As a Virgo and as a choreographer, Scott Fordham does not hold back. "I can be pretty intense. A lot of dancers would say full out." But very early on in his career, he developed this tough approach that begs the question: how hard would you push yourself to reach your full potential? "I think being hard on dancers over the years has helped them."

I first heard about Scott while directing an episode on Tynomi Banks for the CBC Arts series Canada's a Drag. When asked how she got her start, Tynomi mentioned one name: Scott Fordham. Since then, his name has been connected to many of the dancers I've spoken to — and for good reason. He created a dance show called LIMITLESS, described as a 90 minute spectacle featuring 25+ commercial dancers moving through multiple pieces and genres. Many of the dancers change each time it has been mounted, which means that over the years Scott has provided a stage for literally hundreds of dancers to perform on.

Over his career he's worked with stars like Nelly Furtado, Janelle Monae and Shawn Mendes, and he admits his choreography can be difficult. "You'll see me run a rehearsal like a coach, and my coaches in my teens were very hard on me." In this video, we look into his structured and precise practice — and as the sweat falls, we can see the results that hard work brings on and off of the dancefloor.