Dan Karaty
Encyclopedia
Daniel Quinten Karaty an American
TV personality, producer, dancer and choreographer. He has performed with and/or created routines for pop superstars such as Jessica Simpson
, Britney Spears
, Kylie Minogue
, and *NSYNC. Karaty is also well known as a Judge and Choreographer on the global dance competition program So You Think You Can Dance and appears on international versions of the show in Australia, Belgium, Canada, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, etc. In addition, Karaty appears as a Judge or Mentor on X Factor
, My Name Is Michael, Holland's Got Talent and The Ultimate Dance Battle
, which he created and also serves as Executive Producer. Previously, Karaty served Performance Stager and Choreographer on NBC's top-rated America's Got Talent
. Karaty's most recent music video choreography helped Cascada
earn an MTV
Video Music Awards nomination for "Best Dance Video." Karaty recently complete work as Choreographer on Disney's 2011 feature film, Prom
.
. He attended New York University
, graduating in 1999 with a B.A. journalism
.
This is from his official website:
Dan Karaty is one of the hottest entertainers working today. In addition to choreographing films like Disney's upcoming "Prom," “Music and Lyrics” with Drew Barrymore, and “Did You Hear About The Morgans” with Hugh Grant and Sarah Jessica Parker, Karaty currently serves as a Judge around the world on ratings hits "So You Think You Can Dance," "X Factor," "My Name Is...," "Holland’s Got Talent" and "The Ultimate Dance Battle." Karaty's incredible choreography and thought-provoking critiques have made him a worldwide fan favorite.
Karaty was born just outside New York City to Broadway veterans Tom and Jane Karaty so it’s no surprise dance is a huge part of his life. Although his Broadway roots remain a tremendous influence in his life, he chose sneakers and hip-hop over Broadway ballads! Karaty's unique path allowed him to infuse his work with the spirit of classic Broadway inspirations like Gene Kelly, Fred Astaire and trailblazers in the hip-hop and pop culture like Michael Jackson.
During college at NYU, Karaty spent his “free” time teaching at the popular Tremaine Dance Conventions where he met friend and collaborator Wade Robson. During his junior year, Karaty made his Broadway debut in the smash hit “Footloose” and soon thereafter began dancing with Britney Spears on the MTV Video Music Awards and The Billboard Awards.
After graduating from NYU with a B.A. in Journalism, Karaty decided it was time to make the move to Hollywood where he and Robson continued to collaborate. Their rise was fast and furious and included high-profile projects like Britney Spears’ first Pepsi commercial and the *NSYNC World Tour.
Karaty then branched out on his own, choreographing Jessica Simpson’s “Irresistible” and “Little Bit” music videos and serving as Artistic Director for her 2001 World Tour. He also worked with Kylie Minogue on many of her television appearances, as well as a long list of cutting edge artists like Justin Timberlake and Usher. Although he quickly became known for his work in the pop music genre, Karaty broadened his reach by choreographing ground-breaking commercials for iPod, Best Buy, Mattel, Miller and many more.
Karaty's experience, combined with his gift for comedy, allowed him to move into the film industry where he choreographed “Music and Lyrics,” “Malibu’s Most Wanted,” "Did You Hear About The Morgans” and Disney's 2011 release, "Prom."
Beyond his role as a Judge on T.V. series around the world, Karaty has his sights set on producing and directing films, television and theater. He is currently in development on several film and television projects and even a Broadway production of his own!"
Natasha, the wife of the 34-year old Holland's Got Talent judge, gave birth to a daughter on Tuesday evening. Dan had flown back to the US on Friday, to be there for the birth of their first child. Her name is Quinn Vanessa Karaty and her weight was 6 pounds and 10 ounces.The new parents live in the Netherlands, where Dan is a talent show judge. However, they did want for their child to be born in their homecountry, so Natasha had gone home earlier in the pregnancy. Dan has said in the past, that when the family remains in the Netherlands, they're planning on raising their daughter bilingual.
during his junior year in college. During his senior year, he began dancing with Britney Spears
.
Karaty has appeared on the MTV Awards and the Billboard Awards, and was the sole choreographer for the 2002 American Dance Music Awards
Karaty is currently appearing as a judge on the Canadian and Dutch/Belgian versions of So You Think You Can Dance
.
