Kobi Rozenfeld’s professional reputation and heightened demand in the dance industry have led him to work with some of the best entertainers and most notable celebrities in Hollywood such as Beyonce, Britney Spears, Natasha Bedingfield, Macy Gray, and “Wonder Woman’s” – Gal Gadot. His most recent television credit featured himself, as World Judge and Expert for CBS’s new hit talent show “The Word’s Best”.
Kobi is also credited for directing and choreographing the world tour of “Barbie Live” – The Musical, produced by “Mattel” and EMS. In addition, Kobi has choreographed for the British singer and songwriter, Natasha Bedingfield, at the “LifeBall” concert in Vienna and Macy Gray with her hit “Beauty in the World”.
In the summer of 2006, Kobi began working with Keshet Chaim Dance Ensemble upon his arrival in the United States as a dancer and as the lead choreographer.
Topping this list is Kobi’s work with Britney Spears during her 2009 comeback and choreography for the incredible pop sensation, Beyonce, in her “I AM…” World Tour. That same year, he performed alongside Beyonce as one of the dancers at the Grammy Awards. Kobi has also choreographed for Israel’s “So You Think You Can Dance”
Kobi was born in Israel and had been dancing and choreographing from a very early age.
As a choreographer, Kobi is represented by Go2Talent, one of the top choreography and dance agencies in the industry. Kobi travels the world as a freelance choreographer. He has taught master classes at the Broadway Dance Center in New York and Pineapple Dance Studio in London. He has instructed workshops around the world in Israel, Guam, Germany, Austria, The Netherlands, France, Slovakia, Spain, Croatia, Poland, Sweden, Denmark, Italy, Switzerland, Bulgaria, Cyprus and the United Kingdom.
As of 2020, Kobi has undertaken the mission to train the next generation of dancers as creator and artistic director of HEAT Convention & Competition, a convention that bridges the gap between the overall care of dancers and career dance industry opportunities.
Maggie Doty was born and raised in Southern California where she began training in dance at a young age. She earned her BFA Degree in Dance from California State University, Long Beach where she studied Modern, Ballet, Floor Work, Jazz, and Improvisation, to name a few. She currently stands as the Assistant Artistic Director of HEAT Dance convention where she travels the country directing events, judging competition, and teaching to thousands of dancers each year. Doty is currently represented by Go 2 Talent Agency and works professionally as a dancer, dance teacher, and choreographer in the Los Angeles area and beyond.
In addition to her dancer training, Doty is a certified fitness instructor through the National Academy of Sports Medicine where she coaches classes in weight lifting, HIIT cardio training, barre, indoor cycling, and more. Doty is a huge advocate for strength training with dancers and is passionate about injury prevention and sharing her anatomical/physiological knowledge with her students in a practical, functional way.
HEATHER MORRIS is best known for her comedic breakout role as Brittany S. Pierce on FOX’s hit series, Glee. She is also know for her recurring role as Judy in the CBS hit comedy So Help Me Todd and is executive Producer and writer on the dark comedy Podcast The Bystanders, starring Jane Lynch. Morris has appeared in numerous indie films including the upcoming comedy Cora Bora starring Meg Stalter and Manny Jacinto and voiced the role of Katie the Mammoth in the Multimillion dollar franchise Ice Age: Continental Drift. Aside from a successful career as an actress, Heather is an incredibly established dancer who began her career with Beyonce for her Single Ladies stage tour and currently travels the country teaching for HEAT Dance Convention.
Nigerian American Comfort Fedoke is a multi-talented, choreographer, actor, singer, and Emmy award winning dancer. Known for competing on So You Think You Can Dance Season 4, and was invited back for several years as an All-Star , choreographer, and mentor.
