Choreography
Choreography for teams, stages & screens
Betties and Belles is a dance choreographer for hire for competition teams, weddings, corporate events, music videos, and television. Our director, Tessa Caccavallo, has choreographed competition routines, professional dance and cheer team performances, and music video and TV spots. If you need crowd-pleasing material for a stage, a shoot, or a floor, we build it around you.
Choreography Built Around You
A great routine is not pulled off a shelf. It is built for a specific team, a specific song, and a specific moment, whether that is a competition floor, a wedding reception, or a camera. That is the difference between choreography that fills space and choreography that wins.
Betties and Belles has created routines for just about every event imaginable: marriage proposals, weddings, bar and bat mitzvahs, birthdays, anniversaries, and more. We have worked with musical acts to add flair to their shows and performed as backup dancers. And we tailor every routine to your performers, from seasoned competition dancers to a wedding party that has never rehearsed a step.
I'm Tessa Caccavallo, the director here. I danced for the Indiana Pacers and cheered for the Indianapolis Colts, helped develop the first Indianapolis Colts Cheerleaders Training Program, and have choreographed competition routines, professional team performances, music videos, and television spots. Choreography is not a side service for us, it is the core of what I do. That range is what professional dancers and choreographers spend years building.
What We Choreograph
If it involves people moving to music, we can build it. These are the projects we take on most often:
Choreography for Dance Teams and Competition
This is where a director's eye matters most. A competition routine has to score, which means clean formations, difficulty that fits your dancers' level, and a build that reads to the judges from across the floor. Tessa has choreographed numerous competition routines and performances for professional dance and cheerleading teams, so this is home turf.
Coaches and directors, if you need fresh, crowd-pleasing material that also holds up on a score sheet, we build it around your roster's strengths, not a generic template.
Choreography for Music Videos and Television
On camera, choreography has to do two jobs at once: look great live and cut well in edit. Tessa has choreographed for music videos and television spots, so we plan for the lens, not just the room. Producers and artists, tell us the track, the concept, and the shoot schedule, and we deliver material that performs on screen.
Themes We Choreograph
Every theme below is a full production: choreography, costumes, and music built to match. Tell us the direction and we will build the performance around it.
1920s
The Roaring Twenties is a favorite for birthdays, anniversaries, corporate gatherings, and weddings. Dancers perform in flapper dresses, vintage hats, and feathered headpieces, working through the Charleston, Lindy Hop, fox trot, and Breakaway. We can also teach your guests a few easy steps to use on the dance floor afterward.
1950s and 1960s
A sock hop or a Go-go night gives a party instant nostalgia. Dancers appear as 1950s sock hop girls or 1960s Go-go dancers, performing the Twist, Watusi, Mashed Potato, Jitterbug, and Swing. Book a choreographed routine, or freestyle dancing that runs alongside your DJ or band. Family-friendly attire and performances only.
Bollywood
Bollywood is fast, intricate, and a genuine crowd pleaser across age groups. We have provided Bollywood entertainment at weddings and as surprise marriage proposals, with dancers either in traditional attire or blended into the crowd until the reveal. Traditional costuming may carry an additional fee.
Hip Hop and Jazz
For a high-energy crowd, hip hop and jazz dancers set to current music get people moving fast. Dancers can perform a choreographed routine to a track you choose, work freestyle alongside your DJ or band, or teach guests the latest dance on the spot. Specialty styles, including break dancing, are available on request.
Samba and Latin
We have provided Latin routines for fundraisers, flash mobs, marriage proposals, weddings, and quinceañeras. Samba dancers for a Carnivale theme, salsa for a reception, or Zumba instructors to get a group moving. If you would like dancers in specific Latin attire, costuming fees may apply.
Cheerleaders
For a sporting event, we provide current and former professional cheerleaders who perform like the pros you see on NFL and NBA dance teams. Crowd-pleasing choreography set to the hottest music gets a crowd on its feet and ready for the game. Hosting and promotional modeling are available too.
Choreographed by a director with the résumé to match. Tessa Caccavallo danced for the Indiana Pacers, cheered for the Indianapolis Colts, performed at Super Bowl XLIV, and helped develop the first Indianapolis Colts Cheerleaders Training Program. She has choreographed competition routines, professional team performances, music videos, and television spots.
How Booking Works
Reach out with your project: the event or shoot, your date, how many performers, and their experience level. We build a quote, then choreograph the routine around your music, your performers, and your goal, whether that is a competition score, a wedding surprise, or a camera cut. We can also teach the routine through instructional videos and rehearsals.
Because choreography projects vary so much, from a single first dance to a full competition season, pricing is quoted per project. Tell us what you are planning and we will build a number around it. Event professionals who work under standards from the International Live Events Association will tell you the same thing: the vendors worth having book out early.
Looking for something specific? See our flash mob dancers for hire, wedding dancers, or corporate event entertainment pages.