DANCE OFF! BOYZ CAMP INSTRUCTORS 2011

Marko Panzic - Dancer / Choreographer

In 2008 Marko hit our TV screens in the 1st series of “So You Think You Can Dance” where he was a top 20 finalist.  Marko returned for the 2nd & 3rd series as a featured choreographer.
 
As a performer his credits include; The Aria Awards, The Logies, Fame The Musical 2010, Urban Music Awards, Australian Idol Grand Final, Live to Dance TVC, World Latin Ballroom Championships, Channel V and The NRL Footy Show.  He also Assisted Jason Gilkison in Los Angeles for So You Think You Can Dance USA.
 
Marko has worked with many of Australia’s finest recording Artists including Jessica Mauboy, Jade MacRae, Olivia Newton-John, Che’nelle, Samantha Jade, The McClymonts, Prinnie, Cosima DeVito, Vanessa Amorosi, David Campbell, Paulini and Chris Sorbello.
 
He has provided choreography for ABC3 Launch, “Dance Academy” TV series ABC, Jamfest 2010 Australian Tour, Napoleon Perdis Cosmetics, Eurovision 2010 SBS special, Buzz Dance Theatre, QL2, Australian Idol TVC, Australian Dance Awards, Saturday Disney and numerous corporate engagements.
 
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William “Ill Will” Sanchez - BREAK DANCER

 from the Bronx, NY. He began his dancing career in 1995,For over a decade Will has had the opportunity to travel all over the world, perform on Broadway, and appear in several movies, music videos, and television shows.

Over the past two years he has added gymnastics and acrobatic skills to his training which has added another dynamic element to his dancing career. When asked about his love of performing Will states, "Performing is a part of who I am, and I will continue to express my passion for dancing while traveling worldwide."

Another way Will shares his love for performance is by teaching. Since 2005 has been teaching young students how to break dance, and one day hopes to open a dance studio.

Loredo Malcolm

Actor/Dancer/ Choreographer

Age nine, Loredo started training at Ashe Caribbean Performing Arts in Jamaica. He moved to New York to pursue further training, graduating with his certificate in dance and performing arts. Loredo then understudied the role of in Disney's The Lion King for four years touring Australia, Shanghai, and London's West End. Loredo then performed in Production Company shows such as Mame, Follies and Dirty Rotten Scoundrels.

Loredo has also appeared in television commercials for Nokia, Colgate and Smirnoff Black. In 2009 Loredo made it into the Top 9 dancers on television’s So You Think You Can Dance. He recently opened his Contemporary Company LOcREaDO Dance Company. He has taught at various dance schools including Patrick Studios Australia, Barbara Lynch, Robert Sturrock’s, The Space Dance, Urban Dance Centre, Step Up Dance, The McDonald College and Sydney Dance Company.

At 25 years of age Loredo is very grateful to be given the opportunities that he has had in his life and hopes to take things a long way. He is very pleased to be a part of the cast of Chicago playing The Spirit of Bob Fosse and will be travelling to Perth, Singapore and then to Hong Kong with Chicago The Musical Cast. Loredo is grateful to be given the opportunity to perform with some of the best musical theatre performers in the industry. Loredo has also recently been offered a contract with the Brand new Australian Production of Hairspray The Musical as and Ensemble dancer and Understudying Seaweed.

Dance OFF! BOYZ Camp PAST INSTRUCTORS

Don Napalan (aka Bboy Don) - Breaking/Hip Hop

Don is an original member of the longest standing and active Bboy Crews in Australia –SKB (2007 Australian Bboy Champions). Hailing from the Western Suburb of Mt. Druitt, Sydney, Don has been Bboying since March 2000.  Specializing in Toprocks and Footwork, his breathtaking musicality mixed with his blazing love and passion for sharing his gifts with others has established himself as one of the most recognized and respected Bboys in Australia today.  

Don, with his exceptional performance, was the first Bboy ever to get straight through to the Top 100 in So You Think You Can Dance Australia 2008 and did it again in 2009, this time making it to the Top 40 contestants. In 2010, with the 3rd Season of SYTYCD Australia, Don auditioned one last time but this time made it to the Top 20.  

