Charles Klapow
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Born | July 5, 1980 |
Occupation(s) | Choreographer, dance instructor, dancer |
Charles "Chucky" Klapow (born July 5, 1980) is an American
Life and career
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Klapow was born to a Filipino mother, and a European-American father. Klapow began his dancing career aged 12, dancing for
In the fall of 2000, Klapow started choreographing for the Swedish pop group the
Ever since the inaugural season of the
Klapow was brought on board by
In 2009, Klapow was asked by Ortega to be the choreographer for the 2011 movie musical remake of Footloose starring Kenny Wormald and Julianne Hough, which Ortega directed, but Klapow turned it down so that he could fulfil his dreams of dancing with Michael Jackson on his comeback tour in London, which was announced in March.[citation needed]
Ironically, Ortega was set to be the tour director of the shows. Klapow was one of twelve dancers picked for Jackson's
On July 7, 2009, Klapow took part in the
Klapow recently finished his stint as a judge in the Australian TV show Young Talent Time with Australian singer Tina Arena. On July 6, 2011, Klapow choreographed Ricky and Ryan's Dance on So You Think You Can Dance.[1]
Selected filmography
Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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2006 | High School Musical | Choreographer & basketball team member | Released |
2006 | Cheetah Girls 2
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Choreographer | Released |
2007 | High School Musical 2 | Choreographer & basketball team member | Released |
2008 | High School Musical 3: Senior Year | Choreographer & basketball team member | Released |
2009 | Michael Jackson's This Is It | Himself | Released |
2010 | Dancing Ninja
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Choreographer | Released |
2012 | Young Talent Time | Judge | Broadcast Now |
2016 | The Rolling Stones: Havana Moon | Choreographer | Released |
2021 | Grace Gaustad BLKBX | Choreographer | Released |
Awards
- 2006 -
- 2007 - Choreography Media Honors Award for "High School Musical" along with Kenny Ortega and Bonnie Story.
- 2007 - Outstanding Contribution to Dance Award from the Tremaine Dance Conventions
- 2008 - Choreography Media Honors Award for "High School Musical 2" along with Kenny Ortega and Bonnie Story.
- 2008 - Outstanding Choreography for "High School Musical 2" along with Kenny Ortegaand Bonnie Story.
- 2009 - Astaire Awards nomination for Best Film Choreographer for "High School Musical 3: Senior Year" shared with Kenny Ortega and Bonnie Story.
- 2012 - World Dance Award nomination for Outstanding Choreography Concert/Live Performance with Renee Roca
- 2015 - World Choreography Award for Outstanding Choreography Digital Format along with Paula Abdul, Renee Richie and Nakul Dev Mahajan.[3][4]
- 2016 - Outstanding Alumni Award from the Tremaine Dance Conventions [citation needed]
References
- ^ Orel, Gwen (7 July 2011). "'So You Think You Can Dance?': The Top 14 Perform". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
- ^ Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Emmys.org (2012-08-11). Retrieved on 2012-08-22.
- ^ "World Choreography Awards". World Choreography Awards. November 16, 2015. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
- ^ Salkin, Karen (November 24, 2015). "WORLD CHOREOGRAPHY AWARDS 2015". It's not about me.tv. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
External links
- Charles Klapow at IMDb