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Kenny Ortega Television Kenny Ortega Television: Rocky Horror Picture Show Director/Choreographer FOX Descendants II Director/Choreographer Disney Channel Descendants Director/Choreographer Disney Channel So You Think You Can Dance FOX (Judge) FOX Super Bowl XXX Choreographer World Cup Opening Choreographer High School Musical I and II Director/Choreographer Disney Channel Cheetah Girls II Director/Choreographer Disney Channel 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics Choreographer / Opening and Closing Ceremonies 1996 Atlanta Olympics / Choreographer Opening and Closing Ceremonies Chicago Hope Choreographer CBS (Multiple Episodes) BRIT Awards w/ Michael Producer/Staging Jackson 2005 Super Bowl Pre & Half- Choreographer 39 Productions, Inc. Time Show w/ Paul McCartney 2004 Super Bowl Pre & Half- Prod./Choreographer Don Mischer Productions Time Show w/ Janet Jackson & Justin Timberlake ABC 50the Anniversary Choreographer/Musical Don Mischer Productions Segment Prod. Michael Jackson "Dangerous" Conceived & Dir. Stage Prod. HBO Gloria Estefan Director/Choreographer/Stage HBO Producer Cher "Heart of Stone" Director/Choreographer/Stage HBO Producer Smokey Robinson Choreographer NBC Mickey's 60th Birthday Choreographer Disney Totally Minnie Choreographer Disney 1986-89 American Music Choreographer Dick Clark Productions / ABC Awards w/ Cher Film: Michael Jackson: This Is It Director Colombia Pictures High School Musical 3 Director/Choreographer Disney Hocus Pocus Director/Choreographer Disney Newsies Director/Choreographer Disney Ferris Bueller's Day Off Choreographer Paramount Quest For Camelot Choreographer Warner Brothers To Wong Foo? Choreographer Universal Pictures Dirty Dancing Choreographer Vestron Road House Choreographer 20th Century Fox Shag Choreographer Hemdale The Great Outdoors Choreographer Universal/MCA The Lost Boys Choreographer Warner Brothers Pretty In Pink Choreographer Paramount Salsa Choreographer Cannon God Created Woman Choreographer Vestron One From The Heart Choreographer Zoetrope St. Elmo's Fire Choreographer Paramount Xanadu Choreographer Universal Pictures The Rose Choreographer 20th Century Fox Concerts/Tours/Events: The Rolling Stones "50 & Director of AEG Live Counting" Tour Choreography/Consultant Macau Fountains "Wet" Choreographer Wynn Las Vegas High School Musical Tour Fall Director/Choreographer Buena Vista Music Group 2006 Wynn Hotel and Resort Prod./Director Synn Design & Development Gloria Estefan at Caesar's Director/Choreographer Estefan Enterprises Palace Sirens of TI Prod./Director Treasure Island Siegfried & Roy / Closing Choreographer Feld Entertainment Number High School Musical On Ice Producer Feld Entertainment Bellagio Opening Choreographer Bellagio Hotel & Casino / Las Vegas Michael Jackson "HIStory" Conceived/Director/Choreogra Tour 1996-97 pher Michael Jackson "Dangerous" Conceived/Director/Choreogra Tour 1992-93 pher Hannah Montana / Miley Director Cyrus "Best of Both Worlds" Tour Barbra Streisand "Timeless" Choreographer 1999 Las Vegas / 2000 Australia Shakira 1998 Tour Choreographer Lorrie Morgan 1994-98 US Director/Choreographer Tours Mindy McCrady 1997 US Tour Choreographer Pointer Sisters 1986-89 Tours Choreographer Chaka Khan 1988-89 World Director/Choreographer tour Diana Ross 1988 Tour Choreographer Bette Midler Special Material Choreographer Oingo Boingo 1986-87 US Director/Choreographer Tours Olivia Newton-John 1981 Director/Choreographer World Tour KISS 1980 World Tour Director/Choreographer The Tubes 1975-85 World Director/Choreographer Tours Music Videos: Miami Sound Machine Director/Choreographer "Rhythm is Gonna Get You" Gloria Estefan "Coming Out Director/Choreographer Of The Dark" Gloria Estefan "Seal Our Fate" Director/Choreographer Selena "A Boy Like That" Director/Choreographer Selena "Techno Cumbia Choreographer Cher "I Found Someone" / Director/Choreographer "We All Sleep Alone" Cher "Heart of Stone" / "Turn Choreographer Back Time" Tubes "She's A Beauty" Director/Choreographer Tubes "Completion Backwards Choreographer Principal" Pointer Sisters "I'm So Director/Choreographer Excited" / "Back in My Arms" / "I'm So Excited" Gladys Knight & The Pips Director/Choreographer "Save the Overtime" Chayanne "Este Rytmo Baila Director/Choreographer Asi" Denise Williams "Let's Hear It Director/Choreographer For The Boys" Madonna "Material Girl" Choreographer Diana Ross "Experience" Choreographer Kim Carnes "One Divided Choreographer Heart" Rod Stewart "Young Turks, Choreographer Love Touch" Paul Jabara "Ochos Rios" Choreographer Neil Diamond "Headed for the Choreographer Future" Elton John "Word in Spanish" Choreographer Billy Joel "Allentown" Choreographer Fleetwood Mac "Gypsy" Choreographer Toto "Rosanna" Choreographer Award Shows: 2000 Academy Awards Choreographer ABC.
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