{"id":8813,"date":"2016-09-04T20:17:48","date_gmt":"2016-09-04T20:17:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dancemogul.com\/news\/?p=8813"},"modified":"2018-03-05T13:31:15","modified_gmt":"2018-03-05T13:31:15","slug":"matthew-pasterisa-movements-you-can-bank-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dancemogul.com\/news\/matthew-pasterisa-movements-you-can-bank-on\/","title":{"rendered":"Matthew Pasterisa | Movements You Can Bank On"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/dancemogul.com\/news\/?attachment_id=8815\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8815\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8815\" src=\"\/\/dancemogul.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_5487.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_5487\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dancemogul.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_5487.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.dancemogul.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_5487-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.dancemogul.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_5487-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dancemogul.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_5487-180x180.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.dancemogul.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_5487-480x480.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.dancemogul.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_5487-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.dancemogul.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_5487-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em>Photographer: James<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><em>Instagram: Jamesantphotos<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><em>Stylist: Domo Zillionaire Wilkins<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>Dance Mogul:<\/strong> What inspired you to start dancing?<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>Matt:<\/strong> What Inspired me to dance was watching Michael Jackson, Janet Jackson, Missy Elliott, and Aaliyah. The most exciting part was when the choreographer&#8217;s were in the process of building the choreography and creating the video&#8217;s. My favorite choreographers of all Time are Tina Landon, Fatima Robinson, Travis Payne, Hi Hat, Wade Robson, Jonte Moaning,( Ro-Ro)Roland Tabor, and Tanisha Scott .<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/dancemogul.com\/news\/?attachment_id=8816\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8816\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-8816\" src=\"\/\/dancemogul.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/mj-1024x580.jpg\" alt=\"mj\" width=\"468\" height=\"265\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dancemogul.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/mj-1024x580.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.dancemogul.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/mj-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dancemogul.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/mj-768x435.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.dancemogul.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/mj-900x510.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.dancemogul.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/mj-600x340.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.dancemogul.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/mj.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 468px) 100vw, 468px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/dancemogul.com\/news\/?attachment_id=8817\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8817\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-8817\" src=\"\/\/dancemogul.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/tanisha-1024x681.jpeg\" alt=\"tanisha\" width=\"250\" height=\"166\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dancemogul.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/tanisha-1024x681.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.dancemogul.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/tanisha-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.dancemogul.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/tanisha-768x511.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.dancemogul.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/tanisha-900x599.jpeg 900w, https:\/\/www.dancemogul.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/tanisha-600x399.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.dancemogul.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/tanisha.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/dancemogul.com\/news\/?attachment_id=8818\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8818\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-8818\" src=\"\/\/dancemogul.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/jonte-e1361826215727.png\" alt=\"jonte-e1361826215727\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dancemogul.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/jonte-e1361826215727.png 550w, https:\/\/www.dancemogul.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/jonte-e1361826215727-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.dancemogul.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/jonte-e1361826215727-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.dancemogul.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/jonte-e1361826215727-180x180.png 180w, https:\/\/www.dancemogul.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/jonte-e1361826215727-480x480.png 480w, https:\/\/www.dancemogul.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/jonte-e1361826215727-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/dancemogul.com\/news\/?attachment_id=8819\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8819\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-8819\" src=\"\/\/dancemogul.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/hihat.jpg\" alt=\"hihat\" width=\"250\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dancemogul.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/hihat.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dancemogul.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/hihat-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/dancemogul.com\/news\/?attachment_id=8820\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8820\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-8820\" src=\"\/\/dancemogul.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/travis.jpeg\" alt=\"travis\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dancemogul.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/travis.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/www.dancemogul.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/travis-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.dancemogul.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/travis-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.dancemogul.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/travis-180x180.jpeg 180w, https:\/\/www.dancemogul.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/travis-100x100.jpeg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/dancemogul.com\/news\/?attachment_id=8822\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8822\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-8822\" src=\"\/\/dancemogul.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Fatima-Robinson-300x232-1.jpg\" alt=\"Fatima-Robinson-300x232\" width=\"250\" height=\"193\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/dancemogul.com\/news\/?attachment_id=8823\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8823\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-8823\" src=\"\/\/dancemogul.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Tina-Landon_0.jpg\" alt=\"Tina Landon_0\" width=\"250\" height=\"177\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dancemogul.