Shannon danced in Christina Aguilera's Special Guest performance. With a farewell to Simon Cowell, the two-hour star-studded grand finale aired live from the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles.
Having the honor of Choreographing Mr Motown Smokey Robinson over the past two and a half years whilst working with Australia's "Human Nature", Shannon re-created the iconic "Tears of a clown" for Smokey to perform live in Las Vegas.
One of the many highlights to Shannon's career, he performed with Christina Aguilera on The Oprah Winfrey Show at Radio City Music Hall in New York. A special which also celebrated "O" Magazines 10 year anniversary.
Directed by Hype Williams, Christina Aguilera's lead single from her fourth studio album, Bionic, Shannon Holtzapffel features in the S&M Themed Music Video as her dancer and love interest, that also pays homage to Madonna's music videos for "Express Yourself" and "Human Nature".