On stage, Comfort has worked and performed live with talented artists such as H.E.R, John Legend, Florence and the Machine, Harry Styles, Kanye West, LL Cool J, Chaka Khan, Taylor Swift, Rihanna, Wale,Jason Derulo, JLo, Travis Scott, Drake, Gwen Staffani, lizzo, Missy Elliott, and Etc
Her work doesn’t end on the dance floor, she also worked alongside legendary Sway Calloway for Red Bull TV as a commentator and host. Comfort continues to be a host and voice for numerous events for Redbull Tv and radio, as well as judge on a hit Nigerian TV show called Maltina Dance All.
Commercially Comfort has done numerous amounts of work. She was a solo feature in Nike’s 30-year celebration of Air Max, promoting the new VaporMax shoe as well as Michael Jackson’s Pepsi generation super bowl commercial. As well as having sponsorship and features in Cheetos and Apple Ads.
She has acted and choreographed in a number of films TV, and Stage shows . Such as films like Footloose, Step Up 5 All In , The Mindy project, The Funny Dance show on E, Blind Spotting, High Strung, That 90’s show, The Big Leap, The Santa Clauses, and you can now catch Comfort on Disney plus as “DrosselMeyer” on the new family film “ Hip Hop Nutcracker”
Comfort currently resides in London working as an associate choreographer on the new film “Wicked”, directed by John Chu
Choreographer, Creative Director, Master Instructor
Five time MTV Video Award Nominee for Best Choreography in a Music Video, and Winner of the 2013 and 2007 MTV VMA for best choreography for Justin Timberlake’s music videos, “Suit & Tie” and “My Love”. Marty is Justin Timberlake’s head choreographer and artistic director, having choreographed numerous performances for Timberlake such his performance in the 2018 Superbowl LII, the 2017 Oscars, the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards, the 2013 Grammy Awards, the 2018 & 2013 Brit Awards, the 2008 ESPY Awards, along with Justin’s 2005, 2006, 2007 MTV VIDEO AWARDS. Marty is Timberlake’s head choreographer for music videos, television performances and his five solo World Tours; Justified, Future/Sex/Love/Sound, the 20/20 Experience, Man of the Woods and the Forget Tomorrow World Tour. His resume also includes choreography for Mariah Carey, JLO, Pink, Janet Jackson, One Direction, The Jacksons, The Backstreet Boys, JLS, Sean Kingston, Jason Durelo, Joe Jonas, Bebe Rexha, Tinashe, AJ Mitchell, The Thunder from Down Under and New District.
His choreography has been featured on the MTV Video Music Awards, The MTV Movie Awards, The Brit Awards, The Espy Awards, The Kids Choice Awards, The Billboard Awards, The Oscars and the GRAMMYS, in addition to appearances on DANCING WITH THE STARS, and SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE.
Marty has also choreographed for numerous feature films and commercial ad campaigns for such as: Target Back to School, Coca-Cola, Wild Turkey, Badoit, Tommy Hilfiger, Old Navy, McDonald’s, Citroen, Stuart Weitzman. Catch Marty’s choreography in the Dreamworks’ Trolls Franchise: films Trolls, Trolls 2: Trolls World Tour and Trolls 3: Trolls Band Together
Angelica Stiskin is an internationally recognized choreographer, director, performer, and dance educator. She currently serves as the Artistic Director of the Joffrey Ballet School’s Jazz & Contemporary Trainee Program and its flagship summer intensives, Pre-Professional and SPECTRUM. Since joining the School in 2008 and being appointed Artistic Director in 2017, Angelica has been instrumental in shaping the next generation of dance artists. She also has played a central role on Joffrey’s international audition tour and partners with HEAT Convention & Competition as part of its national faculty.
Her choreography continues to receive national attention, most recently commissioned by Bloomberg Philanthropies for the grand opening of the Perelman Performing Arts Center (PAC/NYC) and for New York Fashion Week collaborations with PatBO and Dior. Known for blending concert and commercial dance, Angelica’s credits span from stage to screen, including direction and choreography for fashion, film, and live entertainment.
In addition to her artistic leadership, she is pursuing a Master’s in Education Leadership at Harvard University, aiming to expand the role of arts education globally through both practice and policy. Her ongoing mission is to merge visionary movement aesthetics with educational innovation, elevating the capacity of the performing arts in contemporary culture.