Over the years, Don and his Bboy crew/Hip Hop dance group SKB/Lemmings have accumulated numerous major titles under their belt. Some of which include 2007 Australian Bboy Championships, 1st place in Elite Dance Competition 2002, Groove Dance Challenge 2002 & 2005, Kick Up The Dust 2001 & 2005, Battlegrounds Inter-state 2004, Dancekool Vol.9, Platform Hiphop Festival 2009, Encryption Bboy Champs 2009, Shadow Warz 1 on 1 Bboy Battles (2nd Place) and also represented Australia at the WORLD BBOY CHAMPIONSHIPS at Las Vegas in August 2009.  

He has also collaborated with other groups such as Cookie Time to take out  the Groove State Finals and Toilet Funk 9 to become the two-time 360 Freestyle Battle Champions of 2008 & 2009.

He has also made appearances and choreographed for the Urban Music Awards, Big Day Out, DMX, A1GP with Ricki Lee Coulter, Disney Channel, Nike, Red Bull and Sony Playstation 3. 

Damien Grima - Broadway

Damien began his training at the age of six, at Theatre Arts Mackay under the direction of Lynette Denny.  Starting with tap, he then moved onto all styles including Ballet, Jazz, Contemporary, Acrobatics, Drama and Singing.  After completing his CSTD Gold Cross and RAD Intermediate exams he moved to Melbourne to train at the Australian Ballet School.

Damien's first full time dance job was with Princess Cruises. Between this role he worked as a commercial dancer for ads in Taiwan, Star Struck on Ch 9, The Helpmann Awards as well Opera Australia.  Damien also spent time in England performing an U.K Tour of Copacabana and as Dance Captain for Potters Theatre Company.

As well as teaching the full time students at Bartuccio's in Melbourne, Damien had the opportunity to assist the Choreographer at Potters Theatre Company.  He has also spent some time teaching Ballroom and Latin after spending a year and a half in training, which led him and his dance partner to choreograph a piece for Short, Sweet and Dance 2007 & 2009.  He was also in the musical 'Las Vegas Confidential' in 2008.  Damien trains the full time students at Mango Dance Studio, as well as the drop in classes.

Louie George  - Jazz

Louie trained at Bartuccio Dance and Promotion Centre. He has lead an extraordinary career as a dancer, singer, actor and choreographer.  His credits include Funny Girl, Mame, Sisterella, Sweet Charity, Miss Saigon and Faust.

Louie has appeared regularly as a resident singer for Good Morning Australia, The Aria Awards, Deni Hines and The Bert Newton Show. Louie has choreographed for the Victorian Arts Centre, The Mike Walsh Show, Logie Awards, AFI Awards and various television commercial and fashion awards. He has taught at Dance World 301, Brattice Dance, Brent Street School of Performing Arts and Sydney Dance Company.

Launcelot Roma - Hip Hop

Launcelot started his professional dance career at the age of five years old performing on stage productions and on variety television shows in Asia. From a young age, his family migrated to Australia where he pursued dance by forming a troupe for the underground Sydney Hip Hop scene and at thirteen years choreographed routines which would win Hip Hop battles in Sydney’s west.

Since then, Launce has trained in a variety of professional dance studios in Sydney and abroad including Sydney Dance Company, Brent Street Sydney, Broadway Dance Company - New York, Pineapple Studios - London, Kim Kan Dance Studio in Paris, Millenium  and Debbie Reynolds Dance Studios in Los Angeles. He has performed as a backup dancer and alongside various Sydney and International dance artists and musicians such as Human Nature, CDB, Belinda Emmett and  Natalie Bassingthwaighte.  Launcelot is also NIDA trained in acting and stage performance.

In 2004, he coordinated youth workshops in movement and dance in Sydney’s west for a major Christian Rock Concert event. 2004 & 2005 main cast role in RENT The Musical. In 2006 & 2007 he was a director and choreographer for an independent theatre company producing musicals and stage performances. He has also taught in various dance studios and in high schools. At present, he is a high school teacher who is passionate and involved in performance and dance education. He joins the exuberant team of “Dance Off! Senior” as the organiser of a three day camp for the gifted High school dancers from within Sydney's Western Region.

Stephen Tannos

It is Stephen’s versatile and unique style that caught the eye of the judges in “SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE?” 2009 and his formidable dance skills enabled him to be part of the Top 20 of Australia’s favourite dancers.

