Keith Roberts is a professional dancer who performed in Twyla Tharp's Las Vegas show Sinatra Dance With Me, which opened on December 11, 2010, and ran through April 2, 2011.
He danced with American Ballet Theatre (ABT) from 1987 to 1999, during which time he also performed on Broadway in Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake and in Fosse.
Roberts was an original member of this group, which debuted at the American Dance Festival in Durham, North Carolina in June 2000.
[8] Roberts originated leading roles in Surfer at the River Styx, Mozart Clarinet Concerto K581 and Beethoven's Hammerklavier and performed them along with the Known by Heart Duet and Sinatra Suite.
The role also included numbers Cool Hand Luke, Mr. Bojangles (The Spirit) and ensemble pieces; Roberts initially danced it through February 13.
[12] Roberts originated the role of Tony in Twyla Tharp's Movin' Out, which debuted on Broadway at the Richard Rodgers Theater on October 24, 2002, and ran through December 11, 2005.
To help him prepare to portray Tony, Tharp had Roberts study Henry Winkler's Fonzie from the television show Happy Days and John Travolta's walk in the opening sequence of the movie Saturday Night Fever.