AMBROSE RESPICIO III Entertainer, Choreographer, Educator & Stylist ABOUT AMBROSE:
• Ambrose Respicio III, originally from Guam, is an internationally known Entertainer, Choreographer, Educator, and Stylist. In addition to having his work featured worldwide, he is also a trusted confidante to many choreographers and up-and-coming artists. Ambrose is an all-around artist with a skill set that allows him to take on a variety of creative tasks. His unique voice and style, married with his legitimate training and teaching techniques have carved an unmatched niche for him in the entertainment industry. ENTERTAINER
Ambrose has graced the stage and screen alongside many great performers such as Hugh Jackman, Betty White, Kate Winslet, Zendaya, Judith Light, Anthony Ramos, Carly Rae Jepsen, Big Freedia, Los Lobos, Ally Brooke, Train, Florence Henderson, Nia Sioux & Allee Willis. Ambrose has danced on the hit TV shows: HBO’s Euphoria, Fuller House, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend & Glee. He starred as Mr. Las Vegas in a national commercial for the Las Vegas Tourism Board. Ambrose worked with James Cameron & Joann Jansen on an upcoming project and with Director John Chu & Christopher Scott on the feature film “In the Heights.” Ambrose can be seen as the role of “Florida” in the Transparent Musical Finale directed by Jill Soloway. Ambrose danced alongside mega star Lady Gaga in her Tribute to David Bowie at the 58th Grammy Awards and in her record-breaking Pepsi Super Bowl LI Halftime Show. Most Recently, he worked with Lady Gaga on her Music Video/Commercial"Stupid Love" for Apple's Iphone 11 and her "Rain on Me" with music video with Ariana Grande . He also danced with Janet Jackson at the Billboard Music Awards as she received the Icon Award. Ambrose opened the MTV VMA’s with Taylor Swift and danced with Kesha at the AMA's and on Live with Kelly & Ryan's Oscar's After Party.
CHOREOGRAPHER Ambrose's choreography crosses over many different styles and genres of dance allowing him a wide variety of work. He choreographed RuPaul's Drag Race's reigning queen, Yvie Oddly's, premier music v ideo "Dolla $tore." Ambrose also contributes choreography to the Team USA's Rhythmic Gymnastics National Team. Ambrose trained under Emmy Award winning choreographer Tessandra Chavez for many years. He gained Chavez's trust by contributing choreography to her company, Unity Dance Ensemble, then moved on to working along side her on bigger projects such as Hunan TV's Strictly Come Dancing, 2017 MTV Movie and TV Awards and most recently the Consumer Products and Interactive Media Convention for Disney. He worked as her Assistant Supervising Choreographer for season 2 of DanceOn Network’s Dance Showdown and then returned to Season 3 as the Supervising Choreographer. Ambrose is a trusted associate to 2-time Dancing with the Stars Champion, Kym Johnson, whom he has worked side-by-side with on many projects, including the Dancing with the Stars Cruise, RuPaul’s Drag Race and her wedding to Shark Tank Investor Robert Herjavec. Most Recently, Ambrose choreographed and styled Drag Race superstar and viral sensation Vanessa Vanjie Mateo's Solo Tour, An Evening Ms Vanjie.
EDUCATOR
“Choreographer and Dance Instructor Ambrose Respicio brings more that just insight and experience to his classes…He nurtures both the technical and emotional aspects of the aspiring professional dancer.” -(Entertainment Education Report: Variety Magazine) With 20 years of experience in dance education, Ambrose trained and mentored many young artists on their journey to stardom. He has taught at many first-class studios and academies throughout the US, including EDGE Performing Arts Center, Broadway Dance Center, Debbie Allen Dance Academy, The Bod by Kym Herjavec, & Millennium Dance Complex. He is currently on staff in the Commercial Dance Department at the cutting edge Studio School in Los Angeles. Ambrose has privately coached numerous celebrities and entertainers like Camren Bicondova, Miss Vanjie, Robert Herjavec, Erika Jayne, Taylor Hasselhoff, Lindsey Stirling, Rob Dyrdek, and the USA Rhythmic Gymnastics National Team. STYLED BY AMBROSE
Ambrose Respicio III is a highly coveted Image Consultant, Stylist and Photo Art Director. His first styling client was actress/dancer Camren Bicondova, who played Selina Kyle aka Catwoman on Fox’s hit show Gotham. This led to many other high-profile dance clients such as Brian Freidman, Toni Basil, Larsen Thompson and Kaelynn Gobert- Harris. Brian Friedman brought Ambrose on to style his v ision for the 2017 Radix Dance Campaign featuring some of the industries greatest directors, choreographers and dancers including NappyTabs, Tyce Diorio, Billy Bell, Chaz Buzan and Jessica Keller. In 2016, Ambrose had the honor of styling the Tribute Performance for Vincent Patterson’s Lifetime Achievement Award Presentation. . Ambrose has worked with the Edge Performing Arts Center’s scholarship program as an image consultant, creating headshot looks for their completion of the program and premier into the entertainment industry. He styled a music video for upcoming pop artist Nya featuring 80’s pop icon Tiffany and Latin Superstar AB Quintanilla. Ambrose choreographed & styled the Dolla $Tore music v ideo for Rupaul’s Drag Race’s reigning queen Yvie Oddly. Ambrose has collaborated with choreographer Kyle Hanagami on projects for Google, Justin Beiber & Leroy Sanchez. In 2020, Ambrose's styling was graced the covers of Attitude Magazine, Jon Magazine & Face Magazine.
ACCOLADES & TESTIMONIES
• Variety Magazine “Entertainment Education Report: Top Teachers in TV, Film and More.” • Entertainment Weekly "RuPaul's Drag Race Queens Best Music Videos" Choreography and Styling for Yvie Oddly's Dolla $tore • Streamy Awards nominee for “Best Choreography” with Lindsey Stirling & Anze Skrube for Dance Showdown Season 3
• “Ambrose Respicio is someone I’ve trained and mentored since 2003. He has always possessed an infectious enthusiasm for all things creative in the entertainment industry. He’s an amazing dancer, choreographer, stylist, educator. It’s fascinating how great he is at so many things. He is a true artistic chameleon. ” • -Tessandra Chavez REP: JC GUTIERREZ [email protected] 310-955-1082