#teddyforance

[skymottet-blog]

Sadly Generation four has come to an end...😢 I had an awesome time in Massachusetts with all my friends! I learned so much this past week from all the amazing teachers and faculty. I want to thank @teddyforance and his family for this week and many more to come!🙏🏼 @gen4dance I will miss all my friends and my awesome roomie @elliemannella ❤️ #gen4 #teddyforance #dance #dancecamp #summer #summercamp

[rammieannie]

Printed some motivational photos with my dancing icon, @teddyforance :D He always creates more than just a dance, he lives through the music. Thank you for inspiring lots of dancers all over the world 😊 #dancing #TeddyForance #shapingsound #CliStudios

[maryannsdance-blog]

Awesome! Loved every minute of it ... Still amazing that we had some of those dancers in the store not that long ago! Love them! #ShapingSound #DWTS #TeddyForance #TravisWall #KyleRobinson #NickLazzarini #Repost @shapingsoundco with @repostapp.
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Thank you @dancingabc!!!! #Repost @dancingabc with @repostapp.
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How incredible was that @shapingsoundco performance! #DWTS.

[couchmonkey]

Dance like everyone's watching

With the proliferation of dance shows on network TV one of the most exciting categories at the Emmys is Best Choreography. At least I think so. The Emmy ceremony people, not so much. In fact I think it's actually presented at the technical ceremony.

This year, although three So You Think You Can Dance choreographers are nominated, the program's boy wonder - Travis Wall - is nominated for a routine he and Teddy Forance put together for Dancing With The Stars called Without You:

http://youtu.be/y5EYMPBSso8

The SYTYCD trio, from the looks of it, have been nominated for their body of work over the season. First there's Stacey Tookey, a contemporary choreographer:

In This Shirt:  http://youtu.be/-hP8diaf10c

Turning Tables: http://youtu.be/wBkpp3Jh7e0

Heart Asks For Pleasure First: http://youtu.be/G7LaOeymYIo

Stacey is Canadian and has created for SYTYCD on both sides of the border and has danced for/learned from Mia Michaels, much like Travis Wall did.

Christopher Scott is the next to represent, with two hip hop routines:

Misty Blue: http://youtu.be/sGmYFCbyuCE  - featuring breakout Twitch

Velocity: http://youtu.be/nHbe6ZeSJKU

Rounding out the posse is Spencer Liff:

Whatever Lola Wants: http://youtu.be/RB_ZyYauahQ

Please Mr. Jailor: http://youtu.be/eGhM3er1RoM

Where Do I Begin: http://youtu.be/Hd20R0R941M

Spencer's routines are generally Broadway themed or flavored as that's where he got his start.

The wildcard is Joshua Bergasse, who's been choreographing Smash for NBC. His routines are:

Let's Be Bad: http://youtu.be/BpuzGtY6qto

and Never Met a Wolf, which I could only find on YouTube in lyric or just audio format.

It's hard to compare Bergasse's stuff to the raw dance routines, but as I am beginning to appreciate contemporary more, I'm going to say Wall or Tookey will take it.

Fingers crossed. But not taking bets.