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Wendi and Dfernando's twenty-second episode and their guest interview is award winning dancer, choreographer, singer a entertainer Kevin Stea.   Kevin Stea has been one of the most well-known and recognized dancers in the industry over the past 30 years.  He has been successful in areas as diverse as choreography, modeling, directing, acting and hosting, and has worked with numerous of the world’s top musical artists, directors, photographers and designers. After only 18 months of training, Kevin was hired as associate choreographer to legendary choreographer Vincent Paterson for Madonna’s BLONDE AMBITION WORLD TOUR in 1990.  Shortly after associate choreographing the iconic music video for "Vogue", he was quickly made dance captain and a dancer for the world tour.  He eventually appeared in Madonna's groundbreaking 1991 documentary of the tour MADONNA: TRUTH OR DARE and performed in Madonna’s unforgettable Marie Antoinette-inspired performance of "Vogue" on the 1990 MTV Music Video Awards.  Soon after, he was working with Gloria Estefan, Prince, and Michael Jackson, among others, as associate choreographer/dancer.  He won the Grand Prize on the television competition show STAR SEARCH with his dance group New World, who went undefeated, winning a record of 10 shows. Kevin has modeled for major designers like Jean Paul Gaultier, Thierry Mugler, Tommy Hilfiger, Romeo Gigli and Exté, and has worked with iconic photographers: David LaChapelle, Matthew Rolston, Peggy Sirota, Herb Ritts and Santo D’Orazio, at a time when Asians were not regularly featured in fashion publications.   Kevin also appears in numerous films including SISTER ACT 2: BACK IN THE HABIT; as Daryl in the cult classic SHOWGIRLS; as Swifty the Rake in Disney's NEWSIES and as Goldman Girl Yum Mee in Mike Nichols' THE BIRDCAGE, for which he won a SAG Award. He toured Japan as dance partner/singer for Japanese artist Seiko Matsuda and also with Ricky Martin, promoting “Livin' La Vida Loca", and appeared weekly singing, dancing, and acting on the popular Italian variety show BUONA DOMENICA. Kevin appears in more than 60 TV commercials, including 13 for GAP and OLD NAVY, which notably includes the now-iconic KHAKI A-GO-GO for GAP.  14 Pepsi TV commercials featuring a roster of music artists from Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin, Beyonce to Britney Spears.   Add over 50 music videos for everyone from David Bowie, Celine Dion, Lady Gaga, Jane’s Addiction, Janet Jackson, Cher, Salt n’ Pepa, Whitney Houston, Rihanna, Debbie Gibson to Jack’s Mannequin. He’s also appeared on over 20 award shows and served as character inspiration for animated features at Disney as well as for THE SMURFS and A CHRISTMAS CAROL.  Several years ago Kevin released several singles, five music videos and two full-length albums under the name That Rogue Romeo. He has sung at landmark club venues, and has appeared at various events and Gay Pride festivals worldwide. His first single, "City of Glass" stayed at #1 on the Zurich radioplay chart for 8 weeks and his song "Joy" was chosen as the finale for writer/director Q. Allan Brocka's film EATING OUT: THE OPEN WEEKEND, and songs from the MACHINE a MAGIC album were chosen to air on ItaliaRail train system. Kevin, along with the other male dancers from Madonna's legendary BLONDE AMBITION WORLD TOUR 90 and her groundbreaking 1991 documentary MADONNA: TRUTH OR DARE, are featured in the acclaimed 2016 documentary STRIKE A POSE, directed by Reijer Zwaan and Ester Gould.  The documentary follows up on the lives of all the dancers, including Kevin, post-Madonna.   Follow us on our Instagram:  Wendi McLendon-CoveyDfernando ZarembaGENERATION RIPE ... and our guest Kevin Stea and his YouTube Channel.  Remember to subscribe, rate a leave a review for GENERATION RIPE Visit Dfernando Zaremba's website: dfernandozaremba.com