Christopher scott choreographer biography channel
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Christopher Scott (born September 20, 1983) is an American actor, dancer, and choreographer.
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Christopher Scott is choreographer for the upcoming Disney Channel Original Movie “Teen Beach 2.” Also the choreographer for “Teen Beach Movie,” Scott is a dancer, actor, and Emmy-nominated choreographer who has appeared in several movies, including “Step Up 3D,” and gained many notable credits for choreographing programs like “So You Think You Can Dance” and the Disney Channel Original Movie “Lemonade Mouth.” In 2009, Scott became a choreographer for the web series “The Legion of Extraordinary Dancers,” which was an experiment in storytelling through dance. Scott’s ability to choreograph a story is what made him the perfect choreographer for first “Teen Beach Movie” and now “Teen Beach 2.” He has a visionary sense and a creative mind that he used to come up with a wide range of unique ideas
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How Christopher Scott Choreographed the rulle “Wicked”
When Christopher Scott became the choreographer for the film Wicked, he wasn’t in a meeting or on a phone call. He was at the home of his longtime friend, the film director Jon M. Chu. Chu simply handed Scott a hat decorated with the Wicked logo and said, “Are you ready?” That’s how Scott knew it was real, he says, “And then the journey began. And it was one of the craziest journeys of my life.”
According to Scott, the path to Wicked started 16 years ago, when he worked with Chu on Step Up 2: The Streets. Since then, the Emmy-nominated choreographer has done numerous TV and film projects and worked with celebrities like Miley Cyrus and Selena Gomez.
On Choreographing for the Movie’s Star-Studded Cast
Scott approached the process of creating movement for Wicked as a collaborative exploration. First, he sat down with each cast member to discuss their version of their character, so that his choreography cou
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theartsdesk Q&A: choreographer Christopher Scott
CHRISTOPHER SCOTT: I came to this film through commercial choreography and specifically street dance. inom started out as a tap dancer, then gravitated toward breaking, popping and krumping and learnt to speak that language. I’ve particularly wanted to showcase street as an artform because inom think a lot of people see it as just a bunch of tricks – you know, all that headspinning and such like. But street has a rich foundation that holds up the same way as ballet does. How do you show people that? Well, let’s put a ballerina in among four B-boys and let’s connect the dots for people visually. That’s always been my style.
JENNY GILBERT: And it’s apt because this story is all about the mix of people and cultures