JEFF KUTASH

is an award winning producer, director, choreographer,

 recording artist, writer and public speaker.

He began his career in Cleveland, Ohio as a dancer and choreographer of the Upbeat TV Show.​

 

Inducted into the ROCK ‘n ROLL HALL of FAME in 2000.

Emmy and a Golden Globe for his participation on "Taxi"

Staged the 20th Anniversary Grammy Awards

He is known as the architect of Street Dancing,

having created the Dancin’ Machine troupe in 1974,

that performed internationally as America’s premier DiSCO Dance attraction.

He also discovered the Electric Boogaloo dancers.

Live Show Attraction Director

Elvis Presley

Dick Clark

Frank Sinatra

Dean Martin

Sammy Davis Jr. 

Tom Jones

Theatre Director & Producer

Splash  

Las Vegas longest runing show

Splash  Japan

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Splash II 

Dick Clark’s Good ‘Ol Rock ‘n Roll

Dancin’ Machine

Jeff Kutash Dancers

Dance Class

Starstreet

Superstars & Stripes 

Showstopper

Brand New Day 

Cover Girls

Main Event 

New Attitude 

Hollywood Goes Broadway 

Les Girls

Bad Girls 

Can You feel it 

Flashin’ Alive 

Starlympia 

Ole Ole

Headliglits and Tailpipes 

She

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Choreography

James Brown 

Four Tops 

Otis Redding 

Jackie Wilson 

John Travolta

Mohammad Ali

Michael Jackson

Bette Midler

Cher

Andy Williams

Jerry Lewis 

Pia Zadora

 

Television

Upbeat Show, Rock ‘n Roll Years, Rock Awards,

Hanna Barbara Happy Hour, Grammy Awards, D

anny Thomas Special, Kristy Mcnichol Special,

Merv Griffen Show, Dinah Shore Show, Mike Douglas Show,
Tonight Show, Hart To Hart, Family, Taxi, Playboy Great Talent Search,

Entourage, 75th Anniversary of Las Vegas, Dancin’ In The Street,

Aquacade Fantasies, Makin’ A Splash,

Midnight Special, Kicks, Hot City, CCTV (China)

Writer

Girl in the Picture, Last Night a DJ Saved My Life, Mob Musical,

Karaoke Comedy, Dance to the Music, A New Hallelujah,

Millenium, You Can Dance Like Michael, Soulbrothers the Musical

Music Recording

Jeff Kutash and the Dancin’ Machine ~ Casablanca

Dancin’ Machine featuring Jeff Kutash ~ Magnet

Jeff Kutash’s Splash

Back to the Beat, Yoga Dance, Downstreet, Lady America, Mystique, Dance Around the World, Oscar and Tony, Cover Girls

Film

Sign of Aquarius, Ghetto Freaks, Knights of the City, Steele Justice, Lambada, Roller Boogie

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TV Commercials

Toyota, Chicken of the Sea, Volkswagon, Vidal Sasson, Datsun

Notable

Wrote, produced, directed & choreographed Las Vegas 12 time Show of the Year Splash that ran for 21 consecutive years in Las Vegas at Riviera Hotel 

Choreographed and appeared in Taxi episode “Elaine’s Strange Triangle” that won Emmy and Golden Globe  

Directed Crazy Horse Show ~ Paris, France 

Directed Republican National Convention Entertainment 

Editor of Steppin’ Out Magazine

Entertainment Consultant for Steve Wynn Hotels

Supervised build out of Metro Hills Theatre in Osaka Japan

Personal

Golden Gloves Boxer 

Education at The Ohio State University and Cleveland State University

Extensive Charity work 

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Special Honors