Artistic Director

Bubba Carr

Bubba Carr's career began with his move from Alabama to Los Angeles in 1984. Armed with a veracious drive and big talent he took Hollywood by the horns. With his first professional gig touring with MGM star Mitzi Gaynor he adapted to a fast paced lifestyle early on. His next big job as a regular on the television show "FAME" exposed Bubba to the ins and outs of the early to rise long day’s world of the network series. He later went on to assist the choreographer of "FAME", Jaime Rogers on television shows in Spain and Italy. In the middle of all this came the win of "Starsearch" in 1987, with the all male group "Boys Club", winning all seven shows they appeared on including the series finale securing the $100,000 prize. During this busy adolescence in his career Bubba found time to fit in video appearances with the likes of Cher and Prince, as well as, shooting national TV commercials for Sprite, Coors, The Gap and Levi’s 501 to name a few. Bubba has also been seen on the television programs "The Nanny", "Friends", "Nikki", “Scrubs”, “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” and "Oprah" including award shows such as "The Academy Awards", "The Grammy Awards", “American Music Awards”, "MTV Music Awards" and several TV Specials and "Movies of the Week". In addition to Bubba's work on television, he has appeared in numerous feature films including "Austin Powers: Goldmember", "Batman & Robin", "Wild Wild West", and “Out to Sea”. Touring credits include Janes Addiction, Porno for Pyros and Dirty Dancing Live, not only performing on stage but lending his choreographic talents as well. But the bulk of his touring has been dancing on stage with legendary entertainer Cher in her "Heart of Stone" 89', "Love Hurts" 91', "Believe" 99' and her latest record breaking "Living Proof" world tour which he embarked upon in 2002, with the last "sold out" performances being at the world famous Hollywood Bowl at the end of April 2005. Bubba has worked on the past three seasons of “So You Think You Can Dance” including the live tour. He has choreographed for L.A. based Hysterica Dance Company for their commissioned performance at Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art as well as Hysterica X, their recent tenth anniversary at Ford Amphitheatre. Bubba was commissioned by North Atlanta Dance Theatre to create a new surrealist ballet entitled “Abstract Reflexions” which premiered spring 07 and has just been nominated for an Ovation Award by the Los Angles Theatre Alliance as well as LA Weekly for his work in Paradise Lost, an original electronic opera by renowned composer Eric Whitacre. Bubba is the new Artistic Director of Dance 101 in Atlanta Georgia and is presently choreographing and dancing with Cher at the Caesars Palace Coliseum in Las Vegas.