Will B. Bell began his formal training starting with the dance competition circuit in the
Baltimore area. After high school, Will attended Towson University as a finalist for the
“Maryland Distinguished Scholar for Talent in the Arts” scholarship. Here, Will received
his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Dance Performance while concentrating in K-12
Education. During his collegiate years, Will had the opportunity to train in prestigious
summer programs, such as the Ailey School located in New York and the Lines Ballet
School located in San Francisco, CA. During his training at Towson University, he
studied heavily and worked under Linda Denise Fisher Harrell (former Ailey principal
dancer), Vincent Thomas (VT Dance Director) and Runqiao Du (Former Washington
Ballet principal dancer). Right after college, Will moved to Los Angeles, CA to pursue
his career in commercial dance where he has worked with television and movie
choreographers such as Michael Rooney, Ryan Heffington, Kitty McNamee, Denise
Faye, Melanie Williams, Tony Gonzalez, Michael Rooney, Jerry Mitchell and more.
Through these choreographers, he has worked with and on ABC’s “General Hospital”, Sci
Fi’s “Face Off”, Hugh Jackman, Arcade Fire’s Will Butler, Oscar winner Emma Stone,
NBC’s “ Hairspray Live” featuring Ariana Grande, Derek Hough, Kristen Chenoweth,
Jennifer Hudson, Harvey Fierstein, and an AT&T commercial just to name a few. He has
also performed in productions with the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra at the
historic Walt Disney Concert Hall. Will had the opportunity for a few years, performing
and touring with Japanese pop icon, Koichi Domoto, in “Endless Shock,” the musical, in
Japan. He also had the opportunity of performing in Scotland and Beijing, in a production
called Apologue 2047, directed by iconic Chinese movie director Zhang Yimou which
was choreographed by international choreographers Lisa Keegan and Emma Seward. A
show about the endless possibilities of what happens when dance meets technology.
Over the past few years, some of Bell’s choreographic contemporary ballet work has gone
viral and has been recognized internationally on many major platforms including
prestigious magazines such as Elle Magazine, Huffington Post, and Nylon Magazine.
Some of his work has been set at Collegiate institutions such as Towson University,
AMDA College, and The Studio School, formerly known as the Relativity School. His
contemporary ballet work was featured in Son Of A Bishop’s music video “Love Left Me
Lonely”. In the fall of 2019, he had the pleasure of choreographing “Little Shop of
Horrors” at the Pasadena Playhouse in Los Angeles, CA which featured MJ Rodriguez,
George Salazar, and Amber Riley. Recently, he choreographed a commercial for Virgo
Investment Group.