Galen Hooks is an American dancer, choreographer, creative director, producer, singer/songwriter and actress.

Work

Hooks is an MTV VMA-nominated choreographer and dancer who has worked with over 60 artists, such as

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and John Legend. She modelled for Nike's Dance and Sport Culture lines, including catalogues, billboards, and a two-page ad in Vogue magazine. Producing credits include America's Got Talent (Associate Consulting Producer), The Voice (Associate Performance Producer), Disney Channel Presents: Radio Disney's Family VIP Birthday (Executive Producer, Creative Director) and YouTube's "Masterclass" (Consulting Producer and Host). Theatre work includes Associate Co-choreographer for the revival of the Broadway show Dreamgirls and choreographer for the musical Higher Education. Hooks is a dancer, choreographer, and actress in LXD:

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. She worked for Miguel (Arch N Point), Usher (Good Kisser), and worked as a dancer, choreographer, and actress for Ne-Yo's concept album

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, in which she played the lead character Diamond Eye and her alter ego, Pretti Sinclair, in the album's music videos, album leaflet and live performances. After a career in the entertainment industry, Hooks has garnered fame for her YouTube videos, including "River", "Love on the Brain", "Human", "i love you" and "Best Part", all racking up over 300 million views. Her choreography represents empowerment, storytelling, and individualism. Hooks has directed two critically acclaimed short films, "WAIT FOR ME" and "THERE ONCE WAS A WOMAN", for which she also produced, choreographed, costumed, edited and wrote original music. Additional song writing includes "Tuesday", "Honey", "Burn" and "Mercy. She has released songs with her music group "CAMPFIRE VAUDEVILLE".

Awards

Galen was MTV VMA-nominated for her work on Camila Cabello's "HAVANA", for which she served as Creative Director and one of the choreographers. "HAVANA" has garnered over 900 million views on YouTube. Galen won the 2019 Dance Icon Award at the Industry Dance Awards, sharing the night with honourees Olivia Newton-John, Jenna Dewan, Derek and Julianne Hough. Galen received a Choreography Media Honor for her work with Fergie performing "Live and Let Die" on Movies Rock and 6 World Dance Awards for her choreography with THE LXD, YouTube's ReMixed, her own "CAMPFIRE VAUDEVILLE", a song and dance performance featuring original music written by Hooks, and "WAIT FOR ME". Her YouTube show "Masterclass" (Consulting Producer and Host) was honoured by the Webby Awards and Streamy Awards.

Activism/Education

Galen Hooks served 10 years as the chair of Dancers Alliance and as a board member of SAG-AFTRA. She spearheaded the unionization of music videos and worked with Choreographers Alliance. Hooks is the founder of THE GALEN HOOKS METHOD, transformational dance training for all levels, focusing on limited class sizes and direct feedback. She also teaches regular dance classes in the US and internationally.

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