Charles Klapow
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Charles "Chucky" Klapow (born July 5, 1980) is a choreographer and dance instructor who has performed and choreographed for various performers and several television and stage productions. He is also known for his teachings of the mental approach to dance.
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[edit] Biography
Charles began his dancing career at age 12, dancing for Patti LaBelle, Celine Dion, Kris Kross, Salt-N-Pepa, Melissa Etheridge, and others in an all-star concert for the Pediatric AIDS Foundation. This included a dancing spot in the Paula Abdul music video "Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah". By the time he was 15, Charles was an assistant to choreographer and mentor Marguerite Derricks. He assisted Marguerite and danced in Austin Powers: International Man Of Mystery (1997), 3rd Rock from the Sun, Fame L.A., among others. Charles created a dance company with partner Wade Robson in the mid-1990's called L.A. Images.
In the fall of 2000, Charles Klapow started choreographing for the Swedish pop group the A*Teens. He was their choreographer for music videos including "Floorfiller", "Halfway Around The World", "Sugar Rush", "Can't Help Falling In Love", and "I Promised Myself" as well as their tour director and choreographer from 2001-2003. These tours took Charles to Germany, Sweden and all over the United States, with additional spot dates in Mexico, Spain, Russia, and Denmark.
Ever since the inaugural season of the WNBA Charles has been a choreographer for the "Sparkids", the hip hop squad which performs at all Los Angeles Sparks home games. Beginning in 2005, Charles became co-director of the squad under the direction of Christy Buss and he assumes most of the choreography duties for the Sparkids.
Chucky was brought on board by Kenny Ortega (Dirty Dancing choreographer) to help choreograph High School Musical (2006), a Disney Channel Original Movie. Very quickly, Ortega became another mentor to Klapow as they quickly developed a working chemistry together. Klapow again served with Ortega as a choreographer for the film's sequel, "High School Musical 2." He is also seen in both High School Musical movies as a dancer as well.
Klapow has choreographed commercials for companies including Gap Kids, Old Navy, JCPenney, and Carl's Jr.
He also choreographed "Cheetah Girls 2" with Raven-Symone.
He is a Filipino-American. His mother is of a Filipino descent.
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2006 - Emmy Award for Outstanding Choreography for "High School Musical" along with Kenny Ortega and Bonnie Story.[1]
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.
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