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Tina-Landon_0.jpg 638w, https:\/\/www.dancemogul.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Tina-Landon_0-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dancemogul.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Tina-Landon_0-600x425.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>Dance Mogul:<\/strong> How did you develop a work ethic to train?<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>Matt:<\/strong> I developed a work ethic to train from One of my mentors William Green (Billy). He taught me how to always be professional and how to get what I want out of life. He also had me going on College tours teaching classes such as Hip Hop\/Vogue to build my teaching skills.\u00a0Billy helped me develop who I am as an Artist!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/dancemogul.com\/news\/?attachment_id=8814\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8814\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-8814\" src=\"\/\/dancemogul.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_5449.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_5449\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dancemogul.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_5449.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.dancemogul.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_5449-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.dancemogul.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_5449-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dancemogul.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_5449-180x180.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.dancemogul.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_5449-480x480.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.dancemogul.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_5449-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.dancemogul.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_5449-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>Dance Mogul:<\/strong> When was your first big break?<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>Matt:<\/strong> My break was about six years ago when I got the phone call from my home girl Elayna Lopez(E-Money) about choreographing for Recording Artist &#8221;\u00a0<em><strong>AZEALIA BANKS &#8220;<\/strong><\/em>. From there my life completely changed. Azealia and I begin to create magic around the world.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/dancemogul.com\/news\/?attachment_id=8824\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8824\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8824\" src=\"\/\/dancemogul.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/azealia-banks.jpg\" alt=\"azealia-banks\" width=\"620\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dancemogul.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/azealia-banks.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.dancemogul.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/azealia-banks-300x194.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dancemogul.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/azealia-banks-600x387.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>Dance Mogul:<\/strong> What have been some of your most memorable moments on stage?<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>Matt:<\/strong> Some of my memorable Moments on Stage \u00a0was my 1st Coachella Performance, and Glastonbury with Azealia. Those Two Performances changed the Game in Music!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gtDHfHxtv6s\" width=\"500\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-2MhVRnnyek\" width=\"500\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>Dance Mogul:<\/strong> Based on your experiences thus far, what would you tell your younger self?<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><strong><span class=\"s2\">Matt: <\/span><\/strong><span class=\"s1\">Based on my experience what I would tell my younger self is to never give up no matter who doesn&#8217;t support you. God will clear the way.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><a href=\"http:\/\/dancemogul.com\/news\/?attachment_id=8825\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8825\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-8825\" src=\"\/\/dancemogul.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Screen-Shot-2016-09-04-at-4.01.02-PM.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2016-09-04 at 4.01.02 PM\" width=\"500\" height=\"335\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dancemogul.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Screen-Shot-2016-09-04-at-4.01.02-PM.png 593w, https:\/\/www.dancemogul.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Screen-Shot-2016-09-04-at-4.01.02-PM-300x201.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>Dance Mogul:<\/strong> How did it feel to have your choreo featured in the new Kanye West video on the VMAs?<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>Matt:<\/strong> Honestly, I was at Afro Punk Music Festival while the VMA&#8217;s were going on and I received all of these FaceBook messages saying that my Choreography was In KANYE WEST &#8220;FADE&#8221; Music Video. I immediately ran home to Watch the video and there I see Teyana Taylor killing it. I SCREAMEDDDDD in Excitement!!! I&#8217;ve known Teyana since we were 15 years of age. We grew up in Harlem dreaming to be choreographers. Actually the dance sequence she used was something we made up back in 2009 for Beyonce &#8220;End of Time&#8221;. Teyana recently Talks about it in Vogue Magazine.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BJtgxK6hRbR\/?taken-by=bornready_matt&#038;hl=en<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BJrj4LABJhc\/?taken-by=bornready_matt&#038;hl=en<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong><span class=\"s1\">Dance Mogul: <\/span><\/strong><span class=\"s2\">Where do you see your dance brand in the next 10yrs and how would you like to help empower the dance community?<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s2\"><strong>Matt:<\/strong> Where I can see my brand in the dance community for the next 10 years is all over the world!!! Really inspiring people to be in love with dance again. Nowadays choreography is so watered down. It&#8217;s no real excitement. I would love to see more versatile styles.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BJ3sGdZhbtw\/?taken-by=bornready_matt&#038;hl=en<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong><span class=\"s1\">Dance Mogul: <\/span><\/strong><span class=\"s2\">What advice do you have for the younger generation of dancers?<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s2\"><strong>Matt:<\/strong> My advice to the younger generation of dancers is to create your own lane! Lead your path to greatness and never move on anyone else&#8217;s accord.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BJRY2PHhtK7\/?taken-by=bornready_matt&#038;hl=en<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BJRvI3VhfCY\/?taken-by=bornready_matt&#038;hl=en<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BJRgPwJBedX\/?taken-by=bornready_matt&#038;hl=en<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong><span class=\"s1\">Dance Mogul: <\/span><\/strong><span class=\"s2\">Is there anyone you would like to thank?<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s2\"><strong>Matt:<\/strong> I would Like to thank my Best friend Azealia Banks, William Green, Kim Holmes, Violeta Galagarza, Ester Dean, and Dhalimu M. Robinson. I love you guy&#8217;s so much for Supporting my Dreams!!!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Photographer: James Instagram: Jamesantphotos Stylist: Domo Zillionaire Wilkins Dance Mogul: What inspired you to start dancing? 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