Peter Chu is an American dancer, choreographer, and teacher.[1] Born in The Bronx and raised in Cocoa Beach, Florida,[1] Chu is best known for performing with choreographer Crystal Pite's company Kidd Pivot,[2] for his role as principal dancer in the music video for Christina Perri's Jar of Hearts,[3] and for his appearance as a guest choreographer in season 9[4] and 10[5] of So You Think You Can Dance. He was the winner of the 2010 Capezio A.C.E. Award for choreographing the work, This Thought.[6]
Chu first trained as a gymnast and cheerleader before beginning studies at Dussich Dance Studio, and advancing his studies at Dance by Holly Rock.[1] He later graduated from The Juilliard School with a B.F.A. in Dance, where he was awarded the Hector Zaraspe Prize for Choreography.[7]
As a performer, Chu has danced with BJM Danse (Les Ballets Jazz de Montréal), Celine Dion's A New Day, and spent seven years as a company member of Kidd Pivot Frankfurt RM.[1]
Chu formed his own project-based dance company, called chuthis. In 2010, the company premiered Chu's work, Nothing Sticks, in New York City and Vancouver, British Columbia.[8]
References
- ^ a b c d "Taking Off" Archived 2013-10-11 at the Wayback Machine, "Dance Magazine"
- ^ Aaron Scott, "Review: Kidd Pivot's Dark Matters", "Portland Monthly Mag" March 17, 2012
- ^ "Christina Perri's "Jar of Hearts" MV | DT Exclusive Interview", "Dance Track Magazine" October 7, 2010
- ^ Brittany Perry-Russell, "DancePlug", "firstpost.com"
- ^ "So You Think You Can Dance Top 16 Perform" Archived 2013-09-27 at the Wayback Machine, "fox50.com" July 24, 2013
- ^ "Dance Teacher Summit - ACE Awards List
- ^ Palm, Matthew J. (February 13, 2013). "Choreographer Peter Chu works on Orlando Ballet's 'Hollywood en Pointe'". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved November 30, 2014.
- ^ Janet Smith, "Peter Chu Brings Big Influences to Dances for a Small Stage", "The Georgia Straight" July 25, 2013
