MARIO MOSLEY TALKS DANCE INDUSTRY, COVID-19, AND THE CONTROVERSY BEHIND NETFLIX' 'CUTIES.'

Episode 2: Mario Mosley Talks Dance Industry, COVID-19 and Cuties
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For our second episode, we sit down and Zoom with Mario Mosley, a highly respected casting director, choreographer and director in the entertainment industry. We delve deep into the dance industry amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, and discussed the backlash Netflix has recently received toward the release of their film 'Cuties' on September 8, 2020. 

Mario Mosley attended the UCLA School of Theatre, Film and Television. Some of his professional credits include World Music Awards, Grammy Awards, Academy of Country Music Awards.  Films:  Dreamgirls, Walk Hard, Basketball.  TV: iCarly, Castle, Madtv,  RuPaul's Drag U, Dance Your A** Off, The Parkers, Moesha, Miss Universe Pageant, Miss USA, Miss Teen USA,  Commercials: Sprite,  Heineken, Kia,  Popeyes Chicken. Tours: It Get's Better Tour, Michael Jackson's Sisterella, Notre Dame de Paris, Joe's Garage and many more.   
Mario is a longtime Lythgoe Family (So You Think You Can Dance) Panto choreographer, having worked on such shows as Peter Pan, Sleeping Beauty, Snow White, Aladdin and most recently a groundbreaking, 3D production of Jack & the Beanstalk at the world famous State Theatre in Sydney Australia. His love and talents in some many fields of the arts have presented him with the opportunities to choreograph and perform with some of the most exciting names in the entertainment industry, including Beyonce, Michael Jackson, Ariana Grande, Katy Perry, Sia, Prince, Zendaya, Jennifer Lopez, Isaiah Morgan (Kidz Bop), Britney Spears, The Pussycat Dolls, Justin Timberlake,  The Gap Band, Bootsie Collins, Snoop Dogg, Zac Efron, Jennifer Hudson, Kelly Clarkson, N'SYNC, Olivia Holt (Cloak & Dagger), Jordyn Jones, Diego Pasillas  (NBC World of Dance S4 WINNER),  Bailey Sok (dance industry megastar), Nia Sioux (Sunnyside Up, Dance Moms) and Disney sensation Ruby Rose Turner (Coop and Cami ask the World).  
Mario also works in the field of casting and specializes in youth casting.  He has cast projects for many major networks including, FOX, ABC, WB, BET and CBS.

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Links From Episode 2 Discussions:

1.Netflix U.S. Subscription Cancellations Surge Nearly Eightfold Amid ‘Cuties’ ‘Child Porn’ Controversy.

2.Lawmakers Demand Federal Investigation Into Netflix Film ‘Cuties’ For Child Pornography.

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