Photography by Seth Caplan

Justin Peck

Choreographer

WHAT DO YOU WANT TO SEE MORE OF IN YOUR INDUSTRY? LESS OF?

New original storytelling that isn’t simply a regurgitation of something else from some other medium or just another remake.

WHAT IS YOUR CALLING CARD?

I’m always tap dancing. When I’m excited, when I’m nervous, when I’m waiting for the subway, when I’m trying to keep warm, when I’m having a conversation, when I’m walking down the street, when I’m standing in line. I’ve been tap dancing since I was 9 years old—it’s how I found dance in the first place, and it’s totally a secondary pulse that is always running through me in the most mundane moments.

“I’m always tap dancing. When I’m excited, when I’m nervous, when I’m waiting for the subway, when I’m trying to keep warm, when I’m having a conversation, when I’m walking down the street, when I’m standing in line.”

NAME AN INFLUENCE OF YOURS THAT MIGHT SURPRISE PEOPLE.

The basketball player Stephen Curry. He’s got that David-over-Goliath thing going, and his grace is unmatched. It’s a gorgeous way of moving. Plus he’s always having a great time, no matter what.

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