Charles Renato

Charles Renato was born and raised in Brazil. He began tap-dancing at the age of 6 and hasn’t stopped since. Mr. Renato has won several renowned awards throughout his career including Best Dancer of the Joinville Dance Festival (2002), the latter considered to be the largest dance festival in the world by the Guinness World Records (2008). He was also the winner of the Brazilian network TV Globo Challenge Show in 2009. 

Charles has performed in various cities around the world such as Lisbon, where he joined the cast of the musical Sinatra – Blue Eyes. Back in Brazil, Renato was a member of the "KS Tap Company," which is responsible for bringing together the most sought after teachers of the nation. As a choreographer, Charles was awarded for best choreography on the hit Brazilian TV show Domingão do Faustão in 2010 as well as at the 2013 Festidança Festival. In 2012 Charles was also nominated for Best Choreographer at the Desterro Award. Renato has choreographed for the Águia de Ouro Samba school, where he was responsible for the carnival float titled The Biggest Festivals, which hosted some of the most distinguished performers in Brazilian music such as Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil and Rita Lee. In 2013, he was also invited to choreograph the hit TV show Chiquititas. Charles has been invited to choreograph for many Brazilian and International companies over the years. In 2013 he was invited to represent Brazil in Chicago at the Rhythm World and was asked to choreograph a piece for the Chicago Human Rhythm Project Festival featuring students from all over the world. After much success, Charles was invited to return the following year. 

Charles’ ever-ascending career has also led him to teach in Los Angeles at the L.A Tap Fest (2011), directed by the EMMY award winner Jason Samuels Smith, and in Washington, DC at the DC Tap Festival (2013/2015), directed by the Syncopated Ladies Chloe and Maud Arnold. Since Mr. Renato moved to America, he has been teaching in New York and Washington DC, also performing with the tap company Apartment 33 directed by Chloe Arnold and with Michelle Dorrance. 

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