Garden azalea to bonsai...I hope

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a couple mo that ago I was given the opportunity to dig up a garden azalea (not sure of the cultivar) from my landlords home. It was a big clump of stumps that were pruned back hard last year. I managed to separate the clump into a few different trees. (One died) but the rest are growing new shoots! Their is one in particular that caught my eye, but it wasn't until after watching some of John Geanangel's videos on YouTube. Great tips for making beautiful azalea bonsai from stock! So thank you John for the inspiration! Any way, here it is! Any tips would be greatly appreciated. I understand I need to just let it grow, but I'm a little worried about how to develop taper since its been cut from a much larger stump.
The first picture is what I started with. (Sorry it was taken at night)

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