In Los Angeles he built up a network of contacts in order to generate more fame.
[5] Four days later it was announced that he would be dancing with singer Michael Jackson during his This is it concert series in London that would last from July 2009 to March 2010.
[8] On July 7, 2009, Steffens danced with the other backing dancers at Jackson's memorial service, which was broadcast live worldwide.
[10] On October 28, 2009, the film Michael Jackson's This Is It was released, in which Steffens could be seen as a background dancer during the rehearsals.
[14] That same year he danced as a background dancer in the film Burlesque[15] and became the face of the shoe store PRO for six months.
In the fall of 2012, he appeared as a jury member for the dance and movement category as part of the RTL 4 program Beat the Best [nl].