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Christopher Calvin Harrison (born July 11, 1961) is an American director, dancer, acrobat, choreographer, fitness professional, and founder of performance troupe AntiGravity, Inc. and its spin-off fitness brand, AntiGravity Fitness. Harrison began developing his movement style as a tumbling specialist and later as a dancer in Broadway theatre productions. In 1990, he established the performance company AntiGravity, composed of athletes, acrobats, and former Olympic competitors, with Harrison serving as director. They have been involved in various projects, including original theatrical productions, corporate events, and choreographing live performances, including the 2008 Neighborhood Inaugural Ball and the closing ceremonies of the 2002 Winter Olympics. AntiGravity has also collaborated with musicians and pop celebrities for performances in entertainment industry shows, including the Academy Awards, the MTV Video Music Awards, and the Grammys. Harrison continues to work as an aerial designer for Broadway shows and the Metropolitan Opera. In 2007, Harrison developed and started AntiGravity Fitness,〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.antigravityyoga.com/html/teacher_training.html )〕 a brand of workout programs combining the silk hammocks used in AntiGravity’s aerial performances with yoga practices, Pilates, ballet barre exercises, and traditional strength training techniques into different exercise curriculums. Headquartered in New York City at his development studio, (Christopher Harrison's AntiGravity Lab ), his programs are currently licensed in fitness centers in over 40 countries. ==Early career== Prior to his dance and theater career, Harrison was a competitive acrobat and tumbling specialist. When he was 17 he placed fourth in power tumbling at the World Games in Honolulu. However, citing that he did not have the body to reach the top ranks in competitive acrobatics, he enrolled at the University of Utah, took up competitive cheerleading, and switched focus to dance. While 18 and still at the University of Utah, director Herbert Ross and choreographer Lynne Taylor-Corbett cast him as a featured dancer in the film ''Footloose'' after seeing him perform flips at the local drive-in.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 url=http://blog.moviefone.com/2010/09/22/footloose-prom-scene-kevin-bacon-dance-double/ )〕 After college, Harrison moved to New York City, where he went on to appear in multiple Broadway musicals, such as ''Cats,'' ''Damn Yankees,'' ''Meet Me in St. Louis,'' ''West Side Story,'' and ''A Chorus Line.'' Harrison choreographed his first performance for the closing ceremonies celebration of the New York Marathon at the Roseland Ballroom. His group of acrobats were credited as “ZeroGravity,” though Harrison changed the name to “AntiGravity” when they performed an annual feature in the Easter Show at the Radio City Music Hall. He directed his first full-length acrobatic show for Club Med Resorts in 1991. For six years, the interdependence he established with the international resort company allowed his performers to attain access to rehearsal space, where he continued to develop the troupe’s acrobatic style. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Christopher Calvin Harrison」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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