Bobby Amamizu MW+

Bobby Amamizu, originally from Irvine, CA, graduated from Orange County High School of the Arts and held a BFA in Dance Performance from UC Irvine. He is a professional dancer, educator, assistant choreographer, and choreographer who has worked in all varieties of entertainment, such as stage, industrials, company, film, commercials, and television.

Stage/Industrials/Company credits include Cirque du Soleil’s Viva Elvis (original cast), The Power of Music Evening with Hans Zimmer, Freelusion, Cirque du Soleil Worlds Away Roadshow, Loving The Silent Tears (original musical), International Ballet Festival of Miami, Laguna Dance Festival, National Choreographers Initiative, L’Oreal, Mattel, Morinda, Unity LA (Tessandra Chavez), and Commonality (Adam Parson).

Film: A Week Away (Netflix), Valley Girl “Like Totally A Musical,” Fame, A Very Harold and Kumar Christmas, Dear Dumb Diary. Television/Commercials: Young Sheldon, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Season 5), Physical (Season 2 and 3), Roar, The Voice Promo, Carpool Karaoke, Ford, Lip Sync Battle, Hulu’s “Door No.1”, Home Joy, Dancing with the Stars, Miss Universe, Strictly Come Dancing, Fiona Apple music video “Paper Bag,” Jerry Lewis Telethon.

He has taught for different companies, institutions, and conventions, including Cirque du Soleil, Houston Met, OCSA, Edge Performing Arts Center, Steps on Broadway, Tremaine Dance Convention, and LA Elite/Elite Dance Convention. He is on faculty for Hollywood Connection Dance Convention and an Adjunct Professor at Pace University’s Commercial Dance Department.  

Bobby is an assistant to many choreographers, such as Marguerite Derricks, Michael Rooney, Bonnie Story, Lane Napper, and Dominique Kelley. Past projects he was fortunate to participate in as an assistant choreographer include Happy Socks, AT&T, Carvana, Flirty Dancing, and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. Currently, he is working on a new ballet TV show as an assistant choreographer that will be filming in New York and Paris.