Kat Cheng
Originally from Minnesota, Kat Cheng is a professional dancer, choreographer, and director currently based out of Los Angeles, CA. With 12 years of teaching experience and counting, Kat is an educator who is passionate about sharing her creative voice, love of dance, and professional knowledge gained through her industry experience.
In her career, Kat has toured and performed all over the world with artists such as Mariah Carey, Sabrina Carpenter, Ciara, Jackson Wang, and Miyavi. Some of her TV, film, and commercial credits include dancing with Ariana Grande, Jennifer Hudson, and Snoop Dog on “Mariah Carey's Magical Christmas Special,” in “The Idol” on HBO Max, the VMA’s with Olivia Rodrigo, the MTV Movie and TV Awards with Chloe & Halle, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon with Sabrina Carpenter, the film “80 For Brady,” NBC’s New Years Eve, and performing with Doja Cat and Bebe Rexha. She has also danced for companies such as VOGUE Portugal, Vanity Fair, Athleta, J.Crew, Shein, Fila, McDonalds, and Nikon. Kat can also be seen in music videos for Avril Lavigne, Banks, Christina Aguilera, Melanie Martinez, Tinashe, Michael Buble, Jackson Wang, Tiesto, Jacob Collier, Panic At The Disco, Dillion Francis, and Lindsey Stirling, to name a few.
“In my class, I focus a lot on the challenge of pairing musicality with individuality. I also really emphasize the importance of character building, and using textures to add depth and life to your movement. I believe replicating movement is like a plain cake, and the performance and textures are the sprinkles that make it special!” - Kat Cheng