Karaty also appeared on Bravo's fall 2009 series Launch My Line
, a reality show that pairs professionals of a specific industry---in Karaty's case, dance/choreography---and experts in fashion design in order to create an apparel line.
Select Credits
- So You Think You Can Dance: Judge/Choreographer – Canada, Netherlands, Belgium, Australia, US
- America’s Got Talent: Performance Stager/Choreographer
- Holland’s Got Talent: Judge
- X Factor: Judge – Holland
- Prom - Disney
- Did You Hear About The Morgans – Hugh Grant and Sarah Jessica Parker
- Music and Lyrics – Hugh Grant and Drew Barrymore
- My Name Is Michael: Judge
- Better Off Ted: ABC
- Ellen Degeneres Show: Multiple Episodes
- Jessica Simpson: “Irresistible” “Little Bit”, World Tour – Artistic Director
- IPOD: “Jazz” – Dir. Mark Romanek
- Best Buy: Geek Squad Campaign – Dir. Limore Shur
- NSYNC: 2000 VMA’s, “Pop Odyssey” World Tour – Co-Director/Choreographer
- Britney Spears: 2000 VMA’s, Pepsi with Britney, “Oops I Did It Again” Tour
- Cascada – “Evacuate The Dance Floor”
- Deal or No Deal: NBC
- Malibu’s Most Wanted: Jamie Kennedy and Taye Diggs
- Kylie Minogue: VMA’s Europe, Multiple Television Projects
- American Dance Music Awards: feat. Diddy, Dirty Vegas, Paul Oakenfold
- The Jamie Kennedy Experiment: WB – Multiple Episodes
- The Mandy Moore Show: MTV
- The Ultimate Dance Battle
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TV personality, producer, dancer and choreographer. He has performed with and/or created routines for pop superstars such as Jessica Simpson
Jessica Simpson
Jessica Ann Simpson is an American recording artist, actress, television personality, and fashion designer whose rise to fame began in 1999. Since that time, Simpson has achieved many recording milestones, starred in several television shows, movies, and commercials, launched a line of hair and...
, Britney Spears
Britney Spears
Britney Jean Spears is an American recording artist and entertainer. Born in McComb, Mississippi, and raised in Kentwood, Louisiana, Spears began performing as a child, landing acting roles in stage productions and television shows. She signed with Jive Records in 1997 and released her debut album...
, Kylie Minogue
Kylie Minogue
Kylie Ann Minogue, OBE - often known simply as Kylie - is an Australian singer, recording artist, songwriter, and actress. After beginning her career as a child actress on Australian television, she achieved recognition through her role in the television soap opera Neighbours, before commencing...
, and *NSYNC. Karaty is also well known as a Judge and Choreographer on the global dance competition program So You Think You Can Dance and appears on international versions of the show in Australia, Belgium, Canada, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, etc. In addition, Karaty appears as a Judge or Mentor on X Factor
The X Factor (TV series)
The X Factor is a television talent show franchise originating in the United Kingdom, where it was devised as a replacement for Pop Idol. It is a singing competition, now held in various countries, which pits contestants against each other. These contestants are aspiring pop singers drawn from...
, My Name Is Michael, Holland's Got Talent and The Ultimate Dance Battle
The Ultimate Dance Battle
The Ultimate Dance Battle is a Dutch and Flemish dance competition and reality show for professional level dancers. The Battle premiered on March 27, 2011 with a Top 20 rating. In it's fourth week, The Battle's first Live show rose to a season high #14 rating. In The Netherlands the show airs...
, which he created and also serves as Executive Producer. Previously, Karaty served Performance Stager and Choreographer on NBC's top-rated America's Got Talent
America's Got Talent
America's Got Talent is an American reality television series on the NBC television network, and part of the global British Got Talent franchise. It is a talent show that features singers, dancers, magicians, comedians, and other performers of all ages competing for the advertised top prize of...
