Jamile McGee
Jamile McGee is an
American hiphop dancer. He is also known by his dancing name 'Jamz'. Performed on the first season of
So You Think You Can Dance.He finished number three, right after
Nick Lazzarini and
Melody Lacayanga. Jamile began dancing at the age of 5. He moved to
Baltimore,
Maryland from Ohio and continued to dance.
He auditioned for So You Think You Can Dance in Silver Spring, Maryland and then went on to
New York to win a spot on the Fox reality Show.
When he was younger, doctors diagnosed Jamile with Juvenile Rheumatoid arthritis and predicted that he would most probably be wheel-chair bound for the rest of his life. Against all the odds, Jamile kept dancing and made it to the top three in the first season of So You Think You Can Dance.
He has since appeared in numerous music Videos, including
Nelly Furtado's music video, '
Maneater',
Chris Brown's 'Gimme That', and
Rhianna's 'SOS' video.