Brian Friedman
Brian Friedman is a choreographer, creative director and dance educator who shares his choreography online and teaches dancers around the world.
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Overview
- Work
- Choreographer, creative director, producer and educator
- Early screen work
- Newsies (1992) and Kids Incorporated
- First studio
- Opened at age 16
- Pop collaborations
- Britney Spears, Beyoncé, Rihanna and Mariah Carey
- Community
- Vice president of the Choreographers Guild
Mini bio
How it started.
Brian grew up as a competition dancer in Scottsdale, Arizona. His early screen work included Newsies and Kids Incorporated, and he opened his first dance studio at 16. In a Dance Spirit interview, he credited mentors Marguerite Derricks, Jamie King and Kenny Ortega with helping him develop his own movement vocabulary.
From dancer to choreographer.
His work with Britney Spears includes co-choreographing “I’m a Slave 4 U” and choreographing “Toxic.” He later worked on “Hold It Against Me” and “Till the World Ends.” Television brought another audience through judging and choreography on So You Think You Can Dance and creative direction on The X Factor.
Passing it on.
Teaching runs alongside his production work. He co-created The Pulse on Tour, created The Main Event and has taught with Radix Dance Convention. His online mentorship program, The Talent Collective, was designed to reach students who could not travel to train with him.
Still making and moving.
Brian choreographed Melanie Martinez’s K-12 film and returned to performing in Lady Gaga’s “Abracadabra” video in 2025. He also serves as a vice president of the Choreographers Guild, which works for choreographers’ economic stability and protection.
Creditschronological, newest first
- 2025Lady Gaga: AbracadabraDancer
- 2019Melanie Martinez: K-12Choreographer
- 2004Britney Spears: ToxicChoreographer
- 2001Britney Spears: I’m a Slave 4 UCo-choreographer
Awards
- Industry Dance Awards · Educator of the Year2024 · Honored for his work as an educator.
- World of Dance · Male Choreographer of the Year2016 · Listed in his agency résumé and educator biographies.
- Industry Voice Awards · Best Choreography in a Music Video2011 · For Britney Spears’ “Till the World Ends.”
Quotes
When we were shooting the video, there was a magic on set.Brian Friedman, Us Weekly
In a May 2020 interview, Brian looked back on making Britney Spears’ “I’m a Slave 4 U” video ahead of an online class teaching its choreography.
Trivia
- The film Staying Alive made him want to dance before he had even taken a class, he told Dance Spirit.
- He developed the B-Free shoe line with Capezio and later expanded into dance apparel and costumes.
- He created an instructional dance DVD called Freestyle.
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