Jamal Sims Biography
Jamal Sim Is an American director/choreographer who has worked on notable musicals such as Footloose, Cirque du Soleil’s Michael Jackson: The Immortal World Tour, and Hairspray. He is the director of the World of Wonder Productions documentary Buck U.
10 Quick Facts About Jamal Sims
- Name: Jamal Sims
- Age: 48 years
- Birthday: January 7
- Zodiac Sign: Capricorn
- Height: Average
- Nationality: American
- Occupation: Director/Choreographer
- Marital Status: Married
- Salary: Under review
- Net worth: Under review
Jamal Sims Age
Born on January 7, 1971 Jamal Full names Jamal Terry Sims is 48 years of age as of 2019.
Jamal Sims Height
Sims stands at a fair height and has a fair body weight to match his Height.
Jamal Sims Husband
As discussed during an interview, Sims reveals to Snow that he was married to his partner Octavius Terry (now his husband, of course) during the live broadcast of the 2014 Grammy Awards.
Jamal Sims Choreographer
Sims is a famous people who is best known as a Dancer. Jamal was born on January 7, 1971 in California. He worked with Neil Patrick Harris as the supervising choreographer for Rent at the Hollywood Bowl. Jamal Sims is a member of famous Dancer list. Highly sought after director/choreographer who has worked on notable musicals such as Footloose, Cirque du Soleil’s Michael Jackson: The Immortal World Tour, and Hairspray. He is the director of the World of Wonder Productions documentary Buck U.
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Jamal Sims Step Up
Sims is one of today’s most sought after choreographer/directors in the industry. Currently Jamal is directing an HBO documentary entitled Buck U, working with HBO’s Sheila Nevins and World Of Wonder Productions. His recent projects include the fifth installment of the Step Up series, the acclaimed Microsoft “Surface/Surface Pro” tablet commercial, and the viral “Safety Video” hit for Virgin America.
Jamal has also worked with Neil Patrick Harris as the Supervising Choreographer for RENT at the Hollywood Bowl. His other Choreography credits include Footloose, Cirque du Soleil’s Michael Jackson: The Immortal World Tour, Dancing with the Stars, the Emmy nominated 82nd Academy Awards (Produced by Step Up feature film franchise Producer; Adam Shankman), Miley Cyrus Wonderworld Tour (which he also directed), Step Up 1, Step Up 2 The Streets, Step Up 3D, Step Up: Revolution, So You Think You Can Dance, Big Mama’s House: Like Father, Like Son (Martin Lawrence), Hairspray (John Travolta), Hannah Montana the Movie (Miley Cyrus), 17 Again (Zac Efron), Soul Men (Bernie Mac, Samuel L. Jackson), Beauty Shop, Vanilla Sky, and Garfield. Sims is known for his creativity in numerous commercials such as Target and Volkswagon, as well as music videos and stage shows for Jennifer Lopez, Madonna, Miley Cyrus, Usher, P. Diddy, Spice Girls, Outkast and Gloria Estefan. Jamal is truly setting the industry standard in choreography.
Jamal Sims Net Worth
His exact Wealth and networth are still under Investigation we will update when information is available.
Jamal Sims And Octavius Terry
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Jamal Sims Choreographer Biography
Four choreographers collaborated to stage 65 dancers and flash mobs throughout Miami, while the franchise’s new director watched action films to step up to the challenge.
The Step Up franchise underwent a revolution of its own to exceed expectations for its fourth film. Step Up Revolution moves the dance-centric film series from the Northeast down to Miami with a smaller budget, different production and distribution companies, a new director and fresh faces for leading roles. Such were the necessary changes to create a film that focuses on flash mobs for the first time.
“[In] a duet, you have to play off the chemistry of your partner; [in] a solo, you’re trying to captivate an audience by yourself,” So You Think You Can Dance runner-up Stephen “tWitch” Boss told The Hollywood Reporter at the Grauman’s Chinese Theatre red carpet premiere last week. “In a flash mob, you have so much to feed off of!”
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To harness that energy, four choreographers collaborated to create eye-popping dance numbers in crowded, common places.
“When I found out I had 65 dancers, I was like, ‘Yes!’” choreographer Christopher Scott explained of creating the film’s noteworthy flash mob sequence in the office plaza. “I love working with duets on SYTYCD, but it’s nothing like having that many bodies to be able to build the craziest visuals you can think of doing — ripples! It was like the choreographer’s dream.”
Clips of Scott’s sequence debuted on Facebook weeks before last week’s red carpet premiere, while the introductory “car surfing” number was released days ahead of the screening in Los Angeles last week.
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Despite the fun of working with so many dancers at once, choreographers sometimes found themselves with new problems to solve.
“You [usually] pretty much locate it towards that person, making sure the movements fit that person’s body. You do that through getting to know that person and getting to know that person, one on one,” explained seasoned dance flick choreographer Chuck Maldonado, who contributed highly to the film’s final number. “In a flash mob, most of the time, it’s one big mob — if you can’t do, we’ll hide you in the back somewhere!”
“We just had to be careful that it doesn’t become corny,” added Step Up franchise vet and head choreographer Jamal Sims. “We wanted to do something that meant something, that made a statement.”
Even more so, choreographers had to be sure their creations would accurately translate onscreen and in a three-dimensional format.
“Because you’re choreographing a flash mob in a movie, it’s shot differently,” choreographer Travis Wall told THR of designing the film’s duet as well as a number with The Mob. “You have to come up with a scenario where there’s normal people around — and know that on the set, there’s gonna be normal people around, so you have to choreograph around them, knowing that they’re not going to part of the flash mob. That’s the whole thing about a flash mob is people are unexpected by it.”
Director Scott Speer revealed that he studied a completely different genre of film to step up to the challenge of filling Jon M. Chu’s spot.
“I thought, could we bring suspense into a dance movie? It suddenly opened up this ability to structure the movie almost like an action movie or like a heist film,” he told THR. “I think that that was what really fired my creativity, like dancers coming out of a painting, dancers as statues, doing things that you’ve never seen. That was the focus — to boost these flash mobs into heist-style takeovers.”
Aside from the ubiquitous flash mob “protest art” demonstrations, Step Up Revolution follows the budding relationship between a contemporary dancer and a local hip hop Mob member — leading roles played by two new faces.
“When I found out it was [Kathryn McCormick], I was excited because I knew that we had a lead that can really dance,” said Maldonado of the SYTYCD alum. “She’s a blessing, she’s a sweetheart.”
Though McCormick appeared in the Fame reboot, her co-star Ryan Guzman auditioned with no previous dance experience at all. Such wasn’t a problem for the former professional martial artist who crossed over into modeling and acting.
“Ryan knows muscle memory,” Sims told THR. “Anytime he does something, he could remember it, because he’s a fighter and his muscles are used to remembering what they did.”
Guzman attributed his effective learning to the universal quality of art form altogether. “Everybody loves to watch and feel what the person dancing is feeling. You fall in love with the music and the movement and whatever you’re doing; it’s really like out-of-body experience.”
McCormick cites reality shows like SYTYCD, America’s Best Dance Crew and Wall’s upcoming series All the Right Moves for translating dance for a larger audience.
“If you’re not a dancer, so many times, you’re like, ‘Oh, dance is cool, but it’s just a hobby, something that you do when you’re little,’” said McCormick. “But these shows have made it to where people — who would never even watch dancing or consider dancing or even understand dancing — can relate to it. It’s such a great way to tell a story; I think it’s a really beautiful way for people to just process their lives through art.”
Jamal Sims Drag Race
Sims is no doubt one of the biggest choreographers of our time. He has worked with some major players in and out of the LGBTQ entertainment scene including Neil Patrick Harris as well as choreographing major television shows and programs like Dancing with the Stars and the Academy Awards.
And yes, he was that hunky dude you saw on several episodes of the Emmy-award winning RuPaul’s Drag Race. Now the multi-talented and charismatic gentleman has a new documentary premiering on LOGO this week, where he finds himself behind the director’s chair for the first time ever.
The documentary tells the story of Anthony, who grew up in Atlanta as a heavy-set, gay black kid with a love of dance. Together with his crew of other gay African-American men, they’ve taken a unique style of dancing knows as “bucking” and grown it into a national movement incorporating fierce competitions and becoming a force of education and affirmation. It premieres tomorrow night at 8:00 PM EST on LOGO.
I spoke with Jamal about the documentary, as well as what inspired him to get into the world of dance, his upcoming work with Will Smith, and how he balances his personal and professional life. Take a look.
At what age did you decide that a life in the world of dance was for you?
I can remember being 8 years old, watching The Wiz and wanting to be a part of that movie.
Did you have any inspirations that got you into it?
The Wiz was a definite source of inspiration and then I would watch Soul Train every Saturday. Those two programs, along with Michael Jackson, inspired me to dance.
You’ve done choreography for so many major movies. Do you have a favorite?
I am really excited about Aladdin. It comes out in 2019 with Will Smith. I just saw the cut of it and it is fantastic.
Tell us about your switch to the director’s seat in When The Beat Drops. Why the big transition?
I have been wanting to direct for the past ten years. I had an opportunity with this documentary to direct dance sequences as well as tell stories about something I am very passionate about. I was given the opportunity and realized that I would have to take the opportunity and that is how When The Beat Drop came about.
Can you tell us more about the film?
The film’s inception really started in 1997, when I was at Gay Pride in Atlanta. I was exposed to these boys who were bucking. As a professional dancer, I thought I had seen everything under the sun, but bucking was new and it blew my mind. I said then that I would love to do something on them whether it be a documentary or a television show. Over the years I carried the idea of doing this documentary.
What are you hoping the audience gets out of it?
I hope the audience walks away with the understanding that we all have more empathy for each other and we have to be careful about prejudging others that are different from us. These boys have a passion for dance and they are risking it all for their passion for dance.
I know you are partnered to a fabulous man in real life. How do you guys keep the romance going in your relationship?
We are very lucky and fortunate we always try to meet up every two weeks and we get to go to fabulous places and explore the world together. That’s what keeps us going. He is based in Atlanta and LA and I am constantly traveling for work to LA and Canada. So it can be tricky with our schedules but making sure we see each other every two weeks makes it work.
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