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Hailing from Houston, Texas, Tony Guerrero (he/him) has made NYC his base for seventeen years. Tony is the creator of Broadway Dance Center's hit class, Burlesque Jazz, which is now a permanent fixture at BDC!
...Read moreHailing from Houston, Texas, Tony Guerrero (he/him) has made NYC his base for seventeen years. Tony is the creator of Broadway Dance Center's hit class, Burlesque Jazz, which is now a permanent fixture at BDC!
Recently, Tony had the honor of choreographing for Sutton Foster in TV Land's Younger, he served as a contributing choreographer for CLEOPATRA Off-Broadway, and was a guest choreographer for the Philadelphia 76'ers dance team.
Tony co-choreographed Taylor Swift's Welcome to New York at the NY Knicks opening night half time show at Madison Square Garden, as well as several numbers for the NY Knicks City Dancers and Brooklynettes.
Tony joined JT Horenstein (in partnership with Broadway Dance Center) in co-choreographing and leading Team USA in the TenCent Just Dance television presentiation in Shanghai, China, as well as co-creating a groundbreaking original production for the internationally known The Young Canadians.
Additional stage/industrial/NYC nightlife choreography include Barter Theater (Associate Choreographer), Icons 3D at the Post Office Cabaret (Provincetown, MA), Get Out Magazine Awards, Fashion Forward at New World Stages, Times Square Marriot Marquis, Triad Theatre, 2014 Napa Auto Parts National Summit, and several music videos and self-produced nightlife presentations.
Tony has spent fourteen years at the Metropolitan Opera as a dancer, actor, fighter, and stunt performer, including being a featured actor/dancer in the critically acclaimed Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk, and lead dancer in Cavalleria Rusticana/Pagliacci.
Tony toured nationally as the Latin feature in Saturday Night Fever (plus original Las Vegas company), and completed three world tours of West Side Story as Bernardo.
Tony has worked under theatre staples such as Arlene Phillips, Rob Ashford, and Joey McKneely. Other favorite theater credits include Rock Stars NYC (Off-Broadway), Man of la Mancha, Guys and Dolls, Urban Cowboy, Evita, Tommy, La Cage Aux Follies, and Copacabana.
Recording artist performances/videos include Pitbull, The Lonley Island (ft Nicki Minaj), Lenny Kravtiz, and Lisa Lisa.
Favorite TV/Film credits include Orange is the New Black (Ahmed), SNL, The Get Down, The Wolf of Wall Street, Younger,Quantico, Person of Interest, and HBO's The Normal Heart.
Tony has been directed by the likes of Baz Luhrmann, Ryan Murphy, Amy Heckerling, Jodi Foster, and Martin Scorcese. He is a proud member of SAG/AFTRA, AEA, and AGMA.
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Class Descriptions
Combining his experience in nightlife with his background in theatre, Tony has crafted this unisex dance experience to provide a fun, positive space in which dancers can let loose, cast away self-judgement, tap into the beast within, and nourish self-confidence while celebrating sexuality. Warm up focuses on loosening up the body, isolations, strengthening, deep stretch and an abdominal finaleClass explores several different angles of burlesque movement, set to a soundtrack of the hottest music of the past four decades! Tony utilizes multiple directions and acting exercises to color and give meaning to the movement.
Tony’s philosophy is that any scene can be burlesque…and any burlesque can be a scene.
Heels are encouraged, but not required…and are a welcome tool for any gender identity!
Tony sets a vibrant, energetic atmosphere with a focus on performance, purpose, motivation and character…all with a reminder of technique and strengthening the dancer by warming up every inch of the body.
Tony thinks outside of the box, often using non-traditional music to set a scene with multiple motivations in a time in which any music can be turned into theatre. Whether using the mirror as a tool, or pulling the scene into a three-dimensional number, Tony challenges his students to step outside of themselves and learn quickly.
No matter the style, Tony always leaves students feeling excited about dance, aware of alignment, inspired about performing and happily exhausted!