Chris Houston

Chris Houston is an international director, choreographer, and dance teacher. He was the artistic director for two Cirque du Soleil world tours, Amaluna and OVO, as well as the Assistant Director for the world tour of Kooza—where he even performed a main role as The Trickster. Amongst many industrial and corporate events, Chris has choreographed for Jean Ann Ryan Productions, the famed Crazy Horse Paris at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, and also for Michael Flatley (creator of Riverdance) in London on the BBC.

As a performer, Chris was in the original London West End productions of Miss Saigon and CATS and was then one of fifty dancers selected to be a part of Celine Dion’s game-changing Vegas residency, A New Day (directed by Franco Dragone and choreographed by Mia Michaels). Chris also joined Celine on her Taking Chances World Tour (directed by Jamie King and choreographed by Tabitha and Napoleon, Mark Swanhart, and Mia Michaels).  He was also the dance captain in Viva Elvis by Cirque du Soleil (directed by Vincent Paterson and choreographed by Tabitha and Napoleon) and was in the original cast of Light Seeker in Singapore (created and directed by Michael La Fleur). Chris has also performed in CHICAGO the musical, as well as at the Metropolitan Opera in The Merry Widow (directed and choreographed by Susan Stroman), and at the Signature Theatre in Stroman’s workshop of A Happy Life.

On screen, Chris has danced on Oprah, Ellen, The Jerry Lewis Telethon, Miss Universe, A New Day: Live in Las Vegas, Celine: Through the Eyes of the World, Taking Chances World Tour DVD, and too many live broadcasts to count for both Celine Dion and Cirque du Soleil.