. Karaty's most recent music video choreography helped Cascada
Cascada
Cascada is a German Eurodance act most famous for their hit singles "Everytime We Touch", "What Hurts the Most", and "Evacuate the Dancefloor"...
earn an MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
Video Music Awards nomination for "Best Dance Video." Karaty recently complete work as Choreographer on Disney's 2011 feature film, Prom
Prom (film)
Prom is a 2011 American teen film directed by Joe Nussbaum and produced by Ted Griffin and Justin Springer. It was released on April 29, 2011 by Walt Disney Pictures. The film was the first major production shot with Arriflex's Alexa HD cameras to be released in theatres.-Plot:Class president Nova ...
.
Personal
Both of Karaty's parents were performers on BroadwayBroadway theatre
Broadway theatre, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 40 professional theatres with 500 or more seats located in the Theatre District centered along Broadway, and in Lincoln Center, in Manhattan in New York City...
. He attended New York University
New York University
New York University is a private, nonsectarian research university based in New York City. NYU's main campus is situated in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan...
, graduating in 1999 with a B.A. journalism
Journalism
Journalism is the practice of investigation and reporting of events, issues and trends to a broad audience in a timely fashion. Though there are many variations of journalism, the ideal is to inform the intended audience. Along with covering organizations and institutions such as government and...
.
This is from his official website:
Dan Karaty is one of the hottest entertainers working today. In addition to choreographing films like Disney's upcoming "Prom," “Music and Lyrics” with Drew Barrymore, and “Did You Hear About The Morgans” with Hugh Grant and Sarah Jessica Parker, Karaty currently serves as a Judge around the world on ratings hits "So You Think You Can Dance," "X Factor," "My Name Is...," "Holland’s Got Talent" and "The Ultimate Dance Battle." Karaty's incredible choreography and thought-provoking critiques have made him a worldwide fan favorite.
Karaty was born just outside New York City to Broadway veterans Tom and Jane Karaty so it’s no surprise dance is a huge part of his life. Although his Broadway roots remain a tremendous influence in his life, he chose sneakers and hip-hop over Broadway ballads! Karaty's unique path allowed him to infuse his work with the spirit of classic Broadway inspirations like Gene Kelly, Fred Astaire and trailblazers in the hip-hop and pop culture like Michael Jackson.
During college at NYU, Karaty spent his “free” time teaching at the popular Tremaine Dance Conventions where he met friend and collaborator Wade Robson. During his junior year, Karaty made his Broadway debut in the smash hit “Footloose” and soon thereafter began dancing with Britney Spears on the MTV Video Music Awards and The Billboard Awards.
After graduating from NYU with a B.A. in Journalism, Karaty decided it was time to make the move to Hollywood where he and Robson continued to collaborate. Their rise was fast and furious and included high-profile projects like Britney Spears’ first Pepsi commercial and the *NSYNC World Tour.
Karaty then branched out on his own, choreographing Jessica Simpson’s “Irresistible” and “Little Bit” music videos and serving as Artistic Director for her 2001 World Tour. He also worked with Kylie Minogue on many of her television appearances, as well as a long list of cutting edge artists like Justin Timberlake and Usher. Although he quickly became known for his work in the pop music genre, Karaty broadened his reach by choreographing ground-breaking commercials for iPod, Best Buy, Mattel, Miller and many more.
Karaty's experience, combined with his gift for comedy, allowed him to move into the film industry where he choreographed “Music and Lyrics,” “Malibu’s Most Wanted,” "Did You Hear About The Morgans” and Disney's 2011 release, "Prom."
Beyond his role as a Judge on T.V. series around the world, Karaty has his sights set on producing and directing films, television and theater. He is currently in development on several film and television projects and even a Broadway production of his own!"
Natasha, the wife of the 34-year old Holland's Got Talent judge, gave birth to a daughter on Tuesday evening. Dan had flown back to the US on Friday, to be there for the birth of their first child. Her name is Quinn Vanessa Karaty and her weight was 6 pounds and 10 ounces.The new parents live in the Netherlands, where Dan is a talent show judge. However, they did want for their child to be born in their homecountry, so Natasha had gone home earlier in the pregnancy. Dan has said in the past, that when the family remains in the Netherlands, they're planning on raising their daughter bilingual.
