Tyce Diorio (born August 22, 1970) is an American dancer and choreographer. He is best known for his work as a choreographer and guest judge on the Fox television series So You Think You Can Dance. He has choreographed and performed with Janet Jackson, Paula Abdul, Jennifer Lopez, Ricky Martin, and Taylor Swift. He won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Choreography in 2009 for his work on So You Think You Can Dance.
Career Early in his career Tyce Diorio was a finalist in the 1988 Star Search Finals as Keith Diorio. He was named "Mr. Dance of America" and performed in a contemporary take on The Nutcracker called "Nuts-n-Krackers" in Boston, Massachusetts, with dancer Nancy O'Meara, also a former "Miss Dance of America".
Diorio performed as a dancer in the 1995 film Showgirls, and in Robin Hood Men in Tights, listed in the credits as Keith Diorio. Diorio was a contestant on the short-lived talent show Fame in 2003.July 21, 2003, "Racquet-wielding neighbors & mud wrestling in 'Paradise'". USA Today Diorio performed on Broadway in Fosse and Chicago, and in 2005 served as associate choreographer for the Broadway musical Good Vibrations. Diorio also had a cameo audition in Every Little Step (2008), a documentary about the 2006 Broadway revival of A Chorus Line.
Diorio appeared as a judge on the 2008 TLC dance competition series Master of Dance, where he was credited as Keith Diorio. He has also appeared as a choreographer and guest judge on the Fox television series So You Think You Can Dance.
In 2010, he played himself in the motion picture Move (directed by Kurt E. Soderling and Melinda Songer) along with others including Mia Michaels, Paula Abdul, Wade Robson and Nigel Lythgoe.
Janet Jackson,No byline, (January 2007), "Our 10th Anniversary". Dance Spirit. 11 (1):34 Ricky Martin, Jennifer Lopez, Mýa, *NSYNC, Kelly Osbourne, Céline Dion and Toni Braxton are some of the artists Diorio has worked with. Diorio has also worked on numerous feature films including Robin Hood: Men in Tights, Showgirls, Starsky & Hutch, 13 Going on 30, Mr. & Mrs. Smith, and Epic Movie. In addition to So You Think You Can Dance, his television credits include That '70s Show, The Tyra Banks Show, The Academy Awards, The American Music Awards, The Billboard Music Awards, Big Time Rush, Fame, The Oprah Winfrey Show, as well as Annie and Cinderella. His struggle to be cast in the revival of A Chorus Line on Broadway was one of the stories included in the 2008 documentary Every Little Step.
Diorio has choreographed routines for Paulina Rubio and Tobey Maguire; commercials for iPod, McDonald's, Sylvania and Road Runner DSL; and a musical entitled Just Another Man. Diorio has worked privately with Katie Holmes and Maguire. He also choreographed the music videos for Paula Abdul's single "Dance Like There's No Tomorrow" and Taylor Swift's "Shake It Off". In 2017, he choreographed Swift's music video for "Look What You Made Me Do".
Choreography for So You Think You Can Dance SeasonWeekDancersStyleMusicSeason 1Week 6Melody LacayangaNick LazzariniBroadway"All That Jazz" from ChicagoSeason 2Week 1Aleksandra WojdaJason WilliamsContemporary"Unwritten"—Natasha BedingfieldMartha NicholsTravis WallBroadway"Steam Heat"—The Pointer SistersWeek 5Allison HolkerIvan KoumaevContemporary"Why"—Annie LennoxDonyelle JonesBenji SchwimmerBroadway"You Can't Stop the Beat" from HairsprayWeek 6Allison HolkerRyan Rankine"Bye Bye Blackbird"—Liza MinnelliNatalie FotopoulosBenji SchwimmerJazz"Wonderful"—India.ArieWeek 7Natalie FotopoulosRyan RankineContemporary"I Will Get There"—Boyz II MenHeidi GroskreutzBenji SchwimmerBroadway"Fake Your Way to the Top" from DreamgirlsTop 8Group routine"Cell Block Tango" from ChicagoWeek 8Natalie FotopoulosIvan KoumaevContemporary"Everytime We Touch (Yanou's