Q&A
When did you start dancing?
I was probably about 7 years old.
Why did you start dancing?
Apparently I was energetic as a child — I have no idea where that’s gone now! My sister who’s 4 years older than I am, dragged me along. I kinda fell for it a little… but I fell for the girls more! I was the only boy there.
Which dancer inspired you most as a child?
I never really knew any ballet dancers as I wasn’t specialising in it at the time. But Michael Jackson was my favourite dancer at the time, and I was mesmerised by Fred Astaire and the Nicholas Brothers. I remember in the early 80’s when Michael Jackson’s ‘Thriller’ was having its TV début. It was around midnight because of the content. My dad let me stay up and watch it, whilst he recorded it to VHS for me. I have a huge collection of tapes somewhere of all of his stuff. I blame my dad for giving me the ability to learn movements and steps off the screen. I think it’s how I became a fast learner. Remember, tape used to stretch in those days so I wanted to do it in as little time as possible.… [continue reading]
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