in the Fall of 2010. Sandra was a top finalist on Season 1 of FOX’s So You Think You Can Dance, performed on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno singing backup for both Paulina Rubio and Katharine McPhee and danced in music videos for Snoop Dogg, Justin Timberlake, Chelo, The Dream, Katharine McPhee, Raphael Saadiq, Marie Serenholt, Cascada and Too Short. A former Laker Girl, Sandra’s credits also include commercials for Nationwide Insurance, Fruit of the Loom and Subway, an HBO special with Cedric the Entertainer, Fashion Rocks, Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show, MTV Movie Awards, Boston Legal, Viva Laughlin, MadTV, Bring It On: All or Nothing, The Day The Earth Stood Still and national print ads for So You Think You Can Dance and IBM. Sandra has danced on tour with Rihanna and Katharine McPhee and was featured in Dance Spirit Magazine and in BACKSTAGE East/West as a rising singer. JUST DANCE, Sandra’s album, garnered Los Angeles Music Award nominations for Best Pop Artist and Best R&B Song in 2007. Sandra opened for Sean Kingston at Key Club on her Hollywood Club Tour and the music video for her single, “I Can’t Dance,” premiered on Yahoo! Music in July 2008. Sandra launched her magazine Original Girl® in September of 2008 and plans to launch her clothing line O.G. Style in the fall of 2010. Graduating with honors from the University of Oregon, Sandra earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology and Communication Studies. She received departmental honors for her completion of the Honors Thesis Program during her senior year. Sandra’s thesis entitled, Biracial Identity Development, tackled the hard questions persons of biracial decent face when trying to decipher how they will racially identify themselves. Tapped as a high school senior to be an instructor for Universal Cheerleaders Association (UCA), Sandra taught high school and middle school cheerleading camps and has her AACCA Spirit Safety Certification through the NFHS. Sandra was also privileged to choreograph the yearly “Cheer with the Ducks” camp for up-and-coming cheerleaders while attending the University of Oregon. Born in Des Moines, Iowa, Sandra has been performing since age 3 and got her start in Las Vegas as an opening act with her sister performing alongside Bill Cosby, Lou Rawls, Savion Glover and the Nicholas Brothers. The sister act, Colton and Colton, went on to win the Teen Dance category on Star Search in 1992. Check out Sandra’s blog for Dance Spirit Magazine
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