Candlelight Mix)"—CascadaDonyelle JonesBenji SchwimmerBroadway"Le Jazz Hot"—Julie AndrewsWeek 9Heidi GroskreutzDonyelle Jones"Big Spender" from Sweet CharitySeason 3Week 1Shauna NolandJimmy Arguello"Ease On down the Road" from The WizWeek 2Jessi PeraltaPasha KovalevJazz"Stiff Jazz"—dZihan & KamienLacey SchwimmerKameron BinkBroadway"Overture/All That Jazz" from ChicagoWeek 3Top 16Group routine"The Lioness Hunt" from The Lion KingWeek 4Anya GarnisDanny TidwellContemporary"Apologize"—OneRepublicWeek 5Jaimie GoodwinHokuto KonishiBroadway"Mr. Bojangles" from FosseWeek 6Sabra JohnsonKameron BinkContemporary"Amazing Grace"—Crystal LewisWeek 7Sabra JohnsonPasha KovalevBroadway"A Wild Wild Party" from The Wild PartyWeek 9Top 4"Mein Herr"—Liza MinnelliSeason 4Week 1Kherington PayneStephen "Twitch" Boss"Too Darn Hot" from Kiss Me, KateWeek 2Katee SheanJoshua Allen"All for the Best" from GodspellWeek 3Comfort FedokeChris JaroszJazz"The Beautiful People"—Marilyn MansonWeek 4Top 14Group routine"Money Money" from CabaretWeek 5Chelsie HightowerMark KanemuraBroadway"I'm a Woman" from Smokey Joe's CafeJessica KingWilliam WingfieldContemporary"Silence" from UnfaithfulWeek 6Kherington PayneMark KanemuraJazz"Canned Heat"—JamiroquaiKatee SheanWilliam WingfieldBroadway"Sit Down, You're Rockin' the Boat" from Guys and DollsWeek 7Katee SheanStephen "Twitch" Boss"Sweet Georgia Brown" from Bubbling Brown SugarWeek 8Katee SheanJoshua AllenContemporary"All by Myself"—Celine DionWeek 9Courtney GalianoKatee SheanBroadway"The Trolley Song"—Rufus WainwrightSeason 5Week 1Asuka KondohVitolio Jeune"Hot Honey Rag" from ChicagoRandi EvansEvan KasprzakJazz"I Only Have Eyes for You"—Jamie CullumWeek 3Jeanine MasonPhillip ChbeebBroadway"Moses Supposes" from Singin' in the RainWeek 6Melissa SandvigBrandon Bryant"Aquarius" from HairWeek 7Melissa SandvigAde ObayomiContemporary"This Woman's Work"—MaxwellKayla RadomskiJason GloverBroadway"Mr. Monotony"—Kim CriswellWeek 8Melissa SandvigEvan Kasprzak"Get Me To The Church On Time" - Matt DuskWeek 9Kayla RadomskiBrandon Bryant"Bye Bye Love" from All That JazzSeason 6Week 1Ashleigh Di LelloJakob Karr"Hit Me With a Hot Note (And Watch Me Bounce)" from Sophisticated Ladies Favorite routines: Season 1: Melody and Nick's Chicago "All That Jazz" Broadway routine ended up as Melody Lacayanga (runner-up)'s favourite routine she performed of the season. Season 2: Donyelle and Benji's Broadway routine to "You Can't Stop the Beat" from Hairspray was chosen to be Donyelle Jones (3rd place)'s favourite routine she performed of the season. Allison and Ivan's contemporary routine to Annie Lennox's "Why" was contemporary choreographer Mia Michaels' favourite routine of the season. Martha and Travis' Broadway routine to "Steam Heat" by The Pointer Sisters ended up as jazz choreographer Brian Friedman's favourite routine of the season. Season 5: Melissa and Ade's contemporary routine to Maxwell's "This Woman's Work" Mia Michaels' favorite routine of the season. Top 15 routines season 1-5 choreographies by Tyce Diorio: Season 1: Melody and Nick's Chicago "All That Jazz" Broadway routine Season 2: Allison and Ivan's contemporary routine to Annie Lennox's "Why" Season 5: Melissa and Ade's contemporary routine to "This Woman's Work" by Maxwell was chosen to be Nigel Lythgoe's favourite routine from all seasons 1-5
Dioro has choreographed for the Lifetime TV show, Drop Dead Diva, which featured Paula Abdul and some of SYTYCD past finalists including Mollee Gray(S6), William Wingfield(S4) & Joy Spears(S2).
He was also special guest choreographer in So You Think You Can Dance (Poland) (season 6) and So You Think You Can Dance (Ukraine) (season 4). He helped the judges to pick the top 14 dancers in both shows.
References
External links Tyce Diorio profile at RealityBug.com