Tony Testa

Anthony Joseph Tony Testa (born 31 March 1987) is an American choreographer, creative director, educator, and dancer.Testa started dancing at eight years old in his hometown of Fort Collins, Colorado at Westin Arts Academy & Artistic Fusion Dance Academy. His career as a choreographer began when he made a homemade demo reel using his mothers video camera. In 2002 Tony was picked by choreographer Brian Friedman to tour with Aaron Carter for his Jukebox Tour. in his demo reel was seen by Janet Jackson, who hired him to choreograph on her promotional tour that year.Testa has also choreographed for Britney Spears, and for Nickelodeons Dance on Sunset (2008). In 2010, he began choreographing for Kylie Minogue and went on to do her All The Lovers, Better Than Today, & Get Outta My Way music videos. He was the Associate Director & Choreographer for her Aphrodite: Les Folies World Tour (2011).Testa was hired by director Kenny Ortega as an associate choreographer for Michael Jacksons final tour This Is It, Dancing With The Stars feat. Corbin Bleu, The Rocky Horror Picture Show Benefit for The Painted Turtle, and the remake movie Dirty Dancing.In November 2011, Testa co-directed the opening of the American Music Awards with Wade Robson. Later that year he went on as the Creative Director for Season 1 of The Voice UK and for one direction on Saturday Night Live (Season 37, Episode 18).In 2012, Testa choreographed for the K-pop band SHINee in their music video Sherlock which earned the band Best Dance Performance Male Group at the MNET Asian Music Awards 2012. Since then he has also choreographed the music videos and live performances for SHINees Dreamgirl, Everybody, and Married to the Music as well as TVXQs Catch Me (known in Korea as Hulk Dance). Testa has choreographed Super juniors Mamacita. For EXO, Testa choreographed the bands Wolf and Overdose. He was also their art director for EXOs first solo concert The Lost Planet. He also choreographed Fire Truck,My First and Last and Cherry Bomb by NCT.Testa is a dance educator for both New York City Dance Alliance and Monsters Of Hip Hop dance conventions, and a guest speaker at the TEDx conference in Los Angeles in June 2013.

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