caption birth_place article_title name occupation
paul harris choreographer st. helens , england , uk paul harris -lrb- choreographer -rrb-
 paul harris choreographer dance teacher movement director
paul harris -lrb- choreographer -rrb-

paul harris is an english choreographer , dance teacher and movement director in film , television and theatre .
his notable works include the famous laser scenes for catherine zeta-jones in the movie `` entrapment '' , the bafta award-winning `` bleak house '' and the wand fight sequences in `` harry potter and the order of the phoenix '' .
an interactive hologram of harris is a permanent feature of the warner bros. .
studios , leavesden where harris is described by warner bros. as being `` the world 's only wand combat choreographer '' .
in the theatre , he choreographed the 50th-anniversary production of john osborne 's `` the entertainer '' at london 's old vic .
he is also an author of dance books , having written `` salsa and merengue -- the essential step by step guide '' and several dance syllabi for british awarding bodies in dance .
harris is an acknowledged authority and leading choreographer in historical dance , period dance , tango , salsa , swing dance , ballroom dancing , latin american dancing and theatre dance .
he is the winner of the 2008 carl alan award for choreography .
