Conventions: Hollywood Dance Jamz (Former Faculty), Hollywood Vibe (Former Pro Assistant)
Styles: Jazz, Contemporary, Lyrical
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Class Descriptions:
Jazz - Patrick’s jazz style fuses elements of old school foundations with commercial flare. Patrick’s uplifting style of teaching will usually begin with a warm up with a focus on cardiovascular exercises, stretching and strengthening, and proper alignment. This class tends to range from across the floor progressions, center floor exercises to refine jazz technique, and commercial jazz choreography. Jazz choreography tends to be sharp, full out and fierce!
Contemporary - from the word’s Latin roots meaning “together with time”, Patrick uses contemporary as a medium to fuse styles that are relevant in culture today. In a class setting, Patrick will always encourage a proper warm up with a focus on alignment, stretching and strengthening, intention setting, and movement exercises. Patrick loves to use this opportunity to focus on improvisational exercises, and his choreography has a heavier focus on intentionally driven movement and can be pretty athletic!
Lyrical - Patrick loves to dive deeper into the emotional depth of Lyrical and incorporates technique and power into movement. Taking much influence from the music, instruments, and lyrics of a song, Patrick’s style of lyrical had a focus on story telling through clean lines and movement with
From the moment he received his first pair of jazz shoes, Patrick Ellis transformed from an average Baltimore teenager into a determined dancer. He trained extensively at The Rage Box Dance Center and refined his skillset at the Rock School of Ballet and Pennsylvania Ballet. Through his training, Patrick fostered a love for the commercial dance industry.
At just 17 years old, he was offered representation as a professional dancer and quickly moved to Los Angeles to pursue his dreams. His performance credits include The Masked Singer, Muse’s 2019 Simulation Theory World Tour, Florence + the Machine, The Muppets, Zedd, Maren Morris, Khalid, and Imagine Dragons. Additionally, Patrick has danced on season two of World of Dance and for Hulu, Verizon, Comcast, AT&T, Target, the American Music Awards, and the Grammy Awards. Most recently, he worked in two feature films on Netflix: “The Prom” and “Blonde”.
In addition to dance, Patrick is expanding his professional career to include his love for choreography and dance education. He worked as an assistant choreographer on Fox’s The Big Leap and The Masked Singer. In 2023, he begins his 6th season with Hollywood Dance Jamz as adjunct faculty and professional assistant.
