Dance workshops with Vincent Rodriguez III can transport fans into the world of 'Crazy Ex-Girlfriend'

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Vincent Rodriguez in a musical number in 'Crazy Ex-Girlfriend.

Crazy Ex-Girlfriend fans have a chance to pretend they are part of the cast through dance workshops taught by one of the show's stars. 

Vincent Rodriguez III, who plays Josh Chan in the groundbreaking rom-com,  is offering fans an opportunity to learn the dance moves performed in the series.

Rodriguez's Filipino American character was the object of attraction of the series' obsessive character Rebecca Bunch, wonderfullly played by Rachel Bloom. It was one of the few times in mainstream media the Asian American male was a romantic lead, countering the stereotype of the sexless, unattractive male stereotype that haunts generations of Asian American male egos.

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The series lasted only three entertaining seasons and opened the door for a wider depiction of Asian American men.

Crazy Ex-Girlfriend was not the ordinary usual rom-com. It was a musical. At any moment or crucial juncture in the plot, the cast could break into song and dance to move the story along.

The singing and dancing came easy to Rodriguez because of his stage musical background honed on Broadway and Bay Area high school productions. Although he has been able to find other roles after Crazy Ex-Girlfriend wrapped, the Daly City, California native misses his first passion of singing and dancing.

        READ: The original article from The San Francisco Standard.

Since January, Rodriguez has been teaching fans dance moves through workshops dedicated to the choreography that award-winning chreographer Kat Burns created for the the Crazy Ex-Girlfriend series at Uforia Studios in Nob Hill, reports the San Francisco Standard.

"It’s really about giving back and reconnecting with my roots,” Rodriguez told the Standard. “I want to help the artists get to do what they love and discover what there is to discover about themselves.”

"I don’t care if you mess up the choreography,” Rodriguez told the reporter who took part in the class. “This is not a place for critique. This is a place for fun, creativity and play.”

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Vincent Rodriguez (in checkered shirt) teaches fans dance moves from
'Crazy Ex-Girlfriend.'

FYI: Vincent Rodriguez III teaches a Groov3 dance fitness workshop on March 23 from 12:00-3:30 p.m. at Uforia Studios in Nob Hill and the next ‘Crazy Ex-Girlfriend’ dance workshop at Uforia on March 24, from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Follow @uforiastudios or @vrodrigueziii on Instagram for updates.

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