BRETT Sturgis

Brett Sturgis, born and raised in the Bronx New York. He began performing at the Kips Bay Boys & Girls Club training in Acting, Vocal and Dance in the styles of West african, Jazz, Tap, Modern and Hip Hop. Teaching since age 15 while a part of the dance troupe Culture Shock he learned the true meaning of structure, composition and execution hands on. While attending Professional Performing Arts School & Talent Unlimited H.S he majored in dance as well as classical vocal and took Musical Theater as an elective while training at Amas Musical Theater for acting/ vocal and fine tuning at Ballet Hispanico and The Alvin Ailey School. Since then he has taught in Amsterdam at the Lucia Marthas Dance Academy, Fontys Academy, Impact Dance in London, Los Angeles at the Debbie Allen Dance Academy, Teen Broadway in Sao Paulo Brazil, Beyond Belief Dance Studio in Texas, New York City at Broadway Dance Center, Steps, Opus Dance Theater, Man In Motion, Revolucion Latina, NYU, University of Melbourne and Ballet Hispanico. Brett has choreograped numerous award shows, Music Videos, fashion shows and industrials in Germany, Budapest, China, Spain & United States and Puerto Rico. Working closely with local youth organizations such as Boys & Girls Clubs Of America/Kips Bay Boys & Girls Club, The NY Board Of Education, The Door and various studios in N.Y & N.J has made him the “ Man of many styles ”. Teaching styles include: Jazz, Theater Jazz, West african, Hip Hop/ Street Jazz, Tap, Flamenco fusion, Samba Fusion, Afro cuban, Modern Jazz, Bomba y Plena, Salsa open shines/partner work on 2, Vocal Technique & Power, Songwriting, Group vocals with an equal knowledge of each discipline and style he teaches. He strives to make the next generation of performers versatile and passionate about what they do when the lights hit the stage! Theater/Vocal/Writing/Arrangements: On Your Feet ( Broadway & Holland), Aida (Holland), Sweet Charity (Natl Tour), Fuerza Bruta (NY), Twist ( Alliance Theater), Jesus Christ Superstar-The Gospel (Alliance Theater), Working (Amas), Jay Cole, Kanye West, Veronica, Andrea Martin, Tommy Hobson, J.J Martin, Greg “ IVON ” Castillo, The British Rock Symphony Movie/National Commercials/T.V: In The Heights, The Gangster Squad, From Other Worlds, Nissan Summer Savings, Hershey Take Five, Genspec Vitamins, Power Book III, Godfather Of Harlem, City On A Hill, The Bad Witch, The Flight Attendant, For Life, Community Service Choreography/Dance/Direction: Warner bros, The Tony Awards, Ariel Lawler, Stagga Lee f/ M.V.P, Kylie Minogue, Craig David, DLG, Macys Thanksgiving Parade, Disney, Frankie Negron, Madonna/Hard Candy, Chris Brown, Diamondz In The Rough, Neyo, Georgina Verban, Tito puente, Brooke Valentine,, Tito Nieves, Neyo, La India, Eddie Torress Dance Co., Orchestra De La Luz, WNBA’S Liberty Torch Patrol, Culture Shock, La Santa Luz Dance Co, Opus Dance Co.