John Byrne (Choreographer)

John Byrne (choreographer) (born 1982) is an American choreographer, director and presenter.^[1] He is best known for choreographing and directing the Florence and the Machine music video for Spectrum (Say My Name) (2012) with David LaChapelle. ^[2]

Early Life[edit]

Byrne was born in Blowing Rock, North Carolina. He attended high school the North Carolina School of the Arts and studied at the Juilliard School^[3] before starting his career as a professional contemporary dancer with Paul Taylor Dance Company.^[4]

Career[edit]

Byrne began performing with Paul Taylor Dance Company in 2001. He originated a role in Paul Taylor’s Promethean Fire during its 2002 premier at American Dance Festival (ADF).^[5] In 2003, Byrne joined Battery Dance Company.^[6]

In 2003 Byrne began collaborating with photographer and Director David LaChapelle by choreographing and performing in No Doubt It's My Life (No Doubt song) (2003) music video, Norah Jones’ Those Sweet Words (2004) music video and Elton John’s The Red Piano concert residency at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas.^{[7] [8]} Soon after, Byrne began working as presenter, most notably hosting the popular workout DVD Dirty Dancing the Official Workout (2007) ^[9] and appearing as a choreographer on CTV’s So You Think You Can Dance Canada.

In the summer of 2011, Byrne staged an evening-length contemporary dance work Transcending Form^[10] at New York’s Theatre 80^[11] and the following year was asked to act as choreographer and presenter for Scotland’s reality-dance drama First Dance on STV (TV channel).^[12] In the show, two couples compete to have the best “first dance” at their wedding. In 2012, Byrne choreographed and co-directed the popular music video for Florence and the Machine’s single Spectrum (Say My Name) with David LaChapelle.^[13]

In 2015, Byrne became the Artistic Director of Fort Wayne Dance Collective in Fort Wayne, Indiana.^[14] During this period he began to focus on choreography and projects that support people with special needs and seniors. In 2020, the Alzheimer's Foundation of America commissioned Byrne to create the 12-part video series, Senior Station. In the series, Byrne leads home-bound seniors through creative movement inspired by popular travel destinations around the world. ^[15]

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