# Dominic Sandoval
**Dominic Sandoval** (born 1985), known professionally as **D-Trix**, is an American dancer, choreographer, television personality, and YouTuber. He finished in the Top 8 of the third season of *So You Think You Can Dance* in 2007, won *America's Best Dance Crew* as a member of [Quest Crew](https://www.edgepedia.org/quest-crew), later served as a judge on both shows, and built a large YouTube audience on his channels theDOMINICshow and RANDOMinicSHOW.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2690365/bio/) • [2](https://broadwaydancecenter.com/faculty/d-trix)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 1985, Roseville, California; some sources give Sacramento[3](https://mn2s.com/booking-agency/talent-roster/d-trix/) • [1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2690365/bio/) |
| Dance start | Began b-boying in 1999 at age 13; joined the crew Flexible Flav in 2000[4](https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/12-Former-Finalists-Return-To-SO-YOU-THINK-YOU-CAN-DANCE-527-20100423) |
| *So You Think You Can Dance* | Top 8 finalist, Season 3 (2007); All-Star in Season 7 (2010); guest judge in Season 16 (2019)[2](https://broadwaydancecenter.com/faculty/d-trix) |
| *America's Best Dance Crew* | Won Season 3 with Quest Crew (2009); judge for Seasons 6 and 7 (2011 and 2012); won the All-Stars revival with Quest Crew in 2015[2](https://broadwaydancecenter.com/faculty/d-trix) • [5](https://www.tvline.com/interviews/americas-best-dance-crew-preview-season-superstars-205751/) |
| Awards | Back-to-back Streamy Awards in the Dance category (2015 and 2016); three Quest Crew routines earned a 2016 Emmy for Outstanding Choreography, the first awarded to a dance crew[2](https://broadwaydancecenter.com/faculty/d-trix) |
| YouTube | Over 4.3 million subscribers and over 700 million views across theDOMINICshow and RANDOMinicSHOW[2](https://broadwaydancecenter.com/faculty/d-trix) |
| Choreography | World of Dance Season 2 (winning team The Lab), the Club Mickey Mouse Back to School Special, and the Netflix film *Work It*[2](https://broadwaydancecenter.com/faculty/d-trix) |
## Early life and training
Sandoval was born in 1985 in [Roseville, California](https://www.edgepedia.org/roseville-california), to Filipino-American parents and was adopted by his stepfather Conrad Pete Sandoval at age two; a paperwork error recorded his name as Conrad Pete Dominic Sandoval, and he changed it to his current name at 16.[3](https://mn2s.com/booking-agency/talent-roster/d-trix/) He began b-boying in 1999 at the age of 13 and joined his hometown crew Flexible Flav in 2000 to tour and compete with them.[4](https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/12-Former-Finalists-Return-To-SO-YOU-THINK-YOU-CAN-DANCE-527-20100423) In 2005 the crew won the "Evolution 2" competition in [Orlando, Florida](https://www.edgepedia.org/orlando-florida).[3](https://mn2s.com/booking-agency/talent-roster/d-trix/)
Before auditioning for television, he took hip-hop and choreography classes to broaden his skills beyond breaking, with the aim of working as a versatile dancer.[3](https://mn2s.com/booking-agency/talent-roster/d-trix/) In his own account, he had been b-boying for seven or eight years by 2007 and took classes in January of that year to prepare for the *So You Think You Can Dance* auditions.[6](https://www.buddytv.com/exclusive-interview-dominic-sandoval-top-8-finalist-on-so-you-think-you-can-dance/)
## So You Think You Can Dance
Sandoval competed on the third season of *So You Think You Can Dance* in 2007 and finished as a Top 8 finalist, which led to a 50-city arena tour.[2](https://broadwaydancecenter.com/faculty/d-trix) He was eliminated on August 2, 2007.[3](https://mn2s.com/booking-agency/talent-roster/d-trix/) On the show he was paired several times with Sabra Johnson, who won the season, and his hip-hop routine with her to "Make It Work," choreographed by Shane Sparks, is remembered as his signature number from the season.[4](https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/12-Former-Finalists-Return-To-SO-YOU-THINK-YOU-CAN-DANCE-527-20100423) His flirtatious on-screen rapport with host [Cat Deeley](https://www.edgepedia.org/cat-deeley) made him a fan favorite.[7](https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/why-recognize-d-trix-think-182400659.html)
He returned to the franchise as an All-Star in Season 7 in 2010, dancing with musical guests including Pitbull, Enrique Iglesias, Natasha Bedingfield, and [Flo Rida](https://www.edgepedia.org/flo-rida), and in 2019 he rejoined the show as a guest judge for Season 16, on a panel alongside [Nigel Lythgoe](https://www.edgepedia.org/nigel-lythgoe), Mary Murphy, and [Laurieann Gibson](https://www.edgepedia.org/laurieann-gibson).[2](https://broadwaydancecenter.com/faculty/d-trix)
## Quest Crew and America's Best Dance Crew
In December 2007 Sandoval joined Quest Crew, a Los Angeles-based hip-hop dance crew named after the Quest Learning Center in Artesia, California, where the group practiced.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2690365/bio/) • [8](https://gazettereview.com/what-happened-to-quest-crew-news-and-updates/) The twelve-member crew won the third season of *Randy Jackson Presents America's Best Dance Crew*, with the result announced on March 5, 2009.[9](https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/dominic-sandoval-14627.php) The victory led to television appearances including Snoop Dogg After Dark, Snoop Dogg's music video "I Wanna Rock," the [Teen Choice Awards](https://www.edgepedia.org/teen-choice-awards) with [Sean Kingston](https://www.edgepedia.org/sean-kingston), and the [NBA All-Star Game](https://www.edgepedia.org/nba-all-star-game) intro with Usher.[2](https://broadwaydancecenter.com/faculty/d-trix)
