Jennifer Weber, Hype Dance Patron
Jennifer Weber, a patron of Hype Dance for many years, is a double Tony Award nominee. In the 2022–2023 Broadway season she was nominated for Best Choreography for her Broadway debuts, & Juliet and KPOP, which opened less than a week apart. The Tony and Olivier Award nominated, Emmy Award winning artist is based in New York City and Los Angeles.
Weber also made her West End debut as the choreographer of & Juliet (Olivier Award nomination), which is currently playing on Broadway, in Germany and on a US tour. Her other recent international work includes the world premiere of 13 Going on 30 at the Manchester Opera House, and Grease the Immersive Movie Musical with Secret Cinema at Evolution, London.
It’s been a real privilege to support Hype Dance for all these years and watch the company grow. At its heart is making sure dance is for everyone, and I just love that!
Weber collaborated with Disney+ as executive producer and choreographer for a new film version of The Hip Hop Nutcracker, a project she conceived, co-wrote and directed, first as a stage show that tours every year and then as an Emmy-winning PBS special.
Her film directing debut, While You Were Gone, which she wrote, directed and choreographed, premiered at the Dance Camera West Festival and won a 2022 Emmy for Outstanding Arts/Entertainment Short Form Content. She made her debut as a film choreographer with the Disney Channel Original Movie Zombies 2 (World Choreography Award nomination), and the music videos from the film have been viewed over 500 million times.
Off-Broadway and regional choreography credits include American Idiot (CTG/Deaf West, 2024), Bring It On! (The Muny, 2025), Take the Lead (Paper Mill Playhouse, 2025), Kane & Abel (Theater Orb, Tokyo, 2025), KPOP (Ars Nova, 2017 Lortel nomination), Teenage Dick (The Public, Woolly Mammoth, The Huntington, Pasadena Playhouse), Cruel Intentions (LPR/US National Tour) and Stockholm (US premiere).
Her concert dance work includes commissions for the Baryshnikov Arts Center, Tulsa Ballet, New York City Center, CLI Studios, the Arsht Center Miami, The Music Center Los Angeles and Gala de Danza (Mexico). With her company, Decadancetheatre, her work has been performed at Jacob’s Pillow, New York City Center, The Apollo, The Kennedy Center, Lincoln Center and the Southbank Centre, London.
Her commercial direction and choreography includes Marc Jacobs, CK2, American Express, Uber, Ulta, L’Oréal, Reebok and Philosophy, and three seasons as creative director of Lifetime’s Bring It! Live tour.
Weber holds a BA in Communications (cum laude) from the University of Pennsylvania, and is a member of Lincoln Center’s Directors Lab and the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society.
Find out more about Jennifer and her work by visiting her website: www.jenniferwebernyc.com (opens in a new tab)