Kavita Rao, Artistic Director of Karmagraphy, produces distinctive contemporary dance styles. Internationally and regionally renowned for her choreography and teaching abilities, she conjures out of her world travels characteristics of Eastern and Western dance. Signed with one of LA’s top dance agencies, Go2Talent, Rao has been featured in numerous live shows, music videos, films, commercials, and television shows as a dancer. Her choreographic work includes projects for the NBA, NFL Draft, Disney Channel, Netflix, TBS, NBC, Apple TV, YouTube Red, and musical artists such as Vidya Vox, Snoop Dog, Esther Anaya, Joji, and more. She earned a world choreography nomination for her work on a Disney Channel commercial. Rao is also a master educator and professor who has taught worldwide and continues to do so. Educator credits include Heat Dance Convention, Dupree Dance Convention, Joffrey Ballet School, Artists in Training, Hussain College, Millennium, and studios and schools across the US and internationally.
Pamela Yasutake is a Seattle native Performer, Choreographer and Instructor. Widely known as a member of the hit Female Tap Sensations, Syncopated Ladies, Pamela has wooed audiences around the world performing live in sold-out concerts and in viral videos accumulating over 100 million views online.
In 2016, Pamela made her Broadway debut in the original cast of “Shuffle Along, Or , The Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed”. Directed by George C. Wolfe and choreographed by Savion Glover, the critically acclaimed production received ten 2016 Tony Award Nominations including Best Musical.
Pamela’s television credits include The Late Late Show with James Corden (CBS), The 70th Annual Tony Awards (CBS), Maya & Marty (NBC), So You Think You Can Dance (FOX) and Good Morning America (ABC).
In her hometown of Seattle, Pamela has performed and choreographed for Seattle Theatre Group’s production of “Dance This…”, eight seasons of the Black Nativity Play of Seattle in which she performed the lead dancer role of Mary for two consecutive seasons, and various appearances and performances with her home studio, Northwest Tap Connection. Pamela worked as a core dancer on the Apple TV+ musical film, “Spirited” starring Ryan Reynolds, Will Ferrell and Octavia Spencer. Recently, she has joined the creative team for multiple productions at The 5th Ave Theatre in Seattle, including choreographing their production of After Midnight. Pamela continues to be a sought after faculty member on countless tap festivals and dance conventions.
Orialis Ashley, a Puerto Rican native, is a Los Angeles based Dancer, Choreographer and Instructor. As one of the members of Chloe Arnold’s Syncopated Ladies, an all female tap dancing sisterhood , she has tap danced on stages worldwide, videos with over 50 million views and on screen for ABC’s Good Morning America, CBS’s Late Late Show with James Corden, BET’s 106 and Park, and most recently you can see Orialis tap dancing in Apple TV’s feature film “Spirited.”
As a graduate from the Florida State University dance program, Orialis is also classically trained in ballet, modern and jazz with a professional background in concert dance. She uses her vast experience in all areas of dance when training her students and with over 20 years of teaching experience, her students and choreography have been seen many TV shows including So You Think You Can Dance, Little Big Shots, Ellen, and Dancing with the Stars Junior.
Orialis presently resides in Southern California with her son Rylan, where she continues to perform, choreograph and share her love of dance with her students all over the country.
Emmy nominated choreographer and director, Helene Phillips is a true visionary with an incredible talent for keeping her body of work passionate, committed, and most importantly, “real.”
Whether she’s directing Michael Jackson or choreographing Madonna, Helene’s input ignites every area of a project. “I can see how I want the final images to look, and then backtrack to make that vision come to fruition.”
As a pivotal director and choreographer, Helene Phillips is known for lighting fires—creating the culture, setting the spark, and managing the resources to keep herself and her team focused, prepared, motivated, challenged, and consistently successful. Her shows are goal-directed: she creates the vision, executes it, and brings it to fruition. Sir Richard Attenborough called her tireless. Michael Gill, the renowned producer who brings Broadway shows to Las Vegas, calls Helene’s visions Revolutionary. She possesses more boundless energy than anyone else in the room, as well as the drive and knowledge to create visions from beginning to end. Helene is connected to the most influential people in the industry.
