Mandy Moore (choreographer)

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Mandy Moore
Born
Samantha Jo Moore

(1976-03-28) March 28, 1976 (age 48)
St. Louis, Missouri, US
Occupation(s)Choreographer, dancer, producer, dance instructor
Years active1994—present
AwardsPrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Choreography (2017, 2018, and 2020)

Samantha Jo "Mandy" Moore (born March 28, 1976) is an American

Grammy Awards ceremonies. She has been nominated seven times for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Choreography, winning in 2017 for her work on Dancing with the Stars, in 2018 for her work on So You Think You Can Dance, and in 2020 for Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist
.

Early life and education

Entrance to the Perry-Mansfield Performing Arts School & Camp

Samantha Jo Moore was born on March 28, 1976, in

Summit High School, she attended the Shelly True Dance Academy in Denver several times a week.[3] She also participated in high school basketball, track, and gymnastics.[2]

Moore moved to Los Angeles after graduating from high school in 1994 to pursue a career in dance.[3] She attended the EDGE Performing Arts Center in Los Angeles on a scholarship from the Summit Foundation.[3]

Career

Television

Moore was first hired by

Dancing with the Stars (Australian Season 17)
.

Among her television credits are

comedy-drama Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist, as well as the show's choreographer. She also appears as the auditioner in episode 11.[8]

Film

Moore has choreographed dance numbers for several David O. Russell films, starting with Silver Linings Playbook (2012)—for which she trained actors Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence to perform a mashup of different dance styles[9][10]—American Hustle (2013), and Joy (2015); she also did choreography for Leslye Headland's Sleeping With Other People (2015).[11]

Her most notable work to date is the 2016 film La La Land, for which she choreographed all the dance numbers, both large-scale and small-scale.[3][5] To choreograph the opening number, "Another Day of Sun", which took place in a traffic jam on a Los Angeles freeway ramp, Moore blocked out the action on paper and then began staging the moves using a group of ten dancers in a studio parking lot. The final scene involved 30 dancers, 100 extras, and 60 cars.[11][12] Moore trained the lead actors, Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone, both dance novices, over a period of six to eight weeks.[11] She emphasized emotion rather than technique, as Stone recalled:

"[Moore] tried to impart to us that, as much as we need to be technical and think of all of our steps, it's going to be about our faces. We need to see the joy and connection. We need to look at each other and smile at each other. We need to keep acting".[13]

Stage

Moore's stage credits include the New Wave L.A. Program created by the Los Angeles Ballet, a segment of Celine Dion's 2008 Taking Chances World Tour, Strictly Come Dancing, Cirque du Soleil's Michael Jackson: The Immortal World Tour; Shania Twain's Las Vegas show, Shania: Still the One,[7][14][15] and Taylor Swift's The Eras Tour.[16]

Moore directed and choreographed the

San Diego, California, which she subsequently brought Off-Broadway to the Second Stage Theater in Manhattan.[7][18]

Other venues

Moore has also choreographed routines for commercials, awards ceremonies, and fund-raisers. Her commercial credits include ads for Target, Amazon Prime, and Skechers.[1] In 2017 she choreographed dance numbers for all four major US awards ceremonies—the Academy Awards, Golden Globe Awards, Emmy Awards, and Grammy Awards.[1] For the Golden Globes ceremony that year, she choreographed Jimmy Fallon's opening take-off on the "Another Day of Sun" film scene.[1] Among the fund-raisers she has choreographed are "Dancing with the Mountain Stars", a fund-raiser for the St. Anthony Summit Medical Center,[17] and the 21st Annual Steve Chase Humanitarian Awards in Palm Springs, California, in 2015, benefitting the Desert AIDS Project.[15]

Professional dancing

Moore has danced on film in A Time for Dancing (2002), Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002), and Did You Hear About the Morgans? (2008),[2][6] and in the television sitcom Malcolm in the Middle.[17]

Teaching

Moore teaches at the EDGE Performing Arts Center and is a faculty member of JUMP weekend dance conventions for children.[14] She also teaches in private studios and has led dance workshops in Italy (Mediterraneo Dance Festival), Australia, and Korea.[2][17][19]

She is a member of the Board of Governors of the Television Academy, and as of 2017 heads that body's Choreographers Peer Group.[7][20]

