Dan Karaty
- Dan Karaty
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- Birth date: October 1 1976
- Birth place: Wyckoff, NJ
Biography
Growing up in Wyckoff, NJ, with Broadway veterans as parents, it seemed inevitable that Dan Karaty would find dance in his life. During his junior year at NYU, he made his Broadway debut in "Footloose." By his senior year, he was touring with Britney Spears and had appeared on the "MTV Awards" and "The Billboard Music Awards."
Karaty and his friend Wade Robson collaborated on Spears' first Pepsi commercial and the *NSYNC World Tour. Karaty went on to choreograph videos and tours for Jessica Simpson, Kylie Minogue,*NSYNC, Spears, Justin Timberlake, Usher and most recently choreographed the feature film "Music and Lyrics..." with Hugh Grant.
More info
-He is currently a co-teacher, along with Nick Lazzarini, of JUMP, the Alternative Dance Convention (and competition.)
-Karaty will be appearing as guest judge on So You Think You Can Dance Canada in the spring of 2008
Occupation
-American pop dance choreographer
