Rickey Tripp
Rickey Tripp is an award-winning choreographer, dance educator, and certified Zena Rommett Floor-Barre Technique mentor. He received his BA in Dance from San Jose State University. Rickey has taught masterclasses and set choreography for various dance studios across the world, including the prestigious NYU Theatre Department. As a teacher, he has over twenty years of experience, and is currently on faculty at Broadway Dance Center and Immersive Artist Experience. He has done company work at Mark Stuart Dance Theatre. Rickey’s most recent work includes A Wonderful World (Miami New Drama - World Premiere) and associate choreographing (with Camille A. Brown) several scenes for Harlem (Amazon Prime Video).
Select Credits Include: Hamilton, Motown the Musical (Broadway), The Temptations Tribute, RENT (Signature Theater), Broadway Bares: TWERK from Home, A Wonderful World (Miami New Drama - World Premiere), In the Heights (DTC, Sacramento Music Circus, Off-Broadway - Drama Desk Award for “Outstanding Ensemble Performance”), Hairspray (DTC, Winspear Opera House), Dreamgirls (North Shore Music Theatre, DTC - Irma P. Hall Black Award for “Best Choreography”), Fire Shut Up in my Bones (Met Opera), Once on this Island (2018 National Tour, NETworks Presentations - Tony winner for “Best Musical Revival”), Much Ado About Nothing (Shakespeare in the Park), Toni Stone (Roundabout Theater), Choir Boy (Broadway - Tony nominee for “Best Choreography”), Cabin in the Sky (Encores! New York City Center), Fly (DTC - World Premiere), A Winter’s Tale, Fortress of Solitude, 9 to 5 The Musical, The Wiz Encore Presentation, Bring it On, SMASH, Stagger Lee (DTC - World Premiere), Aida (National Tour), Radio City Christmas Spectacular, Daniel J. Watts: The Jam-Only Child (Signature Theatre). Film & TV Credits Include: Eileen (Universal), A Thousand and One (Universal), In the Heights (Warner Bros), ENCORE! (Disney), “It’s Quiet Uptown” from Hamilton (Disney), Harlem (Amazon Prime Video), Jesus Christ Superstar Live (NBC - Emmy winner for “Outstanding Variety Special Live”), Victoria’s Secret Internet Commercial (Broadway Boys).