SHaping

sound
By: Marilyn Ballesteros

BIOGRAPHY:
Its a contemporary based company, but it also has a unique fusion of
jazz, modern, and hip-hop choreography.
Established in Los Angeles in 2012.
The artistic director is Travis Wall.
The co-creators of the company are Nick Lazzarini, Teddy Forance,
and Kyle Robinson.
The company started as a reality TV show, on Oxygen Networks. It
was called All The Right Moves.
Shaping Sound was created to electrify a mash-up of dance styles and
musical genres brought fully to life by extraordinary dancers.

Travis Wall :
He is an American dancer and dance
instructor.
He specialized in contemporary and
jazz.
He recently won 2015 Emmy Award
for Outstanding Choreography.
He is a five time Emmy nominated
choreographer for his work on So
You Think You Can Dance and
Dancing with the Stars.
He choreographed a music video for
Carrie Underwood's Something in
Water that won CTM video of the

He has choreographed for for the

82nd Academy Awards and 2010
Video Music Awards, where he
worked with Drake, Florence and the
Machine, Chelsea Handler, Eminem,
and Rihanna.
He choreographed an episode of
Pretty Little Liars featuring Maddie
Ziegler.
He has been involved with film when
choreographing The Wedding
Ringer starring Kevin Hart and
numerous contemporary numbers for
Step Up Revolution.
He worked with the first lady of the
White House, Michelle Obama on her
Lets Move Campaign.
He teaches with NUVO Dance
Convention.

What makes them significant?

What makes Shaping sound
unique and diffrent?
What makes Shaping Sound unique and different is
that they make the audience experience the
exhilarating collaboration of visual musicians whose
explosive choreography, dynamic rhythm, speed, and
physical strength give shape and form to sound.

Recognition
s?
They have received positive and wonderful reviews on Outsmart
Magazine, Los Angeles Magazine, Playbill.com, Huffington Post
Miami, Dance Informa Magazine, and much much more.

how
can YOU
contact
them?

Website:
http://www.shapingsoundco.co
m/
Instagram: @shapingsoundco
Twitter: @ShapingSoundCo
Facebook: Shaping Sound
Dance Co.
Youtube:
ShapingSoundDanceCompany

Upcoming
Performa
nces?
In Los Angeles? Near YOU?!

Tour Schedule:
Escondido, CA. on October 22nd @
California Center for the Arts @
7:30 p.m.
Santa Monica, CA. on October 23rd
& 24th @ The Broad Stage. On the
23rd starts @ 7:30 pm. & on the
24th the first show starts at 3:00
p.m. & the second show starts at
8:00 p.m.
Cupertino, CA. on October 25th @
Flint Center for the Performing Arts.

Videos:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=fxjI0GUXELE

https://youtu.be/v1fqOZ5z
Ucw

work. Seeing clips of

their performances
caught my attention
and i couldnt stop
watching them. I
wanted to see more
and i did. I wish i can
go see them. i like
how they involve
physical interaction in
all their work, some is

??????Quiz
1.Who is the artistic director of Shaping Sound?
Questions??????
a.Kyle Robinson

c. Travis Wall

b.Nick Lazzarini

d. Teddy Forance

2. What are significant qualities Shaping Sound is know for?

c. physical strength
d.speed

c. dynamic rhythm
d. explosive choreography

d. all of the above

3. Where are the Shaping Sound dancers from?
e.So You Think You Can Dance

c. All The Right Moves

4. Where is Shaping Sound based?

a.San Francisco

c. New York

b.Los Angeles

d. Miami

5. What styles of dance does Shaping Sound incorporate in their

choreography?
c. Hip- hop

c. Contemporary

d.Modern

d. Jazz
e. all of the above

Referenc
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