User:Grapebeans/Alex "Bgirl Shorty" Welch

Alex "Bgirl Shorty" Welch is a break dancer from Orlando, Florida born on (October, 21 1989), she currently lives in Los Angeles, California and is known more commonly by her stage name "Bgirl Shorty". She is part of The Beat Freaks dance crew that performed on Season 3 of MTV's America's Best Dance Crew. She is also an accomplished solo dancer, having worked with Miley Cyrus, Demi Lovato, Justin Beiber, The Jonas Brothers and with the Beat Freaks. Her latest movie appearance was in Camp Rock 2 on Disney Channel...

Childhood
Alex Welch was born in Orlando, Florida; however she was raised in Salt Lake City, Utah. Her parents were professional ballet dancers and owned a studio in Utah. Therefor Shorty grew up in and out of a ballet studio. As a young girl she "hated dancing", the tutus and even believed she was better than everyone else in her dance classes. Then she saw a Christina Aguilera music video and witnessed a man headspinning. After that she started learning break dancing and grew a new appreciation for all styles of dance including ballet. . Shorty worked hard and soon was hired to dance for the Utah Jazz at the ripe age of 12 and went on to dance for the 2002 Winter Olympics with her younger brother.

Shorty then moved with her mom, dad and little brother "Bboy Ice" to Los Angeles California in the hopes that she could dance professionally. She and her little brother started teaching classes at Millenium Dance Complex, one of LA's famous dance studio's. They both still teach breaking here today.

Career
Shorty today is one of the best female break dancers of all time and is known for her smooth and strong windmills and her incredibly long and aerobatic headspins She broke into the dance industry in 2005 at the ripe age of 16, Bgirl Shorty, began work for Converse, Puma and appeared in one of Angel Faith's Music videos and a Shane Sparks video tutorial.

Shorty then auditioned for the all girls break dancing crew called the Beat Freaks  and then went on to perform with them on MTV's America's Best Dance Crew in their third season taking Alison Al* Faulk's space while she was on tour with Pink. They were the runners up to Quest Crew. Since ABDC she has done many things with the Beat Freaks including Disney Graduation at the Florida Disneyland resort, performed at the Dizzy Feet foundation, appeared in the movie Honey 2, worked with Miley Cyrus and her Youtube dance battle, have done commercials for Old Navy as well as working closely with Nike Women. As a solo dancer she has appeared in movies such as Date Movie, Stick It, Bring it on All or Nothing, Step Up 2, and Camp Rock 2. She was also the motion capture for Eleanor the Chipmunk in Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel.

As well as danced alongside Miley Cyrus at the 2009 Teen Choice Awards, in Justin Bieber's "Baby" music video. She has also worked with Pink and T-Pain. In 2010 she spent the summer and fall with the Camp Rock 2 international tour that featured The Jonas Brothers and Demi Lovato.

Personal Life
Shorty is most commonly recognized for her various shades of orange/red/pink/purple colored hair and her high pitched voice. She stands at 5 feet and 1 inch small. Shorty is known for having an obsession with pandas, taking pictures of herself on her computer and skittles. She is known to be a positive thinking “devote 110 percent to dancing" she said to Dance Spirit Magazine and encourages young dancers to work hard to achieve their goals.