Bradley Rapier

Bradley has been part of the emerging dance culture for over twenty five years. A Canadian native, he grew up surrounded by country and rock'n roll music, but it was his father's jazz collection and weekend dance jams with his older sister to Jackson Five records that sparked the groove within him. He was on a medical career path like his father, but that all changed when he became an original member of Canada's pioneering group, StreetScape. Attaining national prominence, StreetScape became the country’s foremost introduction to street and urban dance culture. Bradley went on to choreograph and perform nationally on all media. He relocated to the U.S. after winning The Canadian Talent Search and receiving top honors at The IMTA Awards in New York and Los Angeles.

Based in L.A., Bradley is the founder, artistic director and choreographer for the award-winning group, The Groovaloos (So You Think You Can Dance, Grand Champions of NBC's Superstars of Dance, The Ellen Show, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, Wayne Brady Show...). Through work with the Groovaloos family and his regular Groove Nite sessions he has created a central creative hub for the dance community that has directly influenced dance in film and television for over ten years.

On the theater front Bradley was co-creator, director of choreography and lead performer for the critically acclaimed Off-Broadway and touring production GROOVALOO - Freestyle. He won the Ovation Award, and two NAACP Awards for Best Musical Choreography for his work on Once on This Island, and City Kid - The Musical. This year his work comes to Broadway as associate choreographer for the highly anticipated production of Jesus Christ Superstar, followed by choreography for another production of Once on This Island at the Paper Mill Playhouse directed by Thomas Kail. He is a World Dance and American Choreography Award nominee, the recipient of a Hip Hop Choreography Award for his TV commercial choreography for Skechers, and has staged and choreographed countless industrials across North America and beyond. He lectures and instructs courses on urban dance culture at The University of Southern California and teaches across the US, Canada, into South America, Japan, and South Korea. And, as a performer, Bradley has had the honor of working with Diana Ross, Cameron Diaz, Queen Latifah, Brian McKnight, Smokey Robinson, Fatboy Slim, Boys II Men, Cheryl Lynn, and The Temptations.