1. Charles Klapow is known for his teachings on the mental approach to dance.
13 Facts About Charles Klapow
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Ever since the inaugural season of the WNBA Charles Klapow has been a choreographer for the "Sparkids", the hip-hop squad which performs at all Los Angeles Sparks home games.
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In 2005, Charles Klapow became co-director of the squad under the direction of Christy Buss, and he assumed most of the choreography duties for the Sparkids during the 2005 and 2006 seasons.
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Charles Klapow was brought on board by Kenny Ortega to help choreograph High School Musical, a Disney Channel Original Movie, with Bonnie Story.
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Charles Klapow served with Ortega and Story as a choreographer for the film's sequels, High School Musical 2 and High School Musical 3: Senior Year.
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Charles Klapow can be seen in all High School Musical movies as a dancer and member of the school basketball team as well.
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Charles Klapow went on to choreograph the stage and ice tours.
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In 2009, Charles 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 Charles 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.
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Charles Klapow was one of twelve dancers picked for Jackson's This Is It shows at the O2 Arena in London, which was set to begin July 13,2009, through March 6,2010, and produced by AEG Live.
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On July 7,2009, Charles Klapow took part in the Michael Jackson memorial service at the Staples Center in Los Angeles where days before Jackson's death, Charles Klapow, Jackson and the whole This Is It crew rehearsed in preparations for the London concerts at the O2 Arena.
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Charles Klapow took part in the performance of "Will You Be There" performed by Jennifer Hudson, where he, and the original eleven This Is It dancers were back-up dancers for the performance.
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Charles Klapow recently finished his stint as a judge in the Australian TV show Young Talent Time with Australian singer Tina Arena.
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On July 6,2011, Charles Klapow choreographed Ricky and Ryan's Dance on So You Think You Can Dance.