Dan Karaty
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| Daniel Q. Karaty | |
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| Born | October 1, 1976 (age 33) U.S.A. |
| Occupation | TV Personality, Dancer and Choreographer |
Daniel Q. Karaty (born October 1, 1976), an American TV personality, dancer and pop dance choreographer. He has created routines for major performers such as Jessica Simpson, Britney Spears, Kylie Minogue and *NSYNC. Karaty is also known for being a judge and choreographer on the FOX dance competition program So You Think You Can Dance and will appear on new versions of the show in Canada and the Netherlands and Belgium. In addition, Karaty recently joined NBC's America's Got Talent as the hit show's performance stager and choreographer.
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[edit] Personal
Both of Karaty's parents were performers on Broadway. He attended New York University, graduating in 1999 with a B.A. journalism.
[edit] Career
He made his own Broadway debut in the musical Footloose 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
He is currently a co-teacher, along with Nick Lazzarini, of JUMP, the Alternative Dance Convention (and competition).
Karaty is currently appearing as a judge on the Canadian and Dutch/Belgian versions of So You Think You Can Dance.[1]
Dan will also be in Bravo's fall 2009 cast of Launch My Line, a new reality show about fashion design.
- So You Think You Can Dance (The Netherlands and Belgium)
- So You Think You Can Dance (US)
- So You Think You Can Dance Canada
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