Peter Chu

Peter Chu is an American dancer, choreographer, and teacher.^[1] Born in The Bronx and raised in Cocoa Beach, Florida,^[1] Chu is best known for performing with choreographer Crystal Pite's company Kidd Pivot,^[2] for his role as principal dancer in the music video for Christina Perri's Jar of Hearts,^[3] and for his appearance as a guest choreographer in season 9^[4] and 10^[5] of So You Think You Can Dance. He was the winner of the 2010 Capezio A.C.E. Award for choreographing the work, This Thought.^[6]

Chu first trained as a gymnast and cheerleader before beginning studies at Dussich Dance Studio.^[1] He later graduated from The Juilliard School with a B.F.A. in Dance, where he was awarded the Hector Zaraspe Prize for Choreography.^[7]

As a performer, Chu has danced with BJM Danse (Les Ballets Jazz de Montréal), Celine Dion's A New Day, and spent seven years as a company member of Kidd Pivot Frankfurt RM.^[1]

Chu formed his own project-based dance company, called chuthis. In 2010, the company premiered Chu's work, Nothing Sticks, in New York City and Vancouver, BC.^[8]

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