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Charles Klapow
Charles "Chucky" Klapow (born July 5, 1980) is an American 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 on the mental approach to dance. Life and career Klapow was born to a Filipino mother, and a European-American father. Klapow began his dancing career aged 12, dancing for Patti LaBelle, Celine Dion, Sheila E., 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-1990s called L.A. Images. In the fall of 2000 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Young Talent Time
''Young Talent Time'' is an Australian television variety program produced by Lewis-Young Productions and screened on Network Ten. The original series ran from 1971 until 1988 and was hosted by singer-songwriter and record producer Johnny Young for its entire run. The show was briefly revived by Network Ten in 2012 and was hosted by singer and actor Rob Mills. History The series featured a core group of young performers, in the vein of ''The Mickey Mouse Club'', and a weekly junior talent quest. The regular cast known as "The Young Talent Team" performed popular classic songs along with the top hit songs of the day. The original program launched the careers of a number of Australian performers including Sally Boyden, Jamie Redfern, Vikki Broughton, Debra Byrne (billed then as Debbie), Tina Arena and Dannii Minogue and spawned numerous hit singles, fifteen Young Talent Time albums, a film, as well as merchandise including swap cards, boardgames, toys, and mugs. The program ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spain
Spain, or the Kingdom of Spain, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe with territories in North Africa. Featuring the Punta de Tarifa, southernmost point of continental Europe, it is the largest country in Southern Europe and the fourth-most populous European Union member state. Spanning across the majority of the Iberian Peninsula, its territory also includes the Canary Islands, in the Eastern Atlantic Ocean, the Balearic Islands, in the Western Mediterranean Sea, and the Autonomous communities of Spain#Autonomous cities, autonomous cities of Ceuta and Melilla, in mainland Africa. Peninsular Spain is bordered to the north by France, Andorra, and the Bay of Biscay; to the east and south by the Mediterranean Sea and Gibraltar; and to the west by Portugal and the Atlantic Ocean. Spain's capital and List of largest cities in Spain, largest city is Madrid, and other major List of metropolitan areas in Spain, urban areas include Barcelona, Valencia, Seville, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Footloose (2011 Film)
''Footloose'' is a 2011 American musical drama film co-written and directed by Craig Brewer. It is a remake of the 1984 film of the same name, and stars Kenny Wormald, Julianne Hough, Andie MacDowell, and Dennis Quaid. The film follows a young man who moves from Boston to a small Southern town and protests the town's ban against dancing. Filming took place from September to November 2010 in Georgia. It was released in Australia and New Zealand on October 6, 2011, and in North America on October 14, 2011. It grossed $15.5 million in its opening weekend and $63 million worldwide. Plot After a night of partying, an intoxicated Bobby Moore and his friends are killed when their car collides head-on with a truck on a bridge on their way home to the town of Bomont, Georgia. The tragedy prompts his father Shaw Moore, the town reverend, to persuade the city council to pass several draconian laws and ordinances, one of which bans all unsupervised dancing within city limits. Thr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Senior Year
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Senior Year may refer to: * Senior (education), the final year in high school or college * ''Senior Year'' (2010 film), the 2010 film by Filipino director Jerrold Tarog * ''Senior Year'' (2022 film), a film starring Rebel Wilson * The Lockheed U-2 See also * Senioritis * 12th Grade Twelfth Grade (also known as Grade 12, Senior Year, Standard 12, 12th Standard, 12th Class, or Class 12th or Class 12) is the twelfth and final Educational stage, year of Formal education, formal or compulsory education. It is typically the final ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
High School Musical 2
''High School Musical 2'' is a 2007 American Musical film, musical television film directed by Kenny Ortega and written by Peter Barsocchini. The 70th Disney Channel Original Movie (DCOM), it is the sequel to ''High School Musical'' (2006) and the second installment of the High School Musical (franchise), ''High School Musical'' film series. The film stars Zac Efron, Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Tisdale, Lucas Grabeel, Corbin Bleu, and Monique Coleman. Taking place some time after the events of the first film, Troy Bolton (Efron), Gabriella Montez (Hudgens), and the Wildcats find summer jobs at a country club, but tensions rise when Sharpay Evans (Tisdale) recruits Bolton for a talent show performance. ''High School Musical 2'' retained Utah as a central filming location with a return to East High School (Utah), East High School, while Entrada at Snow Canyon Country Club was used as the filming location for the Evans' country club. Additional scenes were filmed in Los Angeles. Upon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bonnie Story
Bonnie Story (born March 18, 1959) is an American Emmy Award-winning choreographer best known for her work in the films ''High School Musical'', ''High School Musical 2,'' and ''High School Musical 3.'' Her work has been featured on FOX dance show So You Think You Can Dance. Career Bonnie Story has choreographed many pieces for Odyssey Dance Theater. In the third instalment of ''High School Musical'' she decided to take a break from her work at Odyssey. Currently, she runs various dance programs at the Treehouse Athletic Club located in Draper, Utah. In 2012, Story choreographed international dance scenes for ''Loving the Silent Tears'', a Broadway-style musical, based on Supreme Master Ching Hai's poetry collection, ''Silent Tears''. Story is now touring with Hollywood Connection Dance. Personal life Bonnie Story has 5 children: Bayli, Kelli, Zach, Tobin, and Easton Baker. Her daughter Kelli Baker was a contestant on So You Think You Can Dance (season 4). She auditioned in Salt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Disney Channel Original Movie