Stephen is certainly no stranger to show business having danced commercially for artists Sam Sparro, The Presets and appearing on various stage and TV performances such as sell out shows of “The Next Step”, a fusion of hip hop and tap performances at the Metro theatre.

Stephen recently returned from an 18 month tour of Asia with the musical “CATS”.  At age 13 he had his musical debut in Cameron Mackintosh’s “Oliver!”

He has received training in all types of dance, most recently at Brent Street Studios as well as gymnastics training.

Aside from performing, Stephen also loves to teach his students and is currently teaching at various dance schools around Sydney, including Sydney Dance Company and Brent Street.

Bianca Gallifuoco

Bianca has been dancing for 20 years, trained in jazz, tap, funk, hip hop, classical, contemporary, acting and singing at Dynamite Dance Studios, Brent Street School of Performing Arts, ATYP, international workshops, Edge (LA), Debbie Reynolds (LA), Millennium (LA) and Broadway Dance Centre (NYC). 



Bianca has worked with some amazing international artists: Vanilla Ice, Macy Gray and Kaz James, and Duffy. She has also worked with Australian artists: TV Rock, Human Nature, The Young Divas, Figkidd, Marcia Hines, Jade McRae, Tina Arena, David Campbell, Paulini. Other performance credits: McDonalds (choreographer), Coke, Ausdance Awards, Channel V, KFC (TVC), SYTYCD (Macy Gray and Kaz James), and was delighted to perform at a young age at the Fox Studios opening and the Stadium Australia opening.

 

From international artists to school productions, Bianca is pleased to have choreographed at the Sydney debut of the LA Choreographers’ Carnival, for the NSW Schools Spectacular, The Sound of Music (Kincoppal HS), Sweet Charity (Kambala HS), for Ajaka (support act for Destiny’s Child), for DUFFY’s performances on ‘The Sunday Night Show’ and SYTYCD (asst. chore.), and for VANILLA ICE’s media promotions on Australian news and his performance at the V Festival.

 

Bianca has also completed two university degrees at UTS, a Bachelor of Arts in Communication (Public Communication) and a Bachelor of Law.  With her degrees, Bianca plans to support and contribute to the arts. Bianca has been teaching since the age of 16 at dance studios, high schools and ran her own studio, Boomski Beats for 3 years in which she was founder, choreographer and artistic director.

Greame Isaako

It is no wonder that Graeme Isaako made it to the Top 20 of “SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE?” in 2008. “Pure. Honest. A dancer”, those were the words of Bonnie Lythgoe, one of the judges of the hit TV show at Graeme’s first audition.

Since then Graeme has performed and worked with award winning artists such as Duffy, Sam Sparro,  Jessica Mauboy and Amy Pearson and is a highly sought out commercial dancer in the industry.

This versatile performer also demonstrates great singing ability, also making it in the Top 100 of Australian Idol, the year Kate Dearaugo won.
Graeme landed a role in the critically acclaimed Olivier at the Lyric Theatre in 2002, a show which ran for six months and he’s travelled and performed abroad at Disneyland in LA and Florida, and in New York. Then in 2006, he completed the Urban Dance Centre’s fulltime course.

Graeme is thrilled to be part of DANCE OFF! as one of the talented and professional instructors for this amazing regional project.

Hilton Denis

Hilton Denis, represented by Mark Byrne Management, has been trained in dance, singing, acting, acrobatics and Breaking at Australia's highly respected and accredited performing arts institute Brent Street Studios, training for more than 10 years.



Hilton is already highly experienced in the commercial dance world, continually rising in the ranks as a professional dancer and choreographer. Previously working with the likes of Fergie (Black Eyed
Peas), Paulini, Young Divas, and S2S. Highlight performances including The Helpmann Awards, Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards, MTV, Opera Australia and Australian Idol. With most recently being a top twenty finalist in Australia's 'So You Think You Can Dance". Hilton's specialties (for teaching) include acrobatics, hip-hop, contemporary, lyrical, technique and tap.



Choreographic projects include his co-creation of the performance group "RAPT", who performed as finalists on the TV series Australia's Got Talent. All these successes culminating into Hilton's Production Company (Co-director): Milk and Cookies, specialising in Dance workshops and performance art entertainment.



TV/Film credits include Home and Away, McDonalds, Farscape, All Saints, Moulin Rouge and Peter Jackson's King Kong.