David Bagley
David K Bagley is an active and internationally acclaimed dance artist, choreographer, educator, and entrepreneur whose virtuosity bleeds into many dance forms. Throughout his career, he has performed with a panoply of reputable people and artists working alongside celebrities Sandra Bullock, Jerry Lewis, Taylor Kitsch, Michael B Jordan, Richard Dreyfus, Mitzi Gaynor, Cathy Rigby, Peter Berg, Pentatonix, Twenty One Pilots, billionaire business moguls David Dewhurst & George and Julia Argyros, and The Prince and Princess of Monaco.
He has choreographed for and danced in productions by the likes of NBC, ABC, Disney, Audi, Industry Dance Awards, Celebrity Cruises, Holland America Cruise Line, Dance Under the Stars Choreography Festival, and more. Mr. Bagley has had the honor to tour the world performing with companies such as Backhausdance, Boogiezone's Entity Contemporary Dance Company, TOKYO'sthecompany, POV Dance Company, Ballet Magique, Bad Boys of Ballet, XY Dance Project, Stiletto Entertainment, Emmy award winning RWS Entertainment, and Rasta Thomas’ Bad Boys of Dance.
He has had the pleasure to share his knowledge and passion for dance as a master educator/choreographer at over 80+ acclaimed dance institutions, universities, and conventions throughout the world including EDGE Performing Arts Center (LA), Showbiz National Talent, Broadway Dance Center, Capezio’s Peridance Studios, Joffrey Ballet (NYC), The Lab Dance Convention, PUSH Dance Intensive, TOKYOtheacademy, California Dance Classics, ABT’s Summer Intensive, Chapman University, University of Hawaii, Whittier College, and the University of Arizona. Many of his pupils are working professionals in the entertainment industries of NYC, LA, Las Vegas and abroad. Many hold national/world dance titles, received part or full collegiate dance scholarships to top university dance programs, and have been featured talent in popular shows like Cirque du Soleil, Dance Moms, Ellen, America’s Got Talent, Britain's Got Talent, So You Think You Can Dance & SYTYCD Jrs, immaBEAST Network, Nickelodeon, Disney, and numerous other world tours and viral dance videos.
As a concert performer, David has danced works by iconic concert choreographers such as Nacho Duato, Alexi Ratmansky, Derrell Moultrie, Jenny Backhaus, Beverly Blossom, Martha Graham, Larry Keigwin, Nijawwon Matthews, John Charron, and many more. David takes pride in instilling his own professionally developed perspectives into his full functioning curriculum for his students.
The fluidity of his style allows for anyone to be able to participate. David prides himself and his work as fully inclusive and supports all communities, demographics, and identities he encounters. He has been invited to perform and present his work at various Art Festivals and Charity events such as MOVEtheWORLD, Dance for Life (AIDS), and the Edinburgh Fringe Arts Festival. He holds a BFA in Dance Performance/Choreography from Chapman University and an MFA in Dance Performance/Choreography from the University of Arizona’s School of Dance. Since the spring of 2020, David has been an on-call Show Director/Choreographer for Celebrity Cruise Line, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.