Let's break down 6 Emmy-nominated dance sequences

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Set us as preferred Some of the best moments on TV wouldn’t be complete without dance.Challenged with creating movements that speak to character and story, layering a bold, physical narrative over a written one, this season’s Emmy-nominated choreographers made mesmerizing scenes come to life.

We spoke to the creatives behind six of the nominees to find out how they did it.A woman in a red dress spins onto the club dance floor.“NUEVAYoL” by Bad Bunny plays.

People line up and turn toward one another in pairs to salsa dance, then shift to breakdancing, spinning on their heads and flipping.The energy boils, and so does the tension between the woman in red and someone else competing for the same man.

In a blink, she lands on the floor, breathless.The dancing stops.

This dance that opens an episode of “Will Trent,” a procedural crime show, was choreographed by Lance Guillermo and Danielle Sten, longtime choreographers for the series.This is their second nomination for “Will Trent.” This time around, they brought in Eddie Torres Jr.

as their associate choreographer to add authentic Latin flair.“That was out of appreciation for the culture, for the people,” Sten said.

“It didn’t feel right to take on this without the people that really speak so much of it.” Dancers with backgrounds in all styles, including salsa, hip-hop and jazz, provided the last ingredient to the energetic scene.“Bridgerton” is set in a fictionalized version of Regency England, filled with grand balls and regal social dances, and its movement is all about subtlety.Sean “Jack” Murphy has been choreographing for “Bridgerton” since the beginning, crafting the physical vocabulary of the characters.

This is his second nomination for the show.“There’s a lot of etiquette, being the rules and regulations and the behavior,�...