Career
He made his own Broadway debut in the musical FootlooseFootloose (musical)
Footloose is a 1998 musical based on the 1984 film of the same name. The music is by Tom Snow , the lyrics by Dean Pitchford , and the book by Pitchford and Walter Bobbie.-Act 1:...
during his junior year in college. During his senior year, he began dancing with Britney Spears
Britney Spears
Britney Jean Spears is an American recording artist and entertainer. Born in McComb, Mississippi, and raised in Kentwood, Louisiana, Spears began performing as a child, landing acting roles in stage productions and television shows. She signed with Jive Records in 1997 and released her debut album...
.
Karaty has appeared on the MTV Awards and the Billboard Awards, and was the sole choreographer for the 2002 American Dance Music Awards
Karaty is currently appearing as a judge on the Canadian and Dutch/Belgian versions of So You Think You Can Dance
So You Think You Can Dance (U.S. TV series)
So You Think You Can Dance is an American dance competition and reality show that airs on Fox in the United States.The series first premiered on July 20, 2005, and was created by American Idol producers Simon Fuller and Nigel Lythgoe and is produced by 19 Entertainment and Dick Clark Productions...
.
Karaty also appeared on Bravo's fall 2009 series Launch My Line
Launch My Line
Launch My Line is an American reality competition show that airs on the cable television network Bravo, in which professionals compete against one another in hopes of winning the chance to launch their own clothing line. Each contestant is paired with a professional designer...
, a reality show that pairs professionals of a specific industry---in Karaty's case, dance/choreography---and experts in fashion design in order to create an apparel line.
- Holland's Got Talent (The Netherlands)
- My Name Is Michael (The Netherlands and Belgium)
- So You Think You Can Dance (Belgium and The Netherlands)
- So You Think You Can DanceSo You Think You Can Dance (U.S. TV series)So You Think You Can Dance is an American dance competition and reality show that airs on Fox in the United States.The series first premiered on July 20, 2005, and was created by American Idol producers Simon Fuller and Nigel Lythgoe and is produced by 19 Entertainment and Dick Clark Productions...
(USA) - So You Think You Can Dance (Canada)
- The Ultimate Dance BattleThe Ultimate Dance BattleThe Ultimate Dance Battle is a Dutch and Flemish dance competition and reality show for professional level dancers. The Battle premiered on March 27, 2011 with a Top 20 rating. In it's fourth week, The Battle's first Live show rose to a season high #14 rating. In The Netherlands the show airs...
(Belgium and The Netherlands) - "X Factor"
Select Credits
- So You Think You Can Dance: Judge/Choreographer – Canada, Netherlands, Belgium, Australia, US
- America’s Got Talent: Performance Stager/Choreographer
- Holland’s Got Talent: Judge
- X Factor: Judge – Holland
- Prom - Disney
- Did You Hear About The Morgans – Hugh Grant and Sarah Jessica Parker
- Music and Lyrics – Hugh Grant and Drew Barrymore
- My Name Is Michael: Judge
- Better Off Ted: ABC
- Ellen Degeneres Show: Multiple Episodes
- Jessica Simpson: “Irresistible” “Little Bit”, World Tour – Artistic Director
- IPOD: “Jazz” – Dir. Mark Romanek
- Best Buy: Geek Squad Campaign – Dir. Limore Shur
- NSYNC: 2000 VMA’s, “Pop Odyssey” World Tour – Co-Director/Choreographer
- Britney Spears: 2000 VMA’s, Pepsi with Britney, “Oops I Did It Again” Tour
- Cascada – “Evacuate The Dance Floor”
- Deal or No Deal: NBC
- Malibu’s Most Wanted: Jamie Kennedy and Taye Diggs
- Kylie Minogue: VMA’s Europe, Multiple Television Projects
- American Dance Music Awards: feat. Diddy, Dirty Vegas, Paul Oakenfold
- The Jamie Kennedy Experiment: WB – Multiple Episodes
- The Mandy Moore Show: MTV
- The Ultimate Dance Battle
External links
- Official site
- http://www.bwydance.com/faculty/bios/karaty_dan.shtmlBiography at the Broadway Dance CenterBroadway Dance CenterBroadway Dance Center, located in the heart of Times Square in New York City, was founded in 1984 a "drop-in" dance training schools in the world, offering over 200 classes a week in Jazz, Tap, Ballet, Hip Hop, Theater and more...
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