He describes the particular problems this posed for his parents saying that they devised a “weird bungee cord kind of harness thing, so whenever I got a good burst of speed, I would always return to where I started.
He eventually went on to perform with the late club legend Willi Ninja, well known for his appearance in the film Paris is Burning.
Neumann went on to study theater at the State University of New York at Purchase, while continuing to dance.
He has worked with directors such as Hal Hartley, Laurie Anderson, Robert Woodruff, Lee Breuer, Peter Sellars, JoAnn Akalaitis, Chris Bayes, Mark Wing-Davey, Daniel Sullivan, Les Waters and Molly Smith.
This group has received various commissions and most recently appeared at Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival.