Dave Scott, So You Think You Can Dance Choreographer, Dead at 52
Hip-hop dance choreographer Dave Scott, who brought many memorable routines to the Fox competition series So You Think You Can Dance, has died. He was 52.
'It is with heavy hearts that we share the passing of our beloved Dave Scott, who touched so many lives with his warmth, kindness and spirit,' reads a statement posted to Scott's Instagram account on Tuesday. 'During this difficult time we are doing our best to honor his memory in the way he deserves with love, dignity and respect.'
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A cause of death was not shared.
On the small screen, Scott's most notable choreographing work came from So You Think You Can Dance, where he contributed a number of hip-hop performances beginning in Season 3. Below, you can revisit one of Scott's standout dances, performed during Season 4 by contestants Comfort Fedoke and the late Stephen 'tWitch' Boss, with Chris Brown's 'Forever' as the soundtrack:
Scott also lent his dance talents to ABC's Dancing With the Stars, MTV's The Wade Robson Project and Bravo's Step It Up and Dance.
On the film side, Scott choreographed for movies like You Got Served (2004), Stomp the Yard (2007) and Step Up 2: The Streets (2008), among other projects.
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