He studied and performed with ECU Dance Theater at East Carolina University. He has worked with Mia Michaels, Mark Dendy, Katiti King, Frank Chavez. Sherry Zunker Dow, Randy Duncan, Eddy Ocampo and Gus Giordano himself. Richard’s performance credits include Midwest Dance Collective, Dance Chicago, Gateway Ballet of St. Louis and Dance for Life. He is active with theater production companies in Chicago, as a backup dancer for various pop artists, and teaches workshops throughout the Midwest and East Coast. Richard is a former member of Gus Giordano Jazz Dance Chicago 2 and is currently a regional dance adjudicator, Artistic Director of Inaside Chicago Dance, and the Associate Artistic Director of FJDT Trainee program.