Having shared the stage with the likes of Beyonce a successful Kiwi dancer is bringing his talents home to teach young Kiwi dancers.
Otara's Lance Savali is one half of the Lance and Laurence workshops which are set to be held in Australia, Mexico and the US.
But Savali wanted to teach the first back home in Auckland.
"I feel like it's my job to be able to invest into the community here and let the dancers know and their parents and the teacher and everyone know that this is actually a career," he told TVNZ1's Te Karere.
"For me to come home and share my craft with all the talent back here is one of my favourite things to do, because there is so much talent here with our young youth and the dancing here is so raw and we bring a different energy then around the world."
But coming home after dancing alongside stars like JLo, Rihanna and Beyonce Savili still has to pinch himself.
"Sometimes it's overwhelming being around the dancers that I am over there, being in her (Beyonce's) presence, seeing how she works."
Along with workshops Savali and Australian dancer of Ngati Porou decent Laurence Kaiwai will release digital content to help dancers learn routines online.
"Just real cool stuff to get the community involved and really drive our Pacific nation in a positive way using dance," said Savali.
After taking the workshops worldwide the pair will join Chris Brown for his Heartbreak on a Full Moon tour in June.
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