Kai Martinez

Kai Martinez is a dance educator who has extensive experience in both the commercial choreography and freestyle dance world. As a professional dancer and choreographer, Kai has had the pleasure of working with Recording Artists such as Christina Aguilera, Justin Timberlake, Kendrick Lamar, Paul McCartney, Camilla Cabello, Anderson Paak, Bebe Rexha, Jason Derulo, Beck and many more. She has worked with such brands as McDonald’s, McCafe, AT&T, Walmart, H&R Block, Hard Rock Cafe, 19 Crimes, SK-II, Shoe Carnival, Boost Mobile and more. She was the Associate Choreographer for Disney’s Oscar Award-winning animated film, the Emmy-nominated Encanto: Live at the Hollywood Bowl, The Lion King 30th Anniversary, So You Think You Can Dance season 18, and one of the choreographers of season 12 of The Masked Singer and Smirnoff’s Spicy Tam campaign. 

Her focus as an educator is to bridge the gap between choreography and freestyle so that you can find your authentic voice as a dance artist and understand how to bring a story to life through dance. In Kai’s class, you can expect to learn some of the many dance elements of House, Hip Hop, Freestyle, Street Jazz, Funk, Latin, and Waacking, all to get you to understand what it takes to become a master performer. Kai’s mission is to help you elevate your performance as a storyteller to stand out whether you are alone in a cipher or on a world stage with hundreds of others.