Kevin R Harris

Kevin R Harris began his dance career at 7 years old. As the grandson of world-renowned Jazz Dancer Al Minns, from a young age, he took on the legacy handed down to him.

Over a 12 year period, Kevin trained non-stop with the masters: Musical Theater – Debbie Allen, Jazz, Cirque and Arial – Terry Beeman, Contemporary – Desmond Richardson, Tap – Jason Samuels Smith, Hip Hop – Dave Scott, Ballet – Alonzo King founder of Lines Ballet, Madame Adrienne Dellas of the Kirov, Alla Khaniashvili of the Kirov, Vitaly Artiskian of the Bolshoi Ballet.

None other than Debbie Allen recognized his unique artistry early and hired him to teach Hip Hop at her world-renowned Academy when he was 17 years old, where he remained her protégé for 12 years as a key part of her choreography and production team for 9 of her highly acclaimed productions, including as a contributing choreographer for The Hot Chocolate Nutcracker which is a mainstay for holiday viewing on BET annually.

He has toured internationally with Fergie and Nellie Furtado and has performed on numerous television shows and was cast as a principal dancer in the movie Stomp the Yard – The Homecoming.

Harris has choreographed for hit shows Everybody Hates Chris, That’s So Raven, About a Boy, The Mariah Carey Tree Lighting Christmas Special, the Hollywood Tribute to Michael Jackson, the Finale for Jazz great Herbie Hancock’s Hollywood Bowl Concert, and the recent opening ceremony for the Special Olympics Summer Games in Los Angeles.

His team, Crew, won first place in the 2016 USASF World Championship Dance Competition and National Championship.

His All-Female ASDS hip-hop team placed 7th in the world out of 160,000 competitors and 4th in the USA.

Kevin has worked in Artist Development and taught Master Classes in Europe, Asia, and all across the United States.