The Carnival: Choreographer’s Ball show is the longest running dance show in Southern California, and a popular monthly showcase of the top/elite choreographers in the world (video, music, and film). The show is run in Hollywood, with satellite choreographer’s balls in New York, Paris, London, and Tokyo. The show is considered the dance community’s ultimate competitive venue for choreographers to perform or display their work.

The show was created by Los Angeles choreographers’ Carey Ysais and Paulette Azizian in 2000 to give working choreographers and dancers a venue where they could have free artistic expression without the constraints of an artist, a director, or a script. Talent agents for movie, music, and television productions regularly attend The Carnival: Choreographer’s Ball shows searching for talent. Many dancers get industry work after performing at the show. It is estimated that up to "30 percent of participating dancers get bookings" as a result of being in a Choreographer Ball show