The Wizard of 1:1:1

No. 1 Self / Dorothy 

Chelsey Arce

Chelsey Arce is a Director and Choreographer working on the best projects — massive, large-scale productions with high-profile actors and artists.

Chelsey is the gold standard of a leader and storyteller. She's fierce — a fearless artistic badass and a creative force. Her attention to detail. Her taste. Her process. You can't tell where the direction ends, and the movement starts.

Unlike choreographers who arrive with everything set, Chelsey needs bodies in the room. Everything is devised — story-driven, emotionally justified, and built in collaboration with the room. Text before movement. She uses movement to tell the unsaid thing. Details matter. You feel it. The touch of Chelsey Arce.

Whether a film, music video, fashion week runway, or a Broadway show, she creates a unique world. Each project is its own universe, energy, and vibe. Chelsey creates consistency in how the world looks, lives, and breathes — especially how people move through it.

People crave the work she makes — the visuals bring them in, and the production sends them to another level. Audiences are known to come back for second and third viewings.

She is trusted. You know what to expect and what you are going to get. Chelsey has a specific signature and taste — always something chic and well constructed. She pairs the old with something new, funky, and original. People crave her movement and direction in their shows. It's storytelling to the highest standard. I'm excited to get her in the room. It's a privilege.

She has a mega hit and is making money in the dark — huge royalties and residuals. With multiple companies running, she has created financial freedom — offering more balance in her self-care, relationships, and work.

While initially known as "The Fixer," after winning the Tony Award for Best Choreography, she was given the opportunity to choreograph for film, then direct a Broadway play the next season. She became an unapologetic brand and has crossed beyond Broadway. She's now a household name.

She is well-liked and admired in our industry, not only as a choreographer, director, and human. She's not political, superficial, or flashy. Instead, she is kind and generous; someone who leads with storytelling. She is one of the most creative, gracious, relentless, brave, and commanding people I know — a trailblazer in the industry.

She does the shows I want to do and has made the transition into a director. I'd love to work as her co-choreographer, or her as the director, and me the choreographer. She is a fearless, successful, strong woman — the best in the business — and her reputation and opinion are highly respected. She's a brilliant Artist, Collaborator, and Leader — a grounded Human and Energy.

I love her website — it's her own universe and the fullest version of her. You experience and feel something; can really connect and relate to Chelsey as a human and artist. It makes you excited to have the possibility to share a room with her.

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