Movement director Les Child puts a troupe of London creatives through their paces

Celebrating the new Valentino Garavani Rockstud Ballerina shoe and the movement it inspires, dance legend and fashion’s go-to movement director Les Child puts a troupe of London creatives through their paces. Studying under influential British mime and dance teacher Lindsay Kemp – as had David Bowie and Kate Bush before him, Child was then snapped up by Michael Clark as principal dancer for his company throughout the 1980s, at the same, bringing ballroom to Britain by founding the country’s first voguing group, House of Child. Later establishing himself as one of fashion’s pioneering and most in-demand movement artists for both runway and editorial, he’s collaborated with everyone from fashion industry juggernauts to music legends. In this film by System and Anton Gottlob, Les tells us about his early inspirations and how he navigates his career in the fashion industry. Starring: Les Child, Greta Bellacacina, Ikram Abdi, Tish Weinstock, Mia Wells, Ella Richards, Angelica Jopling, Bella Tilbury and Cora Corré, wearing #ValentinoUrbanRiviera and #ValentinoUrbanFlows. Directed by Anton Gottlob Styling Ola Ebiti Hair by Claire Grech Make up Lauren Reynolds Hand care by Emily Rose Lansley at The Wall Group using Byredo DOP Alex Reid Production 360PM Executive Producer Azra Moraca Senior Producer Chris Cowan 1st Ac / Focus Puller Tim Allen 2nd Ac / Dit Andrew Trewartha Gaffer Kevin Mcmorrow Spark Jack Knott Created with Valentino