Including Your Students in Show Choreography
Make it Sparkle Video with Brian Curl
Professional Choreographer
3:56 (runtime)
Director’s Notes
Choreographer Brian Curl emphasizes on creating moments for each student to shine and be center stage in a show, no matter their skill level or experience.
He emphasizes his strengths in teaching dance, particularly to those who might feel awkward or uncomfortable with their physicality, guiding them to be present and confident.
Brian believes dance doesn't have to be difficult to be interesting, it rather needs ‘the life behind the eyeballs’—the acting, the storytelling that's communicated through expressions.
He highlights that musical theater comprises of a few basic dance steps that are adaptable and repeated in different sequences. Knowing these steps helps students speak the 'language' of dance.
Brian encourages collaboration in choreography, often teaching the footwork and inviting students to contribute to the arm movements or other aspects, fostering a sense of collective creativity.
He promotes an approach that encourages input from the performers, expressing his belief that strict dictation of every move stifles creativity and enjoyment in the process.
About Brian Curl
Brian Curl is a professional teaching artist, actor, choreographer, director, and producer. Since 2008, Brian has been traveling the world teaching at conferences, high schools, and universities.
As an actor, he has performed in 49 of the 50 states as well as off-broadway, off-off-broadway, regional theaters, summer stock theaters, and Walt Disney World.
In late 2019, Brian founded daily8count.com, an online choreography education tool for the classroom...check it out! Brian is also a proud founding member of the Teaching Artist Alliance.
A big kid at heart, Brian enjoys working with the future of the theatre industry! Insta: @briancurl81 & @daily8count