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choreographer for several of John Hughes’s films, including Pretty in Pink and Ferris Bueller’s
Day Off, as well as the 1987 film Dirty Dancing.
Ortega would also choreograph several music videos, including “Material Girl” by Madonna,
“She’s a Beauty” by The Tubes, Physical by Olivia Newton-John and “Mr. Roboto” by Styx. He
also produced and choreographed the embarrassing “Rock Me Tonite” by Billy Squier which
turned into a career-ending disaster for the artist.He made his directorial debut in 1992 with the
Disney musical Newsies, which was followed up by Hocus Pocus in 1993. Both films
underperformed at the box-office but have since gone on to attract considerable cult followings.
Ortega also served as choreographer for To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar in
1995.
Alongside Michael Jackson, he created and designed Jackson’s Dangerous World Tour
(1992–1993), HIStory World Tour (1996–1997) and Michael Jackson & Friends (1999). He has
also choreographed events ranging from Super Bowl XXX, the 72nd Academy Awards, the 1996
Summer Olympics (Atlanta) and the 2002 Winter Olympics (Salt Lake City).In 2006, Ortega
directed and choreographed two Disney Channel Original Movies, High School Musical and The
Cheetah Girls 2. Ortega would return as director and choreographer for High School Musical 2
in 2007 and High School Musical 3: Senior Year in 2008.
In May 2009, Ortega began work directing and choreographing the scheduled 50-date Michael
Jackson This Is It concert residency at The O2 Arena, billed as Jackson’s final concerts in
London. The engagement was subsequently cancelled due to Jackson’s sudden death in June
2009.Ortega would serve as the director of the Michael Jackson Public Memorial at the Staples
Center in Los Angeles, which was broadcast live on several networks on July 7, 2009, reaching
a television audience of 31 million in America and more than one billion worldwide.
At the end of the service, he introduced a rendition of Jackson’s 1985 charity single “We Are the
World” created for the This Is It concerts, featuring Jackson’s backing singers on lead vocals
with his dancers performing around them. Ortega directed the concert film Michael Jackson’s
This Is It, which was put together from rehearsal footage recorded at the Los Angeles Forum
and the Staples Center. The film was released on October 28 of the same year.During the trial
People v. Murray regarding the death of Michael Jackson, Ortega was the trial’s first witness.
In 2020, Ortega recalled being falsely arrested at the age of 21 after a chief of police planted
narcotics in his hotel room, allegedly upset by his performance in a touring production of Hair.
The charges were dropped after investigations were made, and Ortega recalled the arrest report
identifying him as George Berger, the name of the character he played in the show.In 2015,
Ortega directed and choreographed Descendants for the Disney Channel, a film based on the
children of legendary Disney Villains. He would return in the same capacity for its two sequels,
Descendants 2 in 2017 and Descendants 3 in 2019.Despite sharing the same surname, Jenna
Ortega and Kenny Ortega are not related. However, both of them have collaborated with Disney
Channel on various projects. Interestingly, in a Wired Autocomplete Interview one year ago
when asked this question by a Google search, Jenna did say that she met Kenny once and that
she felt weird calling him uncle, despite him being a stranger to him.
However, in the same interview, Jenna stated that she would love to be related to him and also
acknowledged his big presence as a director and choreographer in the musical industry. She
also stated that she and Kenny did make jokes about being related to each other.
Both Jenna and Kenny are California natives. The former was born in Palm Desert and the latter
was born in Palo Alto.
[10/15, 22:27] SKILL INDIA: Hampi is an ancient village in the south Indian state of Karnataka.
It’s dotted with numerous ruined temple complexes from the Vijayanagara Empire. On the south
bank of the River Tungabhadra is the 7th-century Hindu Virupaksha Temple, near the revived
Hampi Bazaar. A carved stone chariot stands in front of the huge Vittala Temple site. Southeast
of Hampi, Daroji Bear Sanctuary is home to the Indian sloth bear. Hampi is situated on the
banks of the Tungabhadra River, midst rocky hills. It is 348 kilometres (216 mi) from Bangalore,
385 kilometres (239 mi) from Hyderabad and 266 kilometres (165 mi) from Belgaum. The
closest railway station is in the city of Hosapete (Hospet), 13 km away, and the closest airport is
32 kilometres (20 mi) Jindal Vijaynagar Airport in Toranagallu, which has connections to
Bengaluru.[citation needed] Overnight buses and trains also connect Hampi with Goa and
Bengaluru.The principal economic activities in and around the town include agriculture, tourism
and industrial activity related to iron ore, manganese and other minerals mining. The average
rainfall around Hampi town is about 660 mm. The major crops grown are paddy, maize, jowar,
bajra, groundnut, sunflower, sugarcane and cotton. Some of the Hampi farmlands are irrigated
and there is a large dam nearby.Hampi hosts, in part, a group of monuments that UNESCO has
declared a world heritage site.In and after the 1960s, the town became an attraction for
motorbikers and a site for offbeat tourism when its infrastructure was in poor condition. Groups
of tourists would gather on its hills and amidst its ruins to hold parties and spiritual retreats.
These have been called “Hampi Hippies” and Hampi has been referred to as the “lost city” in
some publications.Hampi was the capital of the Vijayanagar empire around 1500 AD, and by
some accounts, the second largest city in the world at that time. Over the next centuries it fell
out of importance, and now you can explore the ruins of a lot of temples and other structures
spread out over a vast area. The terrain around Hampi is as mysterious as the ruins itself – the
city is surrounded by boulders of different sizes, and you can climb to the top of them with a little
effort to get a stunning view of the entire city and the geography. It is located on the banks of the
Tungabhadra River. Famous for its massive, beautifully carved temples, especially the
Virupaksha Temple, dedicated to the patron deity of the empire. You can also find remains of the
old aqueducts, canals and military barracks and stables here. Hampi was declared a UNESCO
World Heritage site in 1986 and many efforts have been taken to restore the lost glory of the
place – very limited (if any) modern establishments are allowed in the main area, which gives an
authentic feel to the ruins.The Enchanting Ruins
Covering an area of 30 square kms, Hampi has a large number of monuments which are
preserved in excellent condition. The Virupaksha and Vitthala temples are the most famous and
do-not-miss monuments, but take a walk (or cycle) through the city for hours, and you’ll be
happy to see a lot of less popular temples/palaces and other buildings which are equally as