Galen Hooks
Galen Hooks | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 19, 1985 |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | Dancer, Choreographer, Actress, Photographer, Songwriter |
| Known for | The LXD |
| Website | Official Website |
Galen Hooks (born November 19, 1985) is an American choreographer, dancer, actress, songwriter, and photographer. She entered the entertainment business at age seven after her dance group won Star Search.[1] She has worked with Janet Jackson, Justin Bieber, Britney Spears, Chris Brown, Rihanna, Miley Cyrus, Ne-Yo, and Usher.[2] Galen is best known for being one of Janet Jackson's dancers, for her Nike campaigns, for being a dancer and choreographer for The LXD (The Legion of Extraordinary Dancers),[3] and for playing Diamond Eye and Pretti Sinclair in recording artist Ne-Yo's "Beautiful Monster", "Champagne Life", and "One in a Million" music videos.[4] She was also the associate co-choreographer for the international tour of Dreamgirls and its run at the Apollo Theater in New York.[5]
Hooks is currently the head choreographer for the hit Nickelodeon show "How To Rock" starring Cymphonique Miller.
She is now expanding beyond dance and choreography into Creative Direction and Producing. She was the Supervising Choreographer under the master creative director Jamie King on season 3 of X-Factor USA and the Associate Creative Producer with Brian Burke on America's Got Talent.
She is also the consulting producer and host of the upcoming DS2DIO show "Masterclass" where she interviews top choreographers like Fatima Robinson, Brian Friedman, Wade Robson, Travis Payne and more.
Life
Hooks was a songwriter on recording artist Raistalla's self-titled album. Galen wrote "Krazy" and co-wrote "Attention" and "Speedracer".[6] She also has songs with her music group "CAMPFIRE VAUDEVILLE" written by her and sold on iTunes, Spotify and other music platforms.[7] As a photographer, she has taken pictures of JoiStarr from Kanye West's Glow in the Dark and Touch the Sky tours and MyBlock Records, Melinda Sullivan from So You Think You Can Dance and Lindsey Blaufarb from Beat Freaks who appeared on the third season of America's Best Dance Crew.[8]
Hooks is also the Chair of Dancers' Alliance, an organization that improves the rights and working conditions for professional dancers and choreographers, and spearheaded historic victories in union coverage for music videos and tours.[9] She has spoken at conferences for the AFL-CIO and SAG-AFTRA, among others.
Hooks attended Pennsylvania State University while traveling the world as a professional dancer and graduated with a BA in Pre Law.[10] She is of Japanese descent on her mother's side and Afro-Brazilian descent on her father's side.[11]
| Job | Description | Role |
|---|---|---|
| So You Think You Can Dance | The LXD performance | Dancer/Co-Choreographer |
| The LXD | "Duet", "Rise of the Drifts", "I Seen a Man" webisode | Actress, dancer, choreographer |
| Ne-Yo | "Beautiful Monster" long form video | Actress, dancer, choreographer |
| Ne-Yo | "Champagne Life" music video | Actress, dancer, choreographer |
| Ne-Yo | "One in a Million" music video | Actress |
| Janet Jackson | "So Excited", "Rock With You" music videos | Dancer |
| Usher | "Hey Daddy" music video | Choreographer |
| United States of Tara | "Princess Valhalla" viral video | Choreographer |
| Dreamgirls | Apollo performance and international tour | Associate Co-Choreographer |
| The Jonas Brothers | "Look Me In the Eyes" Tour | Choreographer |
| Dancing with the Stars | John Legend "Green Light" performance | Choreographer |
| Nike | Vogue and other campaigns | Model |
| Miguel | "Arch N Point" music video | Lead Dancer, Choreographer |
| Britney Spears | "Til the World Ends" music video | Dancer |
| Harry's Law | "Send In the Clowns" episode | Choreographer |
| Suburgatory | multiple episodes | Choreographer |
| Justin Bieber | "Santa Claus is Comin' To Town" | Choreographer |
| Keri Hilson feat. Kanye West | "Knocks You Down" Letterman performance | Dancer/Choreographer |
| GI Joe: Retaliation | Movie | Choreographer/Dancer |
| Usher | "Good Kisser" music video | Dancer |
References
- ^ Meet the Cast: GALEN HOOKS
- ^ MSA Agency
- ^ Dance Spirit article on The LXD
- ^ Ne-Yo releases Beautiful Monster video
- ^ Center Theater Group
- ^ Raistalla album interview
- ^ [1]
- ^ Galen Hooks website
- ^ http://galenhooks.com/?page_id=1273
- ^ Penn State "Be Exceptional" article
- ^ I am a Dancer: Galen Hooks. YouTube.com. March 11, 2013. Event occurs at 2:30. Retrieved September 27, 2013.