iam Scarlett has been putting other dancers in motion for almost as long as he has been dancing. He choreographed his first ballet when he was 11, the same year he entered the Royal Ballet School in London.

"I liked organizing people," the 25-year-old Briton says. "I liked patterns. Like a massive chess game, or a flock of birds when you see them change direction and you’re like, ‘Wow, they’re in perfect formation.’ "

The latest flock of dancers Scarlett has set into flight is the Miami City Ballet troupe, which presents the world premiere of his newest work, Viscera, this weekend at the Kravis Center, after runs in Miami and Fort Lauderdale...