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Anthony Joseph "Tony" Testa (born 31 March 1987) is an American choreographer, creative director, educator, & dancer.〔(S.M.ROOKIES introduces Hansol, Jisung, & Mark + practice session clip with Tony Testa | allkpop.com )〕〔(Top Los Angeles choreographers frolic in fountains for Dance Camera West | arts•meme )〕〔(Choreographer Tony Testa Checks Out 'Viva Elvis' | Las Vegas Review-Journal )〕 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 mother's video camera. In 2005, 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,〔(Choreographer Tony Testa Checks Out 'Viva Elvis' | Las Vegas Review-Journal )〕 and for Nickelodeon's "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 Jackson's 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 of 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"〔(SHINee meets Tony Testa - Yahoo News Singapore )〕 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 SHINee's "Dreamgirl,"〔(Five Reasons To Get Excited About SHINee's "Dream Girl" Comeback - Popdust )〕 "Everybody",〔[http://unitedkpop.com/2013/10/unitedkpop-single-review-shinee-everybody/ [Unitedkpop Single Review] Shinee – ‘Everybody’]〕 and "Married to the Music" as well as TVXQ's "Catch Me" (known in Korea as 'Hulk Dance'). For EXO, Testa choreographed the band's "Wolf", "Growl" and "Overdose". He was also their art director for EXO's first solo concert "The Lost Planet". Testa is a dance educator for both "New York City Dance Alliance"〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.nycdance.com/Faculty/Bios/Tony_Testa.aspx )〕 and "Monsters Of Hip Hop" dance conventions, and a guest speaker at the TEDx conference in Los Angeles in June 2013. == Additional choreography == *Concert tour for the singer Demi Lovato - Choreographer (2011) *Promotional Concert Tour for the singer Britney Spears. - Choreographer (2008) 〔 *Promotional Concert Tour for the singer Janet Jackson & Nelly. Aired on NBC Today Show- Co-Choreographer (2006) 〔 *Music Videos for the singer Kylie Minogue. Songs titled "Get Outta My Way" and "All the Lovers" - 2010 *Dance Spirit Magazine Article.(2008) 〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Anthony Joseph Testa」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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