Kurt Froman

Kurt Froman has made a name a name for himself as the “go to” person to teach ballet and movement to Hollywood actors. According to Francis Lawrence, the director of three of “The Hunger Games” movies, Kurt is “the ballet-bootcamp guy, and in a great way…He knows how to teach ballet to lay people, to ease them in as best as possible.” He most recently completed “Red Sparrow”, training and coaching Oscar winning actress Jennifer Lawrence for four months to perform choreography by Justin Peck (NYCB). He oversaw the dance sequences during production which featured Isabella Boylston (ABT principal) and Sergei Polunin (former Royal Ballet principal) as well as being Jennifer Lawrence’s personal ballet trainer and coach. Kurt was the original Dance Captain and Swing for the Broadway hit, “An American In Paris”, and eventually took over an ensemble role in the show. He was recently seen on the STARZ series “Flesh & Bone”, featured in a ballet solo as “Young Paul” as well as a series regular as a Company Member. He trained Christina Ricci for several months and choreographed her solo en pointe for the Amazon series “Z: The Beginning of Everything”, and was the Resident Choreographer of “Billy Elliot, The Musical” on Broadway and its second national tour. Kurt was the Associate Choreographer for the film “Black Swan”, responsible for training and coaching Natalie Portman, Mila Kunis, Vincent Cassel, and overseeing the Corps de Ballet. Natalie Portman personally thanked Kurt in her Oscar Acceptance speech for their work together. Kurt has also taught ballet to actress Rooney Mara, and coached her movement for her role in the upcoming Terrence Malick film “Song To Song” as well as Vogue Magazine’s “The Vogue 120”. He has continued working with Rooney and there is an untitled upcoming film they are in preproduction for. Kurt was invited to stage a work for the Paris Opera Ballet’s “Tribute to Jerome Robbins”, and recently staged Benjamin Millepied’s “Nutcracker” for Ballett Dortmund in Germany. His commercial credits include: L’Oreal’s “True Match” staring Zoe Saldana (Choreographer) and Domyos (Associate Choreographer), and has choreographed the ad campaigns, video shoots, and catalogues for Bloch dancewear for three years. Kurt has been on faculty at Broadway Dance Center, Steps Conservatory and Steps Youth Programs, and guest faculty at Barnard College and University of Michigan. He has also taught the past two years for the New York City Dance Alliance, headlining their Friday night audition class. Kurt has lectured at School of American Ballet and Yale University, teaching “Ballet in Film”. Currently, he is teaching company class on a weekly basis for the New York City Ballet.

Kurt’s professional career started in New York after he was awarded the first Rudolf Nureyev Scholarship which allowed him to study at the School of American Ballet’s “Special” Advanced Men’s Class. After six months, Kurt was invited to join the New York City Ballet, where he danced senior corps de ballet and soloist parts for over seven years. His Broadway career started when he was cast in the leading role of James in the Twyla Tharp/Billy Joel show, “Movin’ Out”. Kurt was in the Broadway revival of “Pal Joey” at Studio 54, City Center Encores!- “Juno” and “On Your Toes”, and did principal roles with the Suzanne Farrell Ballet at the Kennedy Center. Other TV/film work includes “Smash”, the Biography Channel’s “Biography- Natalie Portman: The Professional”, “Black Swan” where he was the understudy to Siegfried and danced with Mila Kunis, “Across the Universe”, “Center Stage”, “SNL”, and several “Live From Lincoln Center” telecasts