CHRISTOPHER S. CALDWELL
ADULT DIVISION JAZZ
Christopher Scott Caldwell is the founder of Ovations Global Network INC, a not – for- profit 501(c)(3) an alliance of artists, art makers, investors, and activists have devoted to their platform to mobilizing the unifying qualities of dance to positively affect public quality of life for all.
His clients include Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award winners, contestants from So You Think You Can Dance, founders of major fitness brands, performers featured on network TV and global stages, internationally accredited dance pioneers, and TEDx speakers.
Long before devoting his work full-time to Ovations Global Network, Christopher was using dance and storytelling to affect public quality of life for his diverse growing community. He has received several honors for his "responsible excellence in the achievement of leadership and community development and community exposure of culture through the arts" including "Young Artist of the Year" and the Coca-Cola "Real Thing" Award. Over the years he has toured the US and abroad working with some of the industries most acclaimed choreographers and entertainers including: The Whispers, Bill T Jones, Lynn Simonson, Mia Michaels, Kumari Suraj, Viktor Manoel, and Tyrone "The Bone" Proctor.
Christopher is a certified practitioner of the Simonson Method of Teacher Training, and is board certified in 12 Dances via Fred Astaire International. His self-created Hip Hop Cardio work-out, newly partnered by Fit Bit and their Wondercise App is available worldwide.
In addition to being an educator, Christopher creates dances and shows. His choreography has been performed across the US, Japan, Jamaica, and on major TV networks. He has also founded Florida's first and only international dance festival dedicated to the cultural education and preservation of 60’s 70’s and 80’s underground street dance styles born from LGBT pioneers.
Currently, Christopher can be found curating Florida’s International What the Punk Fest, and their LGBT Safe Space Initiatives as part of his not-for-profit. He currently lives in Palm Beach, Florida at the House of Ovations.