Nicholas T. Roye is an internationally experienced choreographer, movement director, dancer, and
creative professional with more than 12 years of experience working across television, live
entertainment, concerts, music, commercials, touring productions, and large-scale cultural experiences
throughout North America, Europe, and Asia.
With a career spanning multiple disciplines and international markets, Nicholas brings together
choreography, movement direction, performance, creative development, and production experience. His
television work includes So You Think You Can Dance China, Dancing with the Stars China, X-Factor
China, Dance Smash, Hunan TV productions, Mango TV productions, and Les Défis des Champions,
alongside extensive work in concerts, theatre, festivals, touring productions, music videos, commercials,
and live broadcast events.
His international artist experience includes work alongside artists such as Charli XCX, Jaden Smith,
Jackson Wang, Lay (Zhang Yixing), Wang Yibo, Z.TAO, TFBOYS, Jessie J, Westlife, A$AP Rocky,
Marie-Mai, and Shawn Desman, as well as performances alongside more than 50 additional Chinese
recording artists and entertainment acts.
Nicholas has also contributed to large-scale creative and immersive projects, including the Tim Burton
exhibition experience, where he helped develop the creative concept for the opening performance. In
Shimmy the Monkey, he took on an unusually multidisciplinary role as an actor portraying more than
seven characters, choreographer, movement director, and motion-capture performer, collaborating with
the acclaimed Zongdag Brothers to bring numerous scenes and characters to life.
His commercial experience includes work connected to global brands such as Nike, Adidas, Chanel,
Huawei, Didi, Audi, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Cadillac, Geely, QQ Music, and ELLE.
Nicholas' creative practice spans commercial dance, hip hop, jazz funk, street dance, freestyle,
performance choreography, contemporary fusion, musical theatre, and partner work. He has trained and
collaborated with internationally recognized choreographers including Tabitha & Napoleon D'umo
(Nappytabs), Jamal Sims, Kiel Tutin, Shaun Evaristo, Mike Song, Phil "Cheebz" Tayag, Lyle Beniga,
Sisco Gomez, Jerry Reeve, EZ Twins, Monyett Crump, and Monyett Crump.
Having worked across Canada, the United States, England, Spain, Poland, Turkey, China, Japan, South
Korea, Thailand, and Vietnam, Nicholas brings an adaptable international perspective to every project.
Whether creating movement for an artist, directing performance for camera or stage, developing a larger
creative concept, or stepping in front of the camera himself, he approaches each project through
storytelling, movement, performance, and audience experience
