Peter Chu

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]

Peter Chu
Chu in 2010
Born
(1978-05-02) May 2, 1978
The Bronx, New York, U.S.
Occupation(s)Dancer, choreographer, teacher
Websitehttp://www.chuthis.net

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
  1. "Taking Off" Archived 2013-10-11 at the Wayback Machine, "Dance Magazine"
  2. Aaron Scott, "Review: Kidd Pivot's Dark Matters", "Portland Monthly Mag" March 17, 2012
  3. "Christina Perri's "Jar of Hearts" MV | DT Exclusive Interview", "Dance Track Magazine" October 7, 2010
  4. Brittany Perry-Russell, "DancePlug", "firstpost.com"
  5. "So You Think You Can Dance Top 16 Perform" Archived 2013-09-27 at the Wayback Machine, "fox50.com" July 24, 2013
  6. "Dance Teacher Summit - ACE Awards List
  7. Palm, Matthew J. (February 13, 2013). "Choreographer Peter Chu works on Orlando Ballet's 'Hollywood en Pointe'". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved November 30, 2014.
  8. Janet Smith, "Peter Chu Brings Big Influences to Dances for a Small Stage", "The Georgia Straight" July 25, 2013


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