Ryan Francois

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Figura importante del movimento Revival del Lindy Hop in Europa durante gli anni 80 e 90

Allenato da alcuni dei grandi Savoy Lindy Hoppers, come Frankie Manning, Pepsi Bethel e Mama Lou Parks, Ryan Francois celebra i suoi 32 anni da Lindy Hopper, coreografo e storico del Jazz.

Da coreografo è popolare per la sua coreografia per Strictly Come Dancing e So You Think You Can Dance e come performer per essere stato due volte vincitore del U.S. Open and American Swing Dance Championships.

• Ha coreografato e recitato nella famosa scena di Lindy Hop nel film su Malcolm X di Spike Lee.
• È stato il coreografo delle scene di ballo del film Swing Kids con Christian Bale e Sean Leonard.
• È apparso anche in Idlewild con gli Outkast e Macy Gray, nel film Polar Express con Tom Hanks e in diversi video musicali tra cui 2 Cousins insieme al ballerino Remy Kouame.
• Al Torino Swing Festival del 2014 ha coreografato e diretto, in collaborazione con Jovon Miller, il musical Torino Royale, che mette in scena alcuni dei più grandi ballerini swing del mondo (Dax & Sarah, William & Maeva, Max & Annie ecc.)
• Prossimamente sarà impegnato come co-coreografo nel nuovo musical “Feeling in the mood” basato sulla vita e la musica di Glenn Miller.
• Testimone di quelle che sono state le origini e le evoluzioni del Lindy Hop, nel 2016 inizia la sua esperienza come insegnante della scuola Tuballo Swing a Firenze.

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Important personality in the Lindy Hop movement during 80s and 90s in Europe

Ryan Francois has been coached by some of the great Savoy Lindy Hoppers, like Frankie Manning, Pepsi Bethel and Mama Lou Parks and he celebrates its 32 years as Lindy Hopper and Jazz choreographer and historian in 2016.

As choreographer, Ryan is popular for his choreography for Strictly Come Dancing and So You Think You Can Dance and as a performer to be a two-time winner of the U.S. Open and American Swing Dance Championships.

• He choreographed and starred in the famous scene of Lindy Hop in Malcolm X Spike Lee movie and he was the choreographer of the dance of the Swing Kids movie scenes with Christian Bale and Sean Leonard.
• He also appeared in Idlewild with Outkast and Macy Gray, in Polar Express movie with Tom Hanks and in several music videos including 2 Cousins ​​together with Remy Kouame.
• During 2014, he choreographed and directed the musical Torino Royale in partnership with Jovon Miller; the musical portrays some of the greatest swing dancers in the world (Dax & Sarah, William & Maeva, Max & Annie etc.)
• In the next future he will be engaged as co-choreographer in the new musical Feeling in the mood based on the life and music of Glenn Miller.
• Witness of the origins and evolution of the Lindy Hop, he started his experience as teacher in Tuballo Swing school in Florence in 2016.

— Descrizione fornita da Ryan Francois