- Dave Scott (choreographer)
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Dave Scott
Scott in December 2010Born Compton, California, U.S. Alma mater Weber State University Occupation Choreographer Height 6'4" Website Official website Dave Scott (born 1973) is an American hip-hop dance teacher, choreographer, and talent developer. He gained widespread success from his choreography in movies primarily the 2004 dance film You Got Served. He has since expanded to choreographing for television and teaching at dance conventions. In 2004, Scott won an American Choreography Award for You Got Served.[1][2] He also won a Fred & Adele Astaire Award in 2008 for Step Up 2: The Streets.[3][4][5] He describes his style as aggressive, melodic, and energetic.[2] He is currently represented by McDonald Selznick Associates.[6]
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Early life
Scott was born and raised in Compton, California.[7] He is 6'4 and has never taken any dance classes or had any formal dance training.[8] He learned how to dance from watching musicals, b-boy movies, and music videos, namely those of Michael Jackson who he cites as one of his influences.[2][8] He cites hip-hop dance pioneers Stefan "Mr. Wiggles" Clemente and Timothy "Poppin' Pete" Solomon as influences as well.[9] As a teenager he further developed his skills by forming his own b-boy crew and battling other crews in his neighborhood.[10] After graduating high school Scott attended Weber State University (Utah) on a basketball scholarship where he earned an associate's degree in business administration.[8][11] He got his first professional dance job while in Utah on accident when someone who saw him dancing in a club asked him to replace a dancer on a concert tour.[10] He later returned to California and started his career by dancing in tours and music videos. From there he built relationships in the dance community and moved into teaching classes and doing choreography in film and television.[8] He has worked with singers such as Ginuwine, B2K, Tyrese, Brian McKnight, Jon B, IMX, rapper Bow Wow, and Olympic gold medalist Tara Lipinski.[7]
Career
Film
In 2001 Scott formed the teen R&B group B2K and served as their choreographer and stylist. With the group he went on to choreograph the movie You Got Served which featured all four singers in primary roles. Following the success of the movie, he released an instructional dance DVD, You Got Served:Take it to the Streets which teaches viewers how to do the dance routines featured in the film. In addition to You Got Served, he co-choreographed Step Up 2: The Streets with Jamal Sims and Nadine "Hi Hat" Ruffin.[12]
Scott has also choreographed the movies Fresh, Stomp the Yard, Dance Flick, House Party 4, and Coach Carter.[8] In 2010 Scott will appear in the independent documentary MOVE — a film about people in the dance industry and how they were able to go from dancing as a hobby to dancing as a career.[13][14]
Television
In 2003, he was a guest choreographer on MTV's The Wade Robson Project.[7] He was also a guest choreographer on BRAVO's Step It Up and Dance and on season 7 of ABC's Dancing with the Stars.[15] He has been a recurring hip-hop choreographer on the Fox reality TV show So You Think You Can Dance since season 3.
So You Think You Can Dance
Season Week Dancers Style Music Season 3 Week 2 Lauren Gottlieb
Neil HaskellHip-Hop "The Way I Are"—Timbaland feat. Kerri Hilson and D.O.E Shauna Noland
Jimmy Arguello"U Sexy Girl"—Fat Man Scoop feat. Elephant Man and Jabba Week 8 Lacey Schwimmer
Pasha Kovalev"In the Morning"—Junior Boys Season 4 Week 3 Courtney Galiano
Joshua Allen"Skippin"—Mario Comfort Fedoke
Stephen "Twitch" Boss"Forever"—Chris Brown Season 5 Week 3 Karla Garcia
Jonathan Platero"By My Side"—Jadakiss feat. Ne-Yo Janette Manrara
Brandon Bryant"What a World"—Common Season 6 Week 1 Kathryn McCormick
Jonathan "Legacy" Perez"On & On"—Missy Elliot Week 3 Top 16 "Warrior Pt. 2"—Lloyd Banks Season 7 Week 3 Lauren Gottlieb
Adéchiké Torbert"Hot-N-Fun"—N.E.R.D. feat. Nelly Furtado Week 4 Kent Boyd
Comfort Fedoke"You're Not My Girl"—Ryan Leslie Teaching
In conjunction with the Debbie Allen Dance Academy, Scott serves as the director of Los Angeles Hip Hop Intensive.[16] He is a faculty member with Monsters of Hip Hop,[17] Xtreme Dance Force,[18] and PULSE[1] dance conventions. He also gives personal and small group dance training through Private Hip Hop Dance.[19]
References
- ^ a b http://thepulseontour.com/dave.html Accessed 2009-06-30
- ^ a b c Diffenderfer, Terry (August 29, 2008). "After 20 years in hip-hop, Dave Scott is everywhere you look". Accessed 2010-03-12
- ^ Zuagar, Gail. "The Man with the Moves". CTG Magazine. Accessed 2009-06-30
- ^ Gans, Andrew; Hetrick, Adam (May 15, 2008). "Liff, Olivo, Ashford and Scott Win Fred & Adele Astaire Awards". Playbill.com. http://www.playbill.com/news/article/117749-Liff_Olivo_Ashford_and_Scott_Win_Fred_%26_Adele_Astaire_Awards. Retrieved 2009-06-30.
- ^ BBW News Desk (May 15, 2008). "2007-08 Fred & Adele Astaire Award Winners Announced" Accessed 2009-06-30
- ^ MSA Profile Accessed 2009-06-30
- ^ a b c http://www.thechoreographerscarnival.com/CarnivaldancershowcaseDS.html Accessed 2009-06-30
- ^ a b c d e Arthur, Sylvia (February 1, 2009). "Dancing with a star: Dave Scott". Clutch Magazine. Accessed 2009-06-30
- ^ Souleo (January 7, 2008). The Extra Shot: Dave Scott. SixShot Magazine. Accessed 2009-07-02
- ^ a b Sanchez, Tim (January 22, 2008). "Dave Scott: Dance Fever". AllHipHop. Accessed 2009-06-30
- ^ "Dave Scott/The American Choreography Awards" (Press release). iPressroom. 2004. http://system1.ipressroom.com/pr/aca/info/dave-scott.asp. Retrieved 2009-06-30.
- ^ DeBruge, Peter (February 13, 2008). "New US Release: Step Up 2 the Streets". Variety. http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117936197.html?categoryid=31&cs=1. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
- ^ IMDb profile
- ^ "Featured Cast in Alphabetical order". movethefilm.com. http://www.soderlingproductions.com/movethefilm/2a.html. Retrieved 2010-03-05.
- ^ (November 6, 2008). Dancing with the Stars Elimination Night Recap: Week Seven. Accessed 2009-06-30
- ^ http://www.lahiphop09.com/ Accessed 2009-06-30
- ^ Monsters of Hip Hop bios Accessed 2009-06-30
- ^ http://www.xtremedanceforce.com/2008/default.asp Accessed 2009-06-30
- ^ PHHD Boot Camp Intensive Accessed 2009-07-01
External links
- Dave Scott at the Internet Movie Database
- Dave Scott on Myspace
Hip-hop dance Main styles Derivatives Movies Wild Style · Beat Street · Breakin · Breakin 2: Electric Boogaloo · The Freshest Kids: A History of the B-Boy · Honey · Honey 2 · You Got Served · You Got Served: Beat the World · Take the Lead · Step Up · Step Up 2: The Streets · Step Up 3D · Step Up 4ever · How She Move · Planet B-Boy · Rize · Save the Last Dance · Feel the Noise · Stomp the Yard · Stomp the Yard 2: Homecoming · Boogie Town · StreetDance 3D · Beat This: A Hip-Hop History · Saigon ElectricTV shows Soul Train · The Grind · Dance Fever · Dance 360 · The Wade Robson Project · America's Best Dance Crew · Dance on Sunset · Shake It UpPeople Jeffrey Daniel · Richard "Crazy Legs" Colon · Clive "Kool Herc" Campbell · Christopher "Lil' C" Toler · Kenneth "Ken Swift" Gabbert · James Brown · Salah · Toni Basil · Dave Scott · Wayne "Frosty Freeze" Frost · Luca "Lazylegz" Patuelli · Darrin Henson · Hong 10 · Steffan "Mr. Wiggles" Clemente · Michael Jackson · Tabitha and Napoleon D'umo · George Sampson · Shane Sparks · Mona-Jeanette Berntsen · Harry Shum, Jr. · Laurieann Gibson · Detlef Soost · Carter "Fever One" McGlasson · Alyson Stoner · Adil Khan · Jon Chu · Hassan "Haspop" El-Hajjami · Poppin' Hyun Joon · Sofia Boutella · Adam G. Sevani · Akai OseiInternational champions Battle of the Year UK B-Boy
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Red Bull BC One R16 Korea Related topics History of hip-hop dance · Hip-hop culture · House dance · Funk styles · Street dance · African American culture · Funk music · Hip-hop theater · Rock the Spot · Breakin' Convention · Vibe Dance Competition · Urban Street Jam · Into the Hoods · Bounce Streetdance Company · Hip-Hop Dance Conservatory · The Legion of Extraordinary Dancers · So You Think You Can Dance · Electro danceSo You Think You Can Dance Seasons Hosts Permanent judges Nigel Lythgoe (2005-present) · Mary Murphy (2007–2009, 2011–present) · Adam Shankman (2009–2010) · Mia Michaels (2010)Guest judges Choreographers Louis van Amstel · Dee Caspary · Dmitry Chaplin · Sean Cheesman · Alex Da Silva · Tyce Diorio · Tabitha and Napoleon D'umo · Brian Friedman · Anya Garnis and Pasha Kovalev · Jean-Marc Généreux · Jason Gilkison · Dan Karaty · Spencer Liff · Nakul Dev Mahajan · Tony Meredith and Melanie LaPatin · Mia Michaels · Ron Montez · Mandy Moore · Mary Murphy · Toni Redpath · Dwight Rhoden and Desmond Richardson · Wade Robson · Doriana Sanchez · Benji Schwimmer · Christopher Scott · Dave Scott · Shane Sparks · Sonya Tayeh · Lil C · Stacey Tookey · Travis WallWinners Nick Lazzarini · Benji Schwimmer · Sabra Johnson · Joshua Allen · Jeanine Mason · Russell Ferguson · Lauren Froderman · Melanie Moore2nd place finalists1 Melody Lacayanga · Travis Wall · Danny Tidwell · Stephen "tWitch" Boss · Brandon Bryant · Jakob Karr · Kent Boyd · Sasha Mallory3rd place finalists1 Jamile McGee · Donyelle Jones · Neil Haskell · Katee Shean · Evan Kasprzak · Kathryn McCormick · Robert Roldan · Marko Germar4th place finalists1 Ashlé Dawson · Heidi Groskreutz · Lacey Schwimmer · Courtney Galiano · Kayla Radomski · Ellenore Scott · AdéChiké Torbert2 · Tadd GadduangOther finalists Other countries Click here for the complete list of contestants.
^2 Season 7 featured only three dancers as finalists at the end of its run. Although Torbert technically finished fourth, he was eliminated the week prior to the finale.
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