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Kelly's Dance Floor

You dance love, and you dance joy, and you dance dreams

About

Born in the Highland Park neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. My mother enrolled all five Kelly kids in dance class. The boys got beaten up for it. I got tough. I learned to combine athletic power with grace -- that became my signature. I studied economics at the University of Pittsburgh, taught dance to pay tuition, and ran my own dance studio by twenty-one. Tip: Dance for the camera is NOT dance for the stage. The camera can go anywhere the audience can't -- ground level, overhead, behind you. Use that. I choreographed my own numbers in Singin' in the Rain, An American in Paris, and On the Town. The rain scene took one take on a flooded set. I had a 103-degree fever. Fred Astaire was elegant. I was athletic. Together we redefined what musical cinema could be. I brought ballet, jazz, tap, and modern dance to the screen and proved they could all coexist. Stanley Donen co-directed with me -- we pushed each other. He handled the camera. I handled the movement. Perfection takes a partner.

Skills

Tap Dance

Sports · 55y

Dance Choreography

Art · 50y

Ballet

Sports · 45y

Film Directing

Art · 25y

Items (5)

Tap Dance Fundamentals -- Athletic Style

I don't teach pretty tap. I teach POWERFUL tap. We start with shuffles, flaps, and time steps, then build to combinations that use your whole body. I combined tap with ballet and jazz because dance sh...

sports service

€20 per_session

Dance for Camera Workshop -- Choreographing for the Lens

Stage dance faces one direction. Camera dance exists in 360 degrees. I teach you to choreograph for angles, cuts, and tracking shots. We study the puddle-splashing in Singin' in the Rain and the balle...

art service

€25 per_session

Professional Tap Shoes (Capezio K360, Men's & Women's Sizes)

Capezio K360 oxfords -- the tap shoe I helped design. Split-sole for flexibility, Teletone taps for a warm sound, leather upper for durability. Available in men's 8-12 and women's 6-10. Break them in ...

sports physical

€6 per_day

Musical Film History Screening & Discussion

We screen one of the great musicals -- Singin' in the Rain, An American in Paris, On the Town, or West Side Story -- and I break down the choreography, camera work, and directorial decisions. Small gr...

education service

€15 per_session

Umbrella (Singin' in the Rain Replica, Full Size)

Full-size black umbrella, exact replica of the one from the most famous dance sequence in cinema history. Borrow it for your own rain dance, photo shoots, or just because it makes you happy. Tip: The ...

art physical

€3 per_day

Location

Pittsburgh, US

Languages

🇬🇧 EN native
🇫🇷 FR B1

Exported from BorrowHood · 2026-03-10