George Lawrence II is one of the top 20 dancers of So You Think You Can Dance season 9. He started dancing at the age of 11 and later attended Price Performing Arts Center (PPAC) in College Park, GA where he studied Lyrical, Tap, Jazz, Modern, Ballet, Hip-Hop and Acrobatics. He also trained at Dancemakers of Atlanta and was eventually elected to attend the coveted Juilliard School.