Heather Laura Gray - Emmy Winning Choreographer
EMMY WINNING CHOREOGRAPHER
Heather Laura Gray - Emmy Winning Choreographer
EMMY WINNING CHOREOGRAPHER
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HARMONIA - FEATURE FILM
Dir: *Acadamy Award Winner GUY NATTIV
Starring Lily James, Carrie Coon & Bella Ramsey
THE ALTRUISTS - TV SERIES, EP 2
Starring Julia Garner
NETFLIX
HENRY DANGER: THE MOVIE
Dir: JOE MENENDEZ
Starring Frankie Grande & Glee Dango
*2025 EMMY Nominated
MONSTER HIGH 2 - MOVIE MUSICAL
PARAMOUNT+/NICKELODEON/MATTEL
*2024 EMMY Nominated * LEO Winner
RIVERDALE - TV SERIES, SEASONS 2 -7
Starring Lilly Reinhart, Camila Mendez, KJ Apa,
Cole Sprouse, Madelaine Petch, Charles Melton, Casey Cott, Vanessa Morgan.
CW/NETFLIX
MONSTER HIGH: THE MOVIE - MUSICAL
PARAMOUNT+/ NICKELODEON/MATTEL
*2023 EMMY WINNER
NEEDLE IN A TIMESTACK - FEATURE FILM
Dir: *Acadamy Award Winner JOHN RIDLEY
Starring Cynthia Erivo, Leslie Odom Jr., Orlando Bloom.
LIONSGATE
SNOWDAY - MOVIE MUSICAL
PARAMOUNT+
*2023 EMMY Nomimated
THE J TEAM - JOJO SIWA MOVIE MUSICAL
PARAMOUNT+/NICKELODEON
*2022 EMMY Nominated
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Heather is an EMMY winning multi-genre choreographer who has performed on stage and screen as an actor, dancer and singer, which informs her process as a choreographer.
Heather is known for the feature film HARMONIA, directed by *Academy Award Winner Guy Nativ starring Lily James, Carrie Coon & Bella Ramsey, NETFLIX'S upcoming series THE ALTRUISTS staring Julia Garner, PARAMOUNT+ movie musicals MONSTER HIGH, MONSTER HIGH 2, SNOW DAY, Jojo Siwa’s THE J TEAM, plus seasons 2-7 of the hit series RIVERDALE where she choreographed 7 full musical episodes and *ACADEMY AWARD WINNER John Ridley‘s feature film NEEDLE IN A TIMESTACK, starring Cynthia Erivo.
Heather's live work has been presented at the Vancouver International Dance Festival, The Shadbolt Centre, Dance All Sorts, Dances for a Small Stage, Pop Up Dances, The Dance Centre (Vancouver), Eco Fashion Week and Soundbites Festival in New York City.
She has been commissioned by Ballet Kelowna, "the response." dance company, SPRING LIGHTS for The City of Vancouver’s Cherry Blossom Festival two years in a row, Lamon Dance Company, Coastal City Ballet along with the American Spoken Word artist Mahogany Brown. Her full length contemporary dance piece, THE TUNNEL was quoted by the Georgia Straight - "Expect dramatic and haunting visual effects and raw yet honed dance".
Heather has trained and performed commercial dance genres, street styles, and concert/company contemporary dance. Along with her own work she has danced for choreographers Amber Funk Barton, Claire French, Martha Carter, and Judith Garray for over 10 years, performing a multitude of full-length and short-format works.
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Heather entered into the world of arts & entertainment through acting at a young age. She was able to work in Film & TV, Voice Over and Print while represented by Characters Talent Management in Vancouver. She soon found a deep connection to dance that led her to train with Arts Umbrella (Vancouver), L'Ecole Superieur de Danse du Quebec (Montreal), Goh Ballet Academy (Vancouver), where she learned Ballet, Flamenco, Chinese Fan Dancing, Russian Character Dance with Jazz & Modern. Heather performed full-length ballets touring with the Goh Ballet to China twice and France.
She then moved to Toronto, where she began working in musical theatre and honing her singing voice. She landed her first chorus role in a Charlottetown musical, where she understudied the lead. She sang in three original musicals for Disney Cruise Lines, playing roles such as Cinderella, Belle, Meg, and more. Heather continued to work in musical theatre as she danced in Film and TV and acted in independent films.
After 5 years in Toronto, Heather returned to Vancouver, where she played a multitude of characters on screen and in plays. Selected Credits: The Chris Isaak Show, Dead Like Me, Earthsea, Lizzie Mcguire Movie(Marty Kudelka, Kelly Konno), and The Score (Crystal Pite).
Heather took an interest in producing plays, directing, and choreographing stage shows, and she was profoundly curious about the art of choreography. She immersed herself in street-style training (Popping, B-girling, House, Waacking, and vogueing) and participated in many choreography-focused research and development opportunities.
Through workshops, Heather continues to share her experiences and knowledge, hoping to help shape the next generation of dancers and choreographers with other community leaders.
