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Will B. Bell began his formal training with the dance competition circut at the age of 15 in the Baltimore area. After high school, Will attended Towson University where he recieved his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Dance Performance. During his collegiate years, Will had the opportunity to train in prestigious summer programs such as the Ailey School and the Lines Ballet School....Read more
Will B. Bell began his formal training with the dance competition circut at the age of 15 in the Baltimore area. After high school, Will attended Towson University where he recieved his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Dance Performance. During his collegiate years, Will had the opportunity to train in prestigious summer programs such as the Ailey School and the Lines Ballet School. During his training at Towson University, he studied heavily and worked under Linda Denise Fisher Harrell (former Ailey principal dancer), Vincent Thomas (VT Dance Director), and Runqiao Du (former Washington Ballet principal dancer).
After college, Will moved to LA to pursue his career in commercial dance, where he has worked with TV and movie choreographers such as Michael Rooney, Ryan Heffington, Kitty McNamee, Keither Young, Denise Faye, Melanie Williams, Tony Gonzalez, Michael Rooney, and more. Through these choreographers, he has worked with Hugh Jackman, and can be seen on ABC's General Hospital, SciFi's Face Off, a music video with Arcade Fire's Will Butler featuring Oscar winner Emma Stone, and an AT&T commercial, among others. He has also performed in productions with the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra at the historic Walt Disney Concert Hall.
Over the past few years, some of Will's contemporary ballet choreography has gone viral, and has been recognized internationally on many major platforms. Some of his work has been set at collegiate institutions such as Towson University, AMDA, The Studio School (formerly known as the Relativity School). Will had the opportunity to perform with Japanese pop icon Koichi Domoto in Endless Shock, The Musical in Tokyo. He was also seen dancing and acting in Hairspray Live on NBC alongside Derek Hough, Ariana Grande, and Jennifer Hudson.
Will had the opportunity of performing in Bejing and Scotland in a production called Apologue 2047 (a show about the endless possibilities of what happens when dance meets technology), directed by iconic Chinese movie director Zhang Yimou, and choreographed by international choregoraphers Lisa Keegan and Emma Seward. Recently his contemporary ballet work was featured in Son of a Bishop's music video Love Left Me Lonely.
Currently Will is on faculty at Millennium Dance Complex, Edge Performing Arts Center, and Movement Lifestyle, and teaches jazz, contemporary, contemporary ballet, and modern internationally.
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Class Descriptions
Will's class begins with elements from the McGovern Method combined with Horton Technique. This includes a series of roll-downs and flat backs, awakening the spine. Progressing through the warmup includesa series of isolations, deep stretches, and a modified ballet center before doing a series of jazz across-the-floor exercises that focus heavily on foundation, correct placement, weight changes, and style.
Dance combinations fuse different styles but heavily focus on jazz technique. Music can range from musicals from the Golden age, to disco, to soulful rhythm, or Blues. Will fosters a sense of freedom in class that allows dancers to push their artistic and techncial boundaries. Character shoes/heels are encouraged but not required for ladies.