Dance styles

Moore is proficient in choreographing many different types of dance, including contemporary, jazz, ballroom, tap, and folk.[10] She is known for training dancers on all levels and of all ages.[4][18]

Awards and honors

Since 2008, Moore has been nominated seven times for a

Emmy Award for the first season of Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist.[22]

Personal life

To avoid being confused with the better-known singer Mandy Moore, Moore registered with the Screen Actors Guild under the name Mandy Jo Moore.[23] Still, the two are often confused, and with tongue in cheek, Moore named her corporation "Nope Not Her".[10] She also uses the handle @nopenother on social media.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Mandy Moore, Choreography". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d Pounder, Lori (January 3, 2008). "Summit County native gains fame through dance and choreography". Summit Daily News. Retrieved June 3, 2019.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g "Summit High School graduate Mandy Moore completes choreography for 'La La Land'". Summit Daily News. January 6, 2017. Retrieved June 2, 2019.
  4. ^ a b c Yeo, Debra (October 5, 2018). "The dancers are small, but the rewards of Dancing With the Stars: Juniors were huge for choreographer Mandy Moore". Toronto Star. Retrieved June 2, 2019.
  5. ^ a b c Zar, Rachel (January 12, 2018). "Mandy Moore on how she juggles being one of the busiest choreographers in Hollywood". Dance Magazine. Retrieved June 3, 2019.
  6. ^ a b c d Bell, Amanda (July 30, 2018). "DWTS: Juniors: 5 Things to Know About New Judge Mandy Moore (No, Not the This Is Us Star ...)". People. Retrieved June 3, 2019.
  7. ^ a b c d "One on One Conversation with Mandy Moore and Walter Painter". Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation. September 24, 2018. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
  8. ^ "How Mandy Moore (No, Not That One) Combined ASL and Dance in 'Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist'". The Hollywood Reporter. April 4, 2020. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
  9. ^ Cohen, Sandy (December 22, 2016). "Former Colorado choreographer Mandy Moore shares secrets behind 'La La Land' dances". The Denver Post. Retrieved June 2, 2019.
  10. ^ a b c Camus, Renee (September 22, 2013). "Choreographer Mandy Moore's Modest Devotion". Los Angeles. Retrieved June 2, 2019.
  11. ^ a b c Fung, Lisa (December 29, 2016). "For choreographer Mandy Moore, 'La La Land' was 'the Super Bowl of my career'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 3, 2019.
  12. ^ Fallon, Kevin (December 16, 2016). "How 'La La Land' Staged a Dance Number on an L.A. Freeway". The Daily Beast. Retrieved June 2, 2019.
  13. ^ Reegan, Rebecca (September 12, 2016). "With 'La La Land,' Emma Stone and director Damien Chazelle aim to show that original musicals aren't all tapped out". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 2, 2019.
  14. ^ a b Searle, Deborah (December 4, 2009). "Mandy Moore Shares Her Magic!". Dance Informa. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
  15. ^ a b "Nationally renowned choreographer will shape the story of life with HIV and AIDS Directing the So You Think You Can Dance All-Stars (press release)". Desert AIDS Project. January 8, 2015. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
  16. ^ Seibert, Brian (August 9, 2023). "How to Command a Stage Without Great Dance Moves (Taylor's Version)". The New York Times. Archived from the original on August 22, 2023. Retrieved August 22, 2023.
  17. ^ a b c d Marciniec, Erica (September 22, 2011). "Mandy Moore: Choreographer to the mountain stars". Summit Daily News. Retrieved June 3, 2019.
  18. ^ a b Peikert, Mark (August 2, 2013). "Choreographer Mandy Moore Gives Advice for Dancers". Backstage. Retrieved June 2, 2019.
  19. ^ "Dancing in Tropea – Mediterraneo Dance Festival 2010". Archived from the original on December 21, 2021 – via www.youtube.com.
  20. ^ "Board of Governors". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
  21. Gold Derby
    . Retrieved June 4, 2019.
  22. ^ Schneider, Michael (September 1, 2020). "'Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist,' 'Archer,' 'Cosmos' Win Early 2020 Emmy Juried Awards". Variety.
  23. ^ Miller, Bruce R. (October 6, 2018). "Mandy Moore tries her hand at 'Dancing with the Stars' judging". Sioux City Journal. Retrieved June 4, 2019.

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