Christopher Jarosz has been teaching and dancing
professionally for over a decade. After his childhood
dance training, he was accepted to the prestigious
Southern Methodist University dance program on
scholarship. At SMU, Chris studied ballet, modern, and
jazz, and performed works by Twyla Tharp, Alvin Ailey,
William Forsythe, Paul Taylor as well as many others.
His choreography at SMU was featured multiple times
in the Best of Student Choreography showcases. In
2008, Chris competed as one of the top 20 dancers on
the fourth season of the hit reality TV show So You
Think You Can Dance. There, he had the honor of
working with Mia Michaels, Tyce Diorio, Wade Robson,
and Tabitha and Napoleon. After the show, Chris
returned to college where he graduated with a BFA in
dance. Immediately after graduation, he became an
original cast member of Cirque Du Soleil's Viva ELVIS!
in Las Vegas. Chris represented Cirque Du Soleil on
many television shows, such as So You Think You Can
Dance, Dancing With the Stars, The Bachelor, and The
Emmy’s. His work in TV/Film continued in LA with
features on Glee, Fuller House, ABC's The Secret Life of
an American teenager, Toyota 2015, LA LA Land
(Choreographer Mandy Moore) and Behind the
Candelabra (choreographer Marguerite Derricks). He
was paired with JLO on her "Dance Again" single
album cover, and performed alongside Taylor Swift in
her VMA’s “Shake It Off” performance. Chris continued
his work with Cirque Du Soleil as an IRIS cast member
at the Kodak theater. In 2016, he moved to NYC to be
an original cast member of Radio City’s summer show,
The New York Spectacular. The following year, he
booked the National Tour of the hit Broadway show
WICKED. Chris continues to reside in NYC where he
works commercially with artists such as Derek and
Julianne Hough, Betty Who, Stacey Tookey, Spencer
Liff, Vincent Paterson, Bonnie Story, Mia Michaels, Rich
and Tone, Al Blackstone, Nick Henkel, Zach Woodlee
and Brooke Lipton on many different programs and
platforms, some including Good Morning America and
The Today show. His latest work has been with Tanisha
Scott on Sex, Drugs and Rock and Roll; Chris Scott on
In The Heights; James Alsop on Devil Wears Prada. His
dancing will be featured this upcoming Met Season as
one of the dancers in their production of Der Fliegende
Hollaander. Chris' classes and choreography take him
all over the United States and the world.