Since its launch on April 18, 1983, American cable and satellite pay television channel Disney Channel airs and/or releases/distributes original first-run television films under the banner names of Disney Channel Premiere Films until October 1997, Disney Channel Original Movie (DCOM) until March 2023, Disney Original Movie until August 2024, and eventually reverted back to the Disney Channel Original Movie (DCOM) label in July 2025. Most of these films were subsequently released on home video formats such as VHS, DVD, or more recently, Blu-ray, while others were not. Beginning with '' Princess Protection Program'' in 2009, releases of DCOMs on DVD months following their television premieres got reduced to a week after television premieres. The 2009 television film also became the first DCOM to appear in high-definition widescreen, although DCOMs have been produced in such a format since the release of '' Go Figure'' on June 10, 2005. The highest-rated premiere for the banne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
High School Musical
''High School Musical'' is a 2006 American Musical film, musical television film produced by and aired on Disney Channel as part of the network's List of Disney Channel original films, slate of original television films. The first installment of the High School Musical (franchise), ''High School Musical'' series, the film was directed by choreographer and filmmaker Kenny Ortega from a screenplay by Peter Barsocchini. It stars Zac Efron, Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Tisdale, Lucas Grabeel, Alyson Reed, Corbin Bleu, and Monique Coleman. ''High School Musical'' follows student Troy Bolton (Efron), the captain of his school basketball team, and Gabriella Montez (Hudgens), an academically gifted transfer student, who together audition for the lead roles in their school musical theatre, musical, causing division among the school's cliques. Development for the film began after Barsocchini approached the network in 2004 with a script idea for a musical film. Disney executives also wanted ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dirty Dancing
''Dirty Dancing'' is a 1987 American romance film, romantic drama film, drama Dance in film, dance film written by Eleanor Bergstein, produced by Linda Gottlieb, and directed by Emile Ardolino. Starring Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey, it tells the story of Frances "Baby" Houseman (Grey), a young woman who falls in love with dance instructor Johnny Castle (Swayze) at a vacation resort. The film was based on screenwriter Bergstein's own childhood. She originally wrote a screenplay for the Michael Douglas film ''It's My Turn (film), It's My Turn'', but she ultimately ended up conceiving a story for a film which became ''Dirty Dancing''. She finished the script in 1985, but management changes at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer put the film in development hell. The production company was changed to Vestron Pictures with Emile Ardolino as director and Linda Gottlieb as producer. Filming took place in Lake Lure, North Carolina, and Mountain Lake (Virginia), Mountain Lake, Virginia, with the fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenny Ortega
Kenneth John Ortega (born April 18, 1950) is an American director, producer, choreographer, and concert creator. He is best known for his work with Disney Channel, notably the '' High School Musical'' film trilogy, cult classics such as '' Newsies'' and '' Hocus Pocus'', '' The Cheetah Girls 2'', and the first three '' Descendants'' films. In 2019, he signed a five year deal with Netflix, producing the original series '' Julie and the Phantoms,'' which was cancelled after only one season. He has also choreographed multiple iconic ‘80s films such as, '' Xanadu'', '' One from the Heart'', '' St. Elmo's Fire'', '' Pretty in Pink'', '' Ferris Bueller's Day Off'', and '' Dirty Dancing.'' Ortega has worked on multiple music videos and produced concert tours for the likes of, KISS, Olivia Newton-John, Cher, Madonna, Miley Cyrus, and Michael Jackson, notably the cancelled This is It concert residency. He also wrote, directed, and produced Jackson's posthumous documentary film, '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christy Buss
Christy Curtis Buss (born December 28, 1958) is an American dancer, choreographer, and actress. She started her career as an actress and dancer before she became a Cheerleader and choreographer for the Los Angeles Rams and Los Angeles Clippers and the director or the Los Angeles Sparks Kids Buss is the former daughter-in-law of Jerry Buss, who owned the Los Angeles Lakers and other sports businesses. Early life Christy Curtis Buss was born on December 28, 1959, in St. Louis, Missouri. She grew up dancing at her mother's dance studio and continued to hone her skills as a dancer and choreographer throughout her life. Professional career After winning The ABC TV Special ''All American Women'' in 1979, Christy moved to Los Angeles, California. She became the captain of the Los Angeles Rams cheerleaders and traveled the world. Christy acted in commercials, film and soap operas which led her to choreographing shows such as NBC's ''Passions'' and ''Days of Our Lives''. in 1999 or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Los Angeles Sparks
The Los Angeles Sparks are an American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles. The Sparks compete in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) as a member of the Western Conference. The team plays its home games at Crypto.com Arena. The Sparks were founded before the league's inaugural 1997 season began. Like some other WNBA teams, the Sparks have the distinction of not being affiliated with an NBA counterpart, even though the market is shared with the Los Angeles Lakers and the Los Angeles Clippers. Lakers owner Jerry Buss owned the Sparks as a sister team to the Los Angeles Lakers from 1997 to 2006. Since 2014, the Sparks have been owned by Sparks LA Sports, a group consisting of Mark Walter, Magic Johnson, Stan Kasten, Todd Boehly, Bobby Patton, and Eric Holoman. The Sparks have qualified for the WNBA playoffs in twenty of their twenty-four years in Los Angeles, more than any other team in the league. The franchise has been home to many high-quali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