Francis Ford Coppola and George Lucas, while working on the largest production of its time, a 3-D film called Captain EO with Michael Jackson, turned the direction and the choreography over to her because they felt she was the only one who knew what she was doing. Anjelica Houston requested Helene to direct her for the same reason. Helene was handed over the microphone and would yell Action and Cut. She collaborated with every department working on this project and directed Michael Jackson in the recording studio. The team knew they could count on her.
In a progressively challenging career, she has worked with legendary performers and directors for the past 20 years, among which were Madonna (Who’s That Girl Tour), Miley Cyrus (The VMAs), John Travolta (Stayin’ Alive), James Brown and Dan Aykroyd (Dr. Detroit), Michael Douglas (A Chorus Line – the film), John Candy (Going Berserk), Rosie O’ Donnell and Penny Marshall (all Christmas holiday spots for K-Mart), Christina Applegate and Jay Mohr (Mafia), Charlie Sheen and Anna Faris (A Spelling Bee), Peter Gabriel and Sting (life benefit concerts), Denis Leary and Elizabeth Hurley (Dawg), and the list goes on and on.
Helene has been nominated for an Emmy for her work on Papa’s Angels starring Scott Bakula and Cynthia Nixon. She has been a key directing and choreographing force behind such artists as Karyn White’s Love the way you love me, Klymaxx’s Meeting in the ladies’ room, Jack Wagner’s The Weatherman Says, and Was Not Was’ Walk the Dinosaur. She has also conceptualized, directed, staged, and choreographed Main Showrooms for such cruise ships as the QEII and the Oceania Riviera.
Helene has created shows across broad industries. Her modus operandi is to first envision the entire project and then she backtracks so she knows how to involve the lighting and wardrobe people, as well as the editor. Helene’s expertise in music and editing is unique as a result of a lifetime of connecting sound, movement, and storyline.
Helene has been a consistent top director/choreographer who sets the vision and motivates her team to extraordinary achievements. She has an international family and professional experience that spans the world. She is comfortable in a wide range of cultures and geographies. She brings not only a sharp intelligence, but a powerful leadership style that is inclusive, collaborative, and motivational.
Matthew Fata’s adventurous spirit and commitment to his artistry sets him apart from many in the industry today. Growing up in a small town in Canada, Matthew ventured out all around the world to fulfill what he knew to be his fate. He is trained in all styles of dance that include jazz, ballet, tap, hip hop, lyrical and contemporary.
Matthew has a lot of dance experience that includes; NBC’s World Of Dance, assistant for FOX TV series “So You Think You Can Dance”, assistant on the “MOVE Live Tour” by Julianne & Derek Hough, Reebok Industrials, two time Capezio ACE Awards finalist, choreographer for Francois Klark’s “Always” music video from the Netflix original movie “Feel The Beat”, Spencer Ludwig’s “Jungle In Me” music video, etc.
Matthew is a faculty member with Heat Dance Convention, Millennium Dance Complex Los Angeles and guest faculty member for T Milly Studios. Matthew also tours, teaches, and choreographs for Muse Dance Company as well as many studios throughout Canada and the United States. Lastly, Matthew is the founder and director of he(art) dance company based in Los Angeles, CA.
