Miguel Zarate
Hair: Black | Eyes: Brown | Ht: 5’10”
TELEVISION / FILM Footloose Principle Dancer Paramount / Chor. Jamal Sims X-FACTOR (season 1, USA) Assoc. Exec. Choreographer FOX / Chor. Brian Friedman America’s Got Talent Assoc. Chor. Episode 1,3, & 6 NBC / Chor. Brian Friedman DWTS “Footloose” Principle Dancer ABC / Chor. Jamal Sims DWTS “Macy’s Stars of Dance” Assoc. Artistic Director/Asst. Chor ABC / Chor. Jamal Sims 2011 Billboard Music Awards w/Ke$ha Principle Dancer ABC / The Squared Division 2010 AMAs w/ Ke$ha Principle Dancer ABC / Chor. Oththan 2010 MTV VMA’s w/ Chelsea Handler Principle Dancer MTV / Chor. Travis Wall 2010 Much Music Awards w/ Miley Cyrus Principle Dancer CTV / Chor. Jamal Sims Dancing With The Stars w/ Miley Cyrus Principle Dancer ABC / Chor. Jamal Sims American Idol w/ Ke$ha Principle Dancer FOX / Chor. Nick & RJ VH1 Diva’s Live w/ Rihanna Principle Dancer VH1 / Tina Landon 2008 MTV VMA’s w/ Rihanna Principle Dancer MTV / Chor. Tina Landon SYTUCD w/ Lady GaGa Principle Dancer FOX / Chor. Laurie Ann Gibson MTV’s Rob & Big “Big Strips” Choreographer MTV MTV 3Tres “Bust-A-Ritmo” Choreographer MTV Bravo’s Step It Up And Dance Finale Contestant Bravo / Magical Elves
VIDEOS Adam Lambert / “Never Close Our Eyes” Dancer & Choreographer Chor. Miguel Zarate Jolin Tsai / “Butterflies In My Stomach” Choreographer Warner Music Chris Willis / “Louder” Choreographer / Principle Dancer Dir. Billy Goodson Tim Armstrong / “Rock N Roll Theater” Principle Dancer Chor. Michael Rooney Miley Cyrus / “Tamed” Principle Dancer Chor. Jamal Sims Pussycat Dolls / “When I Grow Up” Asst. Choreographer Chor. Robin Antin Rihanna / “Disturbia” Principle Dancer Chor. Tina Landon
TOURS / LIVE SHOWS Rent at the Hollywood Bowl Asst. Choreographer Chor. Jamal Sims Paradiso Girls Promo Tour Choreographer Interscope Records Flipsyde Promo Tour Choreographer Interscope Records Rihanna “Disturbia” World Tour Principle Dancer Chor. Tina Landon Rihanna “One Night Only” London Principle Dancer Chor. Tina Landon Rihanna “Vogue” Fashion Rocks New York Principle Dancer Chor. Tina Landon Hannah Montant “Best of Both Worlds” Tour Asst. Choreographer Chor. Teresa Espinoza Pussycat Dolls Lounge at Ceasers Palace Asst. Choreographer Chor. Robin Antin
COMMERCIALS List available upon request.
TEACHING LADF 2008-2010 Instructor Dir. Bill Prudich Edge Performing Arts Center Instructor Dir. Bill Prudich Millennium Dance Complex Instructor Dir. Robert Baker
TRAINING University of California Irvine, BFA Dance. Class of 2005 Edge Performing Arts Center
SPECIAL SKILLS: Drum Major, Saxophone, Fluent in Spanish, Amazing Whistler!