In 2011 Sandoval returned to the show as a judge for its sixth season, the "Season of the Superstars," joining regulars [JC Chasez](https://www.edgepedia.org/jc-chasez) and [Lil Mama](https://www.edgepedia.org/lil-mama); he told TVLine that judging felt unfamiliar after years of competing on reality dance shows.[5](https://www.tvline.com/interviews/americas-best-dance-crew-preview-season-superstars-205751/) He served as a judge for two seasons of the show, in 2011 and 2012.[2](https://broadwaydancecenter.com/faculty/d-trix) In 2015 he rejoined Quest Crew for the revival season *America's Best Dance Crew All-Stars: Road to the VMAs*, which the crew won against returning champion crews.[2](https://broadwaydancecenter.com/faculty/d-trix) • [10](https://pdaspeakers.com/speakers/dominic-d-trix-sandoval/)
Three of Quest Crew's routines from that revival season earned a 2016 Emmy Award for Outstanding Choreography, the first ever awarded to a dance crew, and the crew won back-to-back World Choreography Awards for Live Stage Performance for its performances at World of Dance Los Angeles (2015) and Hit the Floor-Levis (2016).[2](https://broadwaydancecenter.com/faculty/d-trix)
## YouTube, acting, and choreography
Sandoval began creating YouTube videos while judging *America's Best Dance Crew*, and from 2011 onward he built his channels theDOMINICshow and RANDOMinicSHOW into a full-time career; Broadway Dance Center's faculty bio credits him with more than 4.3 million subscribers and more than 700 million views, and describes him as the most subscribed dancer-comedian on YouTube.[2](https://broadwaydancecenter.com/faculty/d-trix) He won [Streamy Awards](https://www.edgepedia.org/streamy-awards) in the Dance category in 2015 and 2016.[2](https://broadwaydancecenter.com/faculty/d-trix) In 2012 he hosted *Dance Showdown*, a DanceOn web series that pitted twelve YouTube celebrities against each other in a dance competition judged by viewers.[11](https://ttabvue.uspto.gov/ttabvue/ttabvue-85662274-EXA-7.pdf)
His acting credits include the 2010 [Wong Fu Productions](https://www.edgepedia.org/wong-fu-productions) short film *Agents of Secret Stuff*, in which he played Melvin; the 2013 film *Battle of the Year* alongside [Chris Brown](https://www.edgepedia.org/chris-brown); and a background dancer role in *Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel* (2009).[3](https://mn2s.com/booking-agency/talent-roster/d-trix/) • [1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2690365/bio/) As a choreographer, he worked on World of Dance Season 2 for the winning team The Lab, the Club Mickey Mouse Back to School Special, and the Netflix film *Work It*.[2](https://broadwaydancecenter.com/faculty/d-trix)
## Personal life
Sandoval lives in Roseville, California.[9](https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/dominic-sandoval-14627.php) He began a relationship with YouTuber Bethany Mota in 2016.[12](https://www.famousbirthdays.com/people/dominic-sandoval.html)
## References
1. [Dominic Sandoval – Biography, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2690365/bio/)
2. [D-Trix Faculty Bio, Broadway Dance Center](https://broadwaydancecenter.com/faculty/d-trix)
3. [D-Trix | Booking Agent | Talent Roster, MN2S](https://mn2s.com/booking-agency/talent-roster/d-trix/)
4. [12 Former Finalists Return To 'SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE' 5/27, BroadwayWorld](https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/12-Former-Finalists-Return-To-SO-YOU-THINK-YOU-CAN-DANCE-527-20100423)
5. [New America's Best Dance Crew Judge D-Trix Previews Bieber-Ific 'Season Of The Superstars', TVLine](https://www.tvline.com/interviews/americas-best-dance-crew-preview-season-superstars-205751/)
6. [Exclusive Interview: Dominic Sandoval, Top 8 Finalist on 'So You Think You Can Dance', BuddyTV](https://www.buddytv.com/exclusive-interview-dominic-sandoval-top-8-finalist-on-so-you-think-you-can-dance/)
7. [This Is Why You Recognize "D-trix" from 'So You Think You Can Dance', Yahoo Lifestyle / Good Housekeeping](https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/why-recognize-d-trix-think-182400659.html)
8. [What Happened to Quest Crew – Now in 2026, Gazette Review](https://gazettereview.com/what-happened-to-quest-crew-news-and-updates/)
9. [Dominic Sandoval (D-Trix) Biography, The Famous People](https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/dominic-sandoval-14627.php)
10. [Hire Quest Crew Dancer Dominic "D-Trix" Sandoval for Your Event, PDA Speakers](https://pdaspeakers.com/speakers/dominic-d-trix-sandoval/)
11. [D-Trix and DanceOn Get Ready For 'Dance Show-down': YouTube Meets Reality Dance TV, International Business Times](https://ttabvue.uspto.gov/ttabvue/ttabvue-85662274-EXA-7.pdf)
12. [D-Trix – Age, Bio, Family, Famous Birthdays](https://www.famousbirthdays.com/people/dominic-sandoval.html)
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