Amy Wright

Since her professional beginning in 1995 Amy Wright has become one of Canada's most in demand Choreographers. Her work includes feature films, movies of the week, television series, reality TV, stage musicals, including Canada's prestigious Shaw Festival and over 75 commercials. As a producer, The Next Step television show is one of Amy's most well-known projects with seven seasons, and over 200 episodes, it is watched by millions around the world. Amy has been with the series since its inception as Casting Director, Choreographer and a Producer. Having coordinated over 500 unique dance moments for the series on screen, Amy has been an integral part of planning premier performances including sold out Live World Tours and The Next Step Live: The Movie, a feature film has since amassed over 3.5 million views on YouTube. Amy's recent television work includes Netflix series Dare Me, The Umbrella Academy and Anne With an E, the new Nickelodeon series Blues Clues And You, spectacular routines for American Gods (Amazon Prime), dancing vampires and witches in What We Do In The Shadows (FX), and Latin dances with Jason Priestly for Private Eyes (Global). Over the years, Amy has been fortunate to work with some of the hottest stars in the business: Taika Waititi, Ian McShane, Rachel McAdams, Eric Bana, Will Ferrell, Lindsay Lohan, Megan Fox, Colin Farrell, Molly Shannon, Alyssa Milano, Lauren Holly, Colin Mochrie, Hilary Duff, Marilyn Manson, Hedley, LeAnn Rimes, and a movie produced by Britney Spears. Amy has choreographed eleven Academy Award Winners/Nominees: Julianne Moore, Woody Harrelson, Sissy Spacek, Richard Dreyfuss, Peter O'Toole, Joan Plowright, Jeremy Irons, Virginia Madsen, Helen Mirren, Ellen Page and Jessica Lange! With an eye always open to new talent, Amy has cast hundreds of dancers for a variety of projects ranging from television's The Next Step, and Find Me In Paris to Confessions Of A Teenage Drama Queen (Feature Film) and the American Girl movie-of-the-week Isabelle Dances Into The Spotlight. With a focus on performances for young audiences, she teaches and adjudicates internationally and her teaching method is highly regarded which combines acting and dance techniques. Website: www.amywright.ca Instagram: @amywrightdance