Karl Mundt
Owner/Director Karl Mundt’s dynamic style and enthusiasm have made him one of the most sought after choreographers and teachers in the United States. He has traveled throughout North America setting choreography, as well as conducting workshops and master classes. Most recently, Karl was part of the choreography team for the 2011 Super Bowl Halftime Show, featuring Usher and The Black Eyed Peas. With an average US audience of 111 million viewers, this was the most watched Super Bowl as well as the most watched program of any kind in American television history.
In the 2011 dance season, his choreography and inspirational teaching style helped the University of Minnesota, San Diego State University and the Eden Prairie Pom Squad win national championships. Additionally, his choreography helped Team USA win the gold medal (Jazz Div.) at the 2009 & 2010 ICU World Championships. With over 60 Countries represented, the championship was the first of its kind & part of a larger campaign to include competitive dance in the Olympic Games. His work has been nationally televised on ESPN, CBS & FOX.
Karl has danced in commercials for Adidas, Nike, Sun Micro Systems and for national tours with New York City Theatrical Events. He has performed in a variety of stage productions in Los Angeles, New York, Las Vegas and Atlantic City. Karl has set choreography on models for print work and for national dance wear companies & has done freelance work for Dance Spirit magazine.
He has choreographed for several National and World Champions including: The University of Minnesota, University of St. Thomas, University of Cincinnati, University of Louisville, Hawaii Pacific University, San Diego State, University of Illinois-Urbana, Eastern Washington Elite All Stars, Los Alamitos High School, The Dance Studio of Fresno, and Eden Prairie High School. His choreography has been performed by several sports dance teams throughout the US and Canada, including the Boston Celtics, Sacramento Kings and Portland Trailblazers.
One of Karl’s greatest strengths is his ability to inspire people to go outside of their comfort zone, challenge themselves, and ultimately become better dancers.