Scott Chandler
Scott is a native of Rome, GA. He first received formal dance training at Jacksonville State University in Alabama, as well as his first introduction to winter color guard and drum corps. Scott moved to New York City to study jazz dance with Phil Black and modern dance with May O’Donnel. He has worked professionally in New York City and Atlanta and has choreographed modern and jazz pieces that have been performed across the US as well as Spain, Canada and Japan.
Scott’s winter guard credits include: performer with Chapter 5 (1979) and State Street Review (1981), and instructor and designer for numerous high school winter guards. Most remarkably, Scott has also been the instructor and designer for WGI Independent and Scholastic World Class Champions for twenty two consecutive years including: the Skylarks of Fairfield, CT (1982-84), State Street Review of Madison, WI (1984-89), San Jose Raiders of San Jose, CA (1990-94), and The Blue Devils (1995-98). In 2005 he led James Logan High School (1997-05) to their eighth consecutive Scholastic World Championship title. He has been the sole choreographer/designer of all eight of these award winning programs. Scott has also served as choreographer and drill designer for many award-winning high school marching bands.
Scott’s drum and bugle corps credits include performer with the Madison Scouts and instructor and designer for the Bridgemen of Bayonne, NJ, Spirit of Atlanta of Atlanta, GA, and The Blue Devils. He has produced color guards that have won the DCI High Auxiliary award for 1985, 1987, 1990, 1992, 1995, 1997, 1998 , 1999, 2001,2003,2006,2008,2009,2010,2011,2012, 2013,2014 and 2015. Scott is also the program coordinator/choreographer for the SOKA Renaissance Vanguard of Tokyo, Japan.They are the 10 time ALL Japan Music Festival Champions. Scott is a member of the Winter Guard International Hall of Fame, and in 2004 Scott was inducted into the Drum Corps International Hall of Fame. Fred J Miller, Inc carries The Chandler Collection of costumes and performance wear.
Get direct and actionable feedback from Scott Chandler! Share a video of a show performance, warm-up block, equipment or basics block, or anything else that you want to receive actionable feedback on or improve. Scott will watch the video and create an audio recording of his feedback, reacting in real time. Unlike a judge’s tape, he can stop your video to take time to explain an idea fully, even rewinding to watch something again and give you the full benefit of his expertise.  Sign up for 1, 2, or 3 interactions, all within the same performance season.  You’ll receive feedback within 48 hours!
WATCH NOW!   Scott Chandler, the program coordinator and choreographer for The Blue Devils, shares his expertise with us, focusing on how we should make it all about the show (and not ourselves!).  Topics discussed come from his book, “FWD March,” which is also being used to produce a new course coming later this year.
Free Access to this video! Scott Chandler, the Program Coordinator and Choreographer of the Blue Devils, talks with Tim about the concepts and design of the Blue Devils 2017 production “Metamorph.”  This hour-long interview takes you behind the scenes so you can understand and enjoy this very detailed show.  It’s information that will be valuable to designers, instructors, and drum corps fans!