![]() ![]() He put so much care into making sure the dance was authentic and shot in a way not to distract from the dancers but to enhance them. Chu, who directed the second and third installments. The executive producer Adam Shankman, and Anne Fletcher who directed the first installment, have had an amazing dance and choreography career of their own. I think the fact that it was a franchise built by dancers and people who genuinely love dance. Why do you think the Step Up franchise is always such a great success? Some dance movies don’t always do so well at the box office. I have to say though, some of the best b-boys in the world come from Miami! They call it ‘Flava Florida’ and if you have ever seen Skill Methodz Crew, Flipside Kings or other Miami crews, you might know what I’m talking about. I actually know a lot of dancers in LA from Miami, so I felt very at home there. Is the Miami dance scene very different to LA? Miami is a really inspiring place for art! It has such a strong culture that being there really influenced the outcome of the choreography in some ways. Then we all came together for the finale where I was in charge of Adam Sevani’s section with the riot shields, the b-boy section and Madd Chadd’s robotic police officer section. Jamal Sims gave me the piece to choreograph with the Hoberman Spheres (expanding 3D spheres) featuring Twitch. ![]() I was in charge of choreographing the ‘Office Plaza Mob’, with 65 dancers in suits shutting down an office building in a display of protest. Which parts of the choreography did you have a hand in? And three months in Miami! Basically it was a dream job!Ĭhristopher Scott. Not to mention getting to create routines with some of the most incredible dancers in the world, all while working under supervising choreographer Jamal Sims, who just happens to be one of my mentors, director Scott Speer, who set an endless idea of what we could do in this film, and executive producer Adam Shankman, who has been such a big part of bringing dancers to the forefront as he’s a dancer himself. So being behind the camera five years later was a little surreal! It made the experience extremely special. I started off my role in the franchise as the character ‘Hair’ in Step Up 2: The Streets. How was the experience of choreographing for Step Up Revolution? ![]() This can be seen in his choreography for the latest Step Up franchise, Revolution.Ī familiar face on screen, Chris has lent his hand to Fox’s number one hit competition series in the US, So You Think You Can Dance, for which he received his first Emmy nomination at this year’s awards.ĭance Informa caught up with Chris to chat about the success of Step Up Revolution. When you think of Christopher Scott, more comes to mind than just a choreographer – he’s a dance innovator and storyteller. ![]()
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