AFTER 4 MONTHS TRAVELLING, TEACHING AND PERFORMING IN LOS ANGELES, SAN FRANCISCO, NEW YORK, CHICAGO AND TAIWAN, JD FINALLY RETURNS TO PERTH: AUSTRALIA.
JD HAS JUST RECENTLY WORKED WITH PATRICK CHEN [DANCE2XS INTERNATIONAL DIRECTOR], MARTY KUDELKA [JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE'S CHOREOGRAPHER] AND TAIWAN POP SUPER STAR "ELVA".
HIS TRAINED AND TAUGHT DANCE2XS CHICAGO, UIUC & NEW YORK BRANCHES, INVITED TO TEACH FUNKANOMETRY & DANCE UNLIMITED (SAN FRANCISCO BRANCH), FUTURE SHOCK & GROOVE (VEGAS BRANCH) AS WELL AS THE VEGAS SUPERSTARS "VEGAS PIN-UPS". HIS WORKED WITH AUSTRALIAN ARTISTS SUCH AS GUY SEBASTIAN, JWESS, TINA ARENA, JADE MACRAE & ISRAEL.

Courtney Walter has trained in all facets of Dance at The Performance
Company (WA), The Western Australian Academy Performing Arts (W.A.A.P.A),
Brent Street (Syd), Sydney Dance Company, Pineapple Studios (UK), Melbourne
Dance Company and Industry School of Dance (Melb). Other television credits include Dancing in 'Abba Mania' (Channel 9)
alongside Kate Cebrano, Guy Sebastian and David Campbell as well as last
years 'Footy Show' (Channel 9) Players Review.
Courtney has recently been Choreographing and dancing for local recording
Artists around Melbourne working on Film clips and CD Launches.

Timomatic is a singer/dancer/choreographer who has entertained thousands of crowds inside and outside of Australia for 5 years. His first inspirations as a dancer came at the age of 11 by watching the one and only Michael Jackson. Since then Tim has worked to be the best at his craft as an all-round entertainer and continues to do so to this day. Tim has been artistic director for premier Hip Hop/B-boy school Kulture Break(ACT) for 3 years. He has choreographed for famous artists such as Diverse (RnB), Kash Boys(Hip Hop) and Kuluia (RnB). He has also worked with Asian superstar/Beijing Olympics music ambassador Sun Ho in her “I AM SUN” China tours. He put ACT on the map by choreographing the routines that won Kulture Break the national Battlegrounds title in 05 and third place in 06. Timomatic strives to bring out the best in his students in every class by providing a fun and fresh environment for students to be proud of who they are.

Kristi obtained a Diploma in Performing arts with a distinction at Dance World 301. Training full time in L.A at Millennium, Debbie Reynolds and the Edge, Kristi choreographed for OS rap artist 'Hazardous' and R&B artist 'Kimberley Hunter'. She also choreographed new R&B group 'Soldier's' 'She's a keeper' music video, performed numerous shows with company 'Ishq Duniya' where she furthered her performance skills in Belly dance and Indian. Modelled for Italian designer 'Cosmo', was personal assistant to Dante 7, worked once again with choreographer Kevin Maher on the 'Monsters of Hip Hop Show' and was asked to teach master classes in San Diego by Rising Moment Dance Company.. Kristi’s experience, training, ability to choreograph unique routines on all levels of dance as well as ability to master other choreographers styles puts her at the top of the field making her the most wanted talent in the country.

Naomi began her journey through the world of dance in the 80’s at the age of 9 studying Callisthenics, Jazz Ballet and Song and Dance. Throughout her teen years, Naomi has performed in a number of amateur theatre productions including; The Pyjama Game, Grease, Sound of Music, Bye Bye Birdie, Jesus Christ Superstar and Joseph and the Amazing Technicoloured Dream Coat. Only deciding as a young adult to make her dancing a professional career, Naomi completed two years of full time training at Danceworld Studios, exploring styles such as Jazz, Hip Hop, Street Funk, Tap, Musical Theatre, Ballet, Flamenco, Contemporary and Acrobatics.

A natural performer, Stephen is extensively trained in jazz, musical theater and classical ballet. A life-long admirer of the arts, Stephen is a self-taught dancer and started dancing at 17. Stephen's inborn ability to engage an audience, saw him emerged to become one of Melbourne's most sought after Hip-Hop teachers. He started teaching regular classes at Melbourne's best dance schools (United Styles, The Space, Melbourne Music Academy). In 2004, Stephen became one of the first members of DANCE2XS Australia. Acclaimed for his unique, detailed and technical approach to choreography, Stephen has developed his individual style of hip-hop becoming widely popular amongst a strong patronage of professional dancers in Australia. As an assistant choreographer for Dance2XS, he takes great pride in his work. Stephen's credits include music videos such as So Hot Right Now by Jade McRae and TV performances, such as the “Star Struck” series. In 2005 he relocated to LA to dance and train. Also in 2005 moved to Canada, where he danced as a member of MOVE: the company for 2 years. MOVE: the company is one of Canada's edgiest contemporary company's, were Stephen was a principle male dancer in many of the productions. He also danced and stared in the international short film "Perceptions" 2006.

Stefanie began dancing at the age of four, and by the age of 6 was successfully competing in solos and troupes in various eistedfords around the state.
Though she always loved all styles of dancing, it wasn't until around the age of 13 that Stefanie started to focus much more specifically on ballet. During high school she completed her major classical ballet exams in the Cecchetti syllabus, as well as studying dance at high-school and as a VCE subject.
In 2002 she toured New Zealand with her school dance company "Outreach", and in 2004 was selected to perform in the "Top Acts" and "Top Class" concerts as part of the "VCE Season Of Exellence" for obtaining a perfect score in her own choreographed composition solo. Stefanie has trained at the National Theatre Ballet School and learnt modern styles from many teachers including Robert Sturrock and Dana Jolly.
Stefanie completed the Industry Full-Time Course in 2005 and has since performed in various corporate gigs all over the country including at promotional functions and shows for Sony, Honda, Australia Post, World Vision, Harley Davidson, L'Oreal, McDonalds and Samsung, in many cabaret floor and stage shows, and on a cruiseship for six months in 2007.

Caitlin’s passion for dance is what unites her with the dance world today and has provided her with many opportunities.
Her training began at the age of 5 and has continued ever since now at the age of 22. Trained in Classical Ballet, Jazz, Tap, Contemporary, Hip Hop, Lyrical and Jazz Funk; Caitlin has trained all over the world with prestigious companies and schools. Some of which are WAAPA (Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts), Debbie Reynolds rehearsal studio, Millenium Dance Complex, Broadway Dance Centre, The Edge, The Space, DanceWorld 301, United Styles, Chunky Move, Australian Dance Theatre (ADT), and Lucy Guerin.

Michelle first started dancing at the young age of three; now nineteen years old Michelle has been trained in many styles of dance including jazz, lyrical jazz , hip-hop, stretch technique, music theatre, tap, classical ballet, contemporary, latin, gymnastics and acrobatics. Michelle has a strong passion for music as well as dance; these two alone are independently incredible, however, when combined they are unstoppable. Michelle strives to learn from as many individual choreographers that share this same passion. She aspires to be a three-dimensional performer who can utilise her skills in dance, acting and singing to compliment one another and thus take performing to a new level.

Andre Widjaja aka ‘Dre’ originally from Sydney has always been involved in the street dancing community. Performing and competing in various events he has gained experience and knowledge of street dancing over the years.
Focusing mainly on funk-styles (Popping), his background in dancing takes back to ‘middle school hip hop’.
Now living in Melbourne he has revived his passion for street dancing, constantly researching, gaining knowledge and skills to better himself and the community.
Known for his freestyle creativity and soul, he is now involved in the first funk-style crew in Melbourne "Nomadic Funk", who has debut in major hip hop events.

Since she was 3, Teresa trained at the May Downs School of Dancing for 18
years. she trained in tap, ballet, jazz, funk and acting and competing in
dancing competitions. Had the lead role in the musical of the magic faraway tree, appeared on the TV show new faces and also done some modelling shows for kmart. Teresa Is a member of Dance2xs for 6 months now and continues to train with the company in hip hop, jazz funk and lyrical jazz.. At MMA Teresa is
teaching beginners hip hop.

Elena started taking jazz dance classes at the age of 11 and over the following years added different styles to this, such as ballet, contemporary, funk jazz and ballroom dancing. After finishing high school, she studied modern and contemporary dance at “Die Etage” – School of Performing Arts in Berlin, Germany. She had a part in the International premiere of the multi-media theatre work “Jennie Richee”, directed by Bob McGrath (NYC), which was shown at the Tanz Theatre at the State theatre in Darmstadt, Germany. She also works with a dance group in Berlin, with whom she already staged 3 productions over the last 3 years.

Sarah attended Dance World 301 where she trained heavily in all areas of the performing arts including; jazz, classical, contemporary, tap acrobatics, singing, Chinese and Indian dance. In 2002 she began training and working with choreographer Robert Storrock. She performed around Australia in various shows and TV appearances with some of Australia's top musical performers including Rhonda Burchmore. Sarah has trained full time intensively in L.A, New York & London with top leading international choreographers where she was inspired by the best and discovered her niche & passion for hip hop, lyrical and jazz funk.

Originally from New Zealand, Sam Odlum aka Eljax has been dancing since 1998. Specialising in Breaking at the time, he then moved to Melbourne where he got down with the world famous Fresh Sox Crew. He has competed in many dance competitions, including taking out Australia’s most prolific Breaking competition – The Australian Bboy Championships. In about 2003, Sam took a rest from Breaking to pursue House-dancing. He still represents both these dances to this day and will continue to learn and evolve these art-forms in the future.

Born in 1986 I started dancing "funkstyles" in 2002 mainly focusing on all the Illusion Styles such as Botting, King Tut, Waving, Cobra, Animation, Glides, etc. This eventually led to teaching in 2005. I find I’m constantly learning new techniques and consider myself sometimes a student! My main focus now is primarily on Boogaloo and Popping which my crew "Nomadic Funk", represent to the 100%, performing for various artists, events, as well as competing in various competitions at home (Melb) and Interstate. My goal is to help the ‘funkstyle’ community continue to grow, share knowledge and to educate the new generation of up and coming dancers who share my passion for these styles.

Lamaroc has been active in the B-boy scene for 6 years. As a member of the "Fresh Sox" crew and the "Vikings" (Hip Hop Crew). Lamaroc has travelled to the United States, New Zealand and throughout Australia competing and performing, he is one of the most active dancers in the realm of funk-styles (popping, locking) having performed and toured with the "Cat Empire" in 2003/2004 and also with DJ Dexta and the "Daily Shook Crew". Lamaroc's latest achievements include being involved in theatre arts such as "Paradise City" from the Branch Project Nebula 6 in Sydney. This piece is a creative showing of a particular talent/work in progress last July involving the talents of a contemporary dancer, acrobat, flatland bmx rider, a freestyle skateboarder and a Bboy.

I started B-Girlin 3 years ago and was inspired by the crew that I am extremely privileged to be apart of “Fresh Sox”. I met a couple of B-Boys from Fresh Sox while I was in Sydney for work and became hooked as soon as I saw them all break. I moved to Melbourne from my hometown, Auckland and started training on my own for a good 6-9 months and slowly got into the scene introducing myself, again to “Fresh Sox”.
I represent the crews “Fresh Sox” and “Zulu Kweenz”. I’ve performed a lot with Ladies Luv Hip Hop as well as Fresh Sox. Earlier last year I went to NZ and received a third place in the B-Girl Battle at Body Rock. A week later I flew to Sydney and received a first place at the “Block Party” and a second place at the “Oz B-Girl Battle for Supremacy”. I am glad to be a part of the best Bboy Crew in Australia and to have the great privilege of representing Zulu Kweenz.

Founder of Australia's well respected B-Boy crew "Fresh Sox", Andrew has performed around the country and judged competitions around Australia. His performed at And 1 Mix Tape Tour Opening Act, Cat Empire Concert Dancer, Big Day Out Dancer, DMC Championships Showcase, TV Advertisement Hungry Jacks, All Might Super Club Showcase, "You Got Served" Promotional Movie Cinemas, Sony Shows Showcases & New Years Eve Showcase at Melbourne Federation Square.

Although new to the scene, Jay Jamero has performed at various locations and events around Melbourne such as Next Blue, Lotus Bar, Luna