Award-winning Choreographer Dave Scott has won The Fred and Adele Astaire Award for Outstanding Choreography in a feature film, “High Strung.” Scott served as choreographer and executive producer on the dance/music film “High Strung.” He is a series regular choreographer on “So You Think You Can Dance” and has been featured “On Dancing With The Stars” and has hosted the hit MTV show “Countdown to American’s Best Dance Crew.” Scott’s moves can be seen on the big screen in the 3D phenomenon, “Step Up 3D” (for which he received the award for Best Choreography in a feature film at the World of Dance Awards) and the romantic comedy, “Maid of Honor.” “High Strung” was released in theaters nationwide on April 8th from Paladin and is now the #1 Romantic Drama and #1 Musical Romance on iTunesMovies chart. With wide theatrical releases set in Germany from SquareOne, Italy Eagle Pictures, France SBS and Disney International releasing in over 34 territories Internationally.
“We couldn’t be more thrilled for Dave. He gave his heart and soul to ‘High Strung’ and it is so rewarding to see his amazing talent acknowledged by the prestigious Fred & Adele Astaire Award,” exclaims the filmmakers Michael and Janeen Damian.
“High Strung” follows Ruby Adams (Keenan Kampa), a dancer from the Midwest with a scholarship to one of New York’s toughest performing arts schools. Johnnie Blackwell (Nicholas Galitzine) is an aspiring British musician, playing for money on subway platforms. Ruby’s world is classical and disciplined; Johnnie’s is improvisational and street smart. When these two young artists are thrown together, they immediately clash, but neither can deny the sparks that fly between, or their shared ambition of trying to make it in the most competitive city in the world. When Ruby’s scholarship is threatened, and Johnnie suddenly faces deportation, they join forces and enter a contest where winning, or losing, could change their lives forever. With the help of a dynamic dance crew called The SwitchSteps, they prepare to perform in a competition that unites their disparate worlds, and climaxes in an action-packed extravaganza that thrillingly combines hard hitting hip-hop with contemporary and classical dance.
