Interview:The Making of a Dance Maker

Becoming a professional choreographer with Andrew Skeels

What does it take to live one’s life as a professional choreographer? In this elusive art form, how does one package a gift as ephemeral as dance making?

Andrew Skeels, artistic director of Skeels Danse Montréal and Artistic Advisor to The Ballet Institute New York tells us one story, his story of his journey from staging shows in his childhood living room to the greatest stages in the world. From Tap and Hip Hop classes to the Paris Opera Ballet: One dancer's path to becoming a professional choreographer.