Connor Scott (1998) is a British dancer and choreographer from Blyth, Northumberland, based in Lisbon, Portugal. Their relationship to dance began with their studies in ballroom and Latin social dances as well as street styles, before graduating from Rambert School of Ballet and Contemporary Dance in London. They were the first recipient of the BBC Young Dancer Award at Sadler's Wells, in 2015, and received first prize at the Copenhagen International Choreography Competition for Helium, created in collaboration with Solomon Berrio-Allen (2017). Connor went on to study at Forum Dança in 2023, as part of the 6th edition of the PACAP program, curated by Sofia Dias & Vítor Roriz.
Connor has collaborated as a performer with artists such as Thick&Tight (UK), Theo Clinkard (UK), Michael Keegan Dolan (IE), João dos Santos Martins (PT), Sofia Dias & Vítor Roriz (PT), Bullyache (UK), Marcelo Evelin (BRS), Bruno Brandolino (UY), and Will Pegna (UK). Their works include POOF (2023) and Cat-Gut Jim (2025), as well as Saltitar (2025), created in reaction to Francis Alÿs' exhibition Ricochets. Connor is also the co-producer and host (alongside Ana Rita Teodoro) of Primeira Vez Cabaret (2024), a platform for independent artists to test material for the first time.
Photograph:
© Gabriela Carvalho
