Luther Brown

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Luther Brown
Born (1974-09-18) September 18, 1974 (age 49)
Kingston, Jamaica
NationalityCanadian
OccupationChoreographer/artistic director

Luther Brown is a Canadian choreographer/artistic director. Born in Kingston, Jamaica, and raised in Toronto, Ontario, he is best known as a hip hop dance choreographer for movies, television and commercials. Brown is a regular choreographer for the television dance competition So You Think You Can Dance and So You Think You Can Dance Canada , for which he was a choreographer and a judge. [1] Brown is a co-founder of Do Dat Entertainment.

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In addition to his television work, Brown has choreographed over 100 music videos [2] for artists including Janet Jackson, P.Diddy, [1] Jully Black, Shawn Desman, Alicia Keys, Brandy, Christina Aguilera, [3] Nicki Minaj and Big Bang.

Early life and education

Brown's father ran a community radio show, The Caribbean Crucible, on Toronto's 105.5 FM, then the York University radio station. Brown later stated that helping his father gave him an ear for music. Throughout high school he was active in dance and step teams, as well as being a songwriter. [4]

Brown continued to develop his choreographic style with the step dance squad he founded while studying at the University of Windsor. [5]

Career

While still in university, Brown began to choreograph for many important artists in the Toronto hip-hop community of the 1990s. This included shows for Jully Black, Michie Mee, Dream Warriors and Maestro Fresh Wes. In 2003, he found his first opportunity to choreograph for American performers when he was invited to work on a music video for the rappers Cam'ron and Mase. [5]

In 2007 Brown was awarded Outstanding Choreography in a Commercial from the Choreography Media Awards for his work with Nike. [4]

Beginning in 2008, Brown worked as a judge and choreographer for the Canadian version of the television show So You Think You Can Dance. He was a choreographer for the final season of the American version. He has also made guest appearances on the X-Factor , Making the Band 4 and the Canadian TV show The Next Step . [5]

In 2013, Brown worked with the Korean Boy Band BigBang. [5]

Brown is a dedicated dance teacher who teaches internationally in venues ranging from community centres and high schools to large-scale dance conventions. [5]

Choreography for So You Think You Can Dance

SeasonWeekDancersStyleMusic
Season 1 (Canada) Week 3Tamina Pollack-Paris
Joey Matt		Hip-Hop"Ditch That..."—The-Dream
Week 4Arassay Reyes
Nico Archambault 		"Don't Touch Me (Throw da Water on 'em)"—Busta Rhymes
Week 5Allie Bertram
Danny Arbour		"In The Ayer"—Flo Rida feat. will.i.am
Week 7Lisa Auguste
Nico Archambault 		"Whatever You Like"—T.I.
Week 8Allie Bertram
Izaak Smith		"Tell Me"—Diddy feat. Christina Aguilera
FinaleTop 20"Get Up"—50 Cent
Season 2 (Canada) Week 3Jayme Rae Dailey
Daniel Dory		Hip-Hop"Pucker Up"—Ciara
Week 4Melanie Mah
Cody Bonnell		"Turnin Me On"—Keri Hilson feat Lil Wayne
Week 5Kim Gingras
Emanuel Sandhu		"Respect My Conglomerate"—Busta Rhymes feat Lil Wayne & Jadakiss
Week 5Top 12
Group Routine		"The Jump Off"—Lil' Kim feat Mr Cheeks
Week 7Kim Gingras
Cody Bonnell		"Humpin' Around"—Bobby Brown
Week 8Melanie Mah
Everett Smith		"That's Right"—Ciara

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  2. ↑ "Luther Brown: Are mentors important to success? | Financial Post". 4 December 2011. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  3. ↑ Huggins, Julye (8 July 2010). "Luther Brown: A Jane-Finch Success Story". The Dance Current. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  4. 1 2 "Luther Brown". Black In Canada. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 Smith, Kathleen (January–February 2013). "Controlled Street: Luther Brown Plays the Game". The Dance Current. 16 (1).
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