Dave Scott (choreographer)
Dave Scott (born 1974) is an American hip-hop dance teacher, c*ographer, and talent developer. He gained widespread success from his c*ography in movies, primarily the 2004 dance film You Got Served and the 2008 dance film Step Up 2: The Streets. He is a resident c*ographer on So You Think You Can Dance and The PULSE on Tour dance convention.
Contents
- 1 Early life
- 2 Career
- 2.1 Film
- 2.2 Television
- 2.3 Teaching
- 3 References
- 4 External links
Early life
Dave was born and raised in Compton, California. He is 6'4 and has never taken any dance cl*es or had any formal training. He started dancing as a hobby when he was 15. He learned how to dance from watching musicals, b-boy movies, and music videos, namely those of Michael Jackson whom he cites as one of his influences. He acknowledges hip-hop dance pioneers Stefan "Mr. Wiggles" Clemente and Timothy "Popin' Pete" Solomon as influences as well.
As a teenager, he further developed his skills by forming his own b-boy crew and battling other crews in his neighborhood. After graduating high school, Scott attended Weber State University on a basketball scholarship where he earned an *ociate's degree in business. He got his first professional dance job while in Utah by chance when he was asked to replace a dancer on a concert tour after being spotted dancing in a club. He later returned to California and started his career by dancing on tours and in music videos.
Career
From tours and music videos, he built relationships in the dance community and moved into teaching cl*es and doing c*ography for film and television. He describes his c*ography style as aggressive, melodic, and energetic. He has worked with singers such as Ginuwine, B2K, Tyrese, Brian McKnight, Jon B, IMX, rapper Bow Wow, and Olympic gold medalist Tara Lipinski. He is the c*ographer and co-creator of teen R&B group Mindless Behavior.
In 2012, he co-c*ographed the Ubisoft video game The Hip Hop Dance Experience with Laurieann Gibson and b-boy David "Kid David" Shreibman. As of May 2013, he is a mentor/judge on Danceamatic.com, a website that host monthly c*ography compe*ions.
Film
In 2001, Scott formed the teen R&B group B2K and served as their c*ographer and stylist. With the group he went on to c*ograph the movie You Got Served which featured all four singers in primary roles. In 2004, he won an American C*ography Award for Best C*ography in a Feature Film. 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-c*ographed Step Up 2: The Streets with Jamal Sims and Nadine "Hi Hat" Ruffin. In 2008, he won a Fred and Adele Astaire Award for Best C*ography in Film.
Scott also c*ographed the movies Fresh, Stomp the Yard, Dance Flick, House Party 4, and Coach Carter. In 2010, Scott appeared in the independent do*entary MOVE — a film about how people in the dance industry were able to go from dancing as a hobby to dancing as a career. He c*ographed the 2013 film Battle of the Year: The Dream Team which is based on the 2007 do*entary Planet B-Boy.
Television
In 2003, he was a guest c*ographer on The Wade Robson Project. He was also a guest c*ographer on Step It Up and Dance and on season seven of Dancing with the Stars. Since season three he has been a recurring hip-hop c*ographer on the show So You Think You Can Dance.
Teaching
In conjunction with Debbie Allen Dance Academy, Scott serves as the director of the Los Angeles Hip Hop Intensive. He is a faculty member with PULSE dance convention, Millennium Dance Complex, and Broadway Dance Center.
References
External links
- Dave Scott at IMDb
- Dave Scott on Twitter