#christopherscott

With the proliferation of dance shows on network TV one of the most exciting categories at the Emmys is Best Choreography. At least I think so. The Emmy ceremony people, not so much. In fact I think it's actually presented at the technical ceremony.

This year, although three So You Think You Can Dance choreographers are nominated, the program's boy wonder - Travis Wall - is nominated for a routine he and Teddy Forance put together for Dancing With The Stars called Without You:

http://youtu.be/y5EYMPBSso8

The SYTYCD trio, from the looks of it, have been nominated for their body of work over the season. First there's Stacey Tookey, a contemporary choreographer:

In This Shirt:  http://youtu.be/-hP8diaf10c

Turning Tables: http://youtu.be/wBkpp3Jh7e0

Heart Asks For Pleasure First: http://youtu.be/G7LaOeymYIo

Stacey is Canadian and has created for SYTYCD on both sides of the border and has danced for/learned from Mia Michaels, much like Travis Wall did.

Christopher Scott is the next to represent, with two hip hop routines:

Misty Blue: http://youtu.be/sGmYFCbyuCE  - featuring breakout Twitch

Velocity: http://youtu.be/nHbe6ZeSJKU

Rounding out the posse is Spencer Liff:

Whatever Lola Wants: http://youtu.be/RB_ZyYauahQ

Please Mr. Jailor: http://youtu.be/eGhM3er1RoM

Where Do I Begin: http://youtu.be/Hd20R0R941M

Spencer's routines are generally Broadway themed or flavored as that's where he got his start.

The wildcard is Joshua Bergasse, who's been choreographing Smash for NBC. His routines are:

Let's Be Bad: http://youtu.be/BpuzGtY6qto

and Never Met a Wolf, which I could only find on YouTube in lyric or just audio format.

It's hard to compare Bergasse's stuff to the raw dance routines, but as I am beginning to appreciate contemporary more, I'm going to say Wall or Tookey will take it.