Meet The Mentor: Marty Kudelka

Choreographer, Creative Director, Master Instructor

Five time MTV Video Award Nominee for Best Choreography in a Music Video, and Winner of the 2013 and 2007 MTV VMA for best choreography for Justin Timberlake's music videos, “Suit & Tie” and “My Love”. Marty is Justin Timberlake’s head choreographer and artistic director, having choreographed numerous performances for Timberlake such his performance in the 2018 Superbowl LII, the 2017 Oscars, the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards, the 2013 Grammy Awards, the 2018 & 2013 Brit Awards, the 2008 ESPY Awards, along with Justin’s 2005, 2006, 2007 MTV VIDEO AWARDS. Marty is Timberlake’s head choreographer for music videos, television performances and his four solo World Tours; Justified, Future/Sex/Love/Sound, the 20/20 Experience, and Man of the Woods. His resume also includes choreography for Mariah Carey, JLO, Pink, Janet Jackson, One Direction, The Jacksons, The Backstreet Boys, JLS, Sean Kingston, Jason Durelo, Joe Jonas, Bebe Rexha, Tinashe, AJ Mitchell, The Thunder from Down Under and New District. Check out Marty’s latest work in Calvin Harris’s MV “Stay With Me” featuring Halsey, Pharrell and Justin Timberlake.

Marty has also choreographed for numerous feature films and commercial ad campaigns for Target: Back to School, Coca-Cola, Wild Turkey, Badoit, Tommy Hilfiger, Old Navy, McDonald’s, Citroen, Stuart Weitzman and Dreamworks’ Trolls & Trolls World Tour and the upcoming Trolls 3. His choreography has been featured on the MTV Video Music Awards, The MTV Movie Awards, The Brit Awards, The Espy Awards, The Kids Choice Awards, The Billboard Awards, The Oscars and the GRAMMYS, in addition to appearances on DANCING WITH THE STARS, and SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE. Marty has just completed work as co-Director on the DWTS Live Tour, which just concluded its tour of the US.