From competitions to creating a top entertainment company with Pharside

Christopher Pharside shares his story on how he started Academy of Villains. This episode will give you a new perspective on dance jobs and help you realize that there are so many ways to turn your passion into a career.

 

In this episode you will learn about:

How to create a long term career and business from a competitive dance crewThe journey from being a top freestyle dancer to becoming an award winning choreographer.How it all started by proving someone wrong.Tips on what AOV did to keep their competitors on their toes at every dance competition and took first place every time.Proving that you don’t need an agent or manager to create your own dance jobs and career.How dancers have a lot of other options to make money in the dance world and to think out of the box to pursue a money making dream to reality.

 

 

Show Notes:

 

Christopher Pharside started dancing as freestyle dancer and battled at dance battles in the Bay Area. He learned about choreography when he joined a dance crew and decided to start his own dance company which eventually became one of the most known dance crews in the U.S by collaborating with Universal Studios Horror Nights Orlando. 

 

Christopher Pharside shares his story on how he started Academy of Villains. This episode will give you a new perspective on dance jobs and help you realize that there are so many ways to turn your passion into a career.

 

 

Question Highlights:

How did you get into dance and how old were you?Tell us about AOV (Academy of Villains). What made you start it and what have you accomplished with them?What was one of your favorite TV or stage shows to choreograph for? Why?How do you feel about the dance world now vs the dance world 20 years ago?What’s the number one tip you have for dancers looking to get into dance as a career?

 

 

About Pharside:

 

Christopher was influenced by the pioneers of styles such as popping, hip hop, krump, and strutting which allowed him to have a solid foundation to train and grow from in his dance career. He became one of the top freestylers in the nation winning over 40 titles and also helped form the group “Supreme Soul” who made it to the top 5 of MTV’s “America’s Best Dance Crew.” 

 

He and his wife, Crystal have four companies who have not only become huge entities in the dance community but who have also won several titles and awards under their leadership and direction. He choreographed several times for the television program, “So You Think You Can Dance” Co-produced and choreographed live performance shows for Elvira at Knott’s Scary Farm. Chris won Breakthrough Choreographers of the Year at the 2015 World of Dance Industry Awards.

 

 

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