​Ballet, Jazz,Contemporary

After attaining a BFA in Dance Performance from Chapman University, Derek signed with BLOC Talent Agency. Throughout his time as a dancer he worked with artists like Arcade Fire, Vagabon, Todrick Hall, Bob the Drag Queen, Fitz and the Tantrums, Bonnie McKee, “Earth, Wind & Fire," Rachel York & Hugh Jackman. ​​
Derek has skills in a wide range of dance vocabularies and is also a skilled acrobat/singer/pianist/actor. He travels to studios nation-wide and is an accomplished choreographer for both stage and camera. Derek’s 2018 commercial with “Hi Chew” was renewed to air an additional year and his choreography for “In Camera” by Yumi Zouma was nominated for best choreography in a music video at the UK MVA’s! Passion and tenacity are key components to Derek’s work as a creative.