CHASE BENZ
Chase Benz is a choreographer, stage director, performance producer, and educator originally from Nashville, TN. With a career spanning world tours, Las Vegas residencies, televised award shows, films, and cruise line productions, he has created unforgettable performances for some of today’s biggest names in entertainment.
His choreography and directing credits include: Britney Spears’ Piece of Me Las Vegas residency, Circus and Femme Fatale world tours, the Backstreet Boys’ Larger Than Life residency, J Balvin’s Energía and La Familia tours, Sebastián Yatra’s Dharma tour, Florida Georgia Line’s Smooth tour, Rihanna’s Last Girl on Earth tour, and Donna Summer’s 2008 World Tour. He has also created work for: Shania Twain, Jennifer Hudson, Coldplay, The Chainsmokers, Kelsea Ballerini, Kim Petras, Jessie Murph, Nessa Barrett, Tauren Wells, and Danny Gokey, with performances featured on: The People’s Choice Awards, The BET Awards, The Billboard Music Awards, The iHeart Music Awards, The CMT Music Awards, and So You Think You Can Dance Season 12 Tour. His original productions for Norwegian Cruise Line have been running for 7 consecutive years.
On screen, his work has appeared on Saturday Night Live, FOX’s Monarch, NBC’s Quantum Leap, and in film premieres including Wicked, Gladiator II, and Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga. As a performer, Chase toured with Britney Spears, Jennifer Lopez, Rihanna, Mariah Carey, Donna Summer, Christina Aguilera, and appeared in Stomp the Yard, Step Up 2: The Streets, and Hannah Montana: The Movie.
Blending the rhythm of Hip-Hop, the soul of Funk, and the storytelling power of live performance, Chase is passionate about inspiring the next generation of artists. As a faculty member for LA Dance Magic and a guest teacher across the U.S. and abroad, his mission is not only to train strong dancers, but to prepare entertainers who believe in themselves, embrace the stage, and have fun in the process.