Josh is a New York City based choreographer and creative director. His work extends across a multitude of avenues within the entertainment industry including Broadway, national tours, large scale corporate events, fashion, theme parks, film and television. Choreographic credits include New York Fashion Week, the New York City Knicks, Audi, Celebrity Cruise Lines, Modos Furniture, Cedar Fair, Six Flags, Hard Rock Hotel, Soho House as well as regional productions of Mary Poppins, Anastasia, Fiddler On The Roof, Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812, Rock Of Ages, Wizard Of Oz, Cinderella, Newsies and the world premiere of Medicine the Musical, which ran Off-Broadway. Josh choreographed Cedar Point’s 150th Anniversary Spectacular as well as the televised series DJ Burnt Bannock. He has worked as a Creative Director on projects such as Kings Island’s 50th Anniversary, NYE at Soho House, fashion campaigns for Stacey Martin Lifestyle and recently directed and choreographed the launch campaign of the Brand New Tin Building by world renowned chef Jean-Georges. Josh has been featured in Dance Spirit Magazine, Dance Canada Quarterly, Industry Dance Magazine and Dance Plug Los Angeles. He is currently on Faculty at the Broadway Dance Center in New York City where he has been a guest choreographer for many of their events.
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Jenna Laspiñas is a dancer, choreographer, and teacher based in the southern California area. She has extensive, well-rounded training in styles such as contemporary, jazz, ballet, hip-hop, and tap, to name a few. Currently, Laspiñas is signed with Go2 Talent agency and is touring with Heat Dance Convention as a pro. Additionally, she holds the title as the National Teen Honored Dancer ‘19 with both Adrenaline and Revive dance conventions and can be seen working as an assistant on Season 17 of Fox’s So You Think You Can Dance. Alongside her teaching,
choreographing, and dancing professionally, Laspiñas also works as a traveling assistant for Julia Harnetiaux, Mandy Korpinen & Elizabeth Petrin, and Kersten Todey.
Konnor Kelly was born and raised in Cornwall, NY where he grew up training at his mom’s dance studio; Step By Step. Throughout his years of training, Konnor decided to pursue dance as a career. He can be seen in the Radio City Music Hall’s Christmas Spectacular and will be returning back to the Hall this holiday season. You also may know Konnor from being a featured contestant on Season 17 of So You Think You Can Dance. Currently, Kelly is pursuing a professional career as a dancer, teacher, and choreographer and is touring as a Pro Assistant with Heat Convention and Competition. Additionally, he is a member of the contemporary company; Marinspired.
Auden Martinez was born and raised in Colorado and began dancing at the age of 6. He has trained in various dance styles including Tap, Hip Hop, Contemporary, Jazz, Musical Theater, Jazz Fusion, and Modern. He is a former competitive company dancer awarded multiple national solo, duo, and group titles.
In terms of his work experience, Auden started assisting classes at his local studio at 15, and has had the opportunity to work with incredible choreographers and dancers coast to coast developing skills as a student, teacher, and choreographer. Auden has choreographed solos, duos, and groups for elite company teams since 2021. He has been with Heat Dance Convention since 2023
He is currently based in Denver teaching multiple levels of Hip Hop, Tap, and Contemporary at his local studio as well as other studios across the country developing recreational and competitive dancers with his unique style. He believes in training and educating dancers in an environment that supports their growth, self expression, and passion for dance
Arielle Bash has been dancing since the age of 2 and has trained in various dance styles, including Contemporary, Jazz, Hip Hop, Musical Theater, Modern, Ballet, Pointe, Tap, Heels, and more. Growing up in Denver, she was immersed in the dance world as her mom owned a competitive dance studio; Centerstage Starz.
She recently graduated high school from Denver School of the Arts, where she majored in dance. During her time there, she had the opportunity to work with incredible choreographers and fellow dancers, which really helped her develop her skills as a mover, learner, and choreographer. Throughout her years of dancing at a competitive dance studio and arts school, she has received various awards; a few being the National High School Dance Festival Finalist Award in 2023, KAR National Future Star Award in 2019, and Miss Spotlight Title Winner in 2023, 2017, and 2015.
In terms of her work experience, she has taught dance classes and choreographed for the past several years in Denver. She believes in creating a positive and inclusive environment where dancers can grow, express themselves, and flourish their passion for dance. Currently, she is touring as a Pro Assistant at the Heat Dance Convention and Competition and pursuing a professional dance career in Los Angeles. Additionally, she is represented by Go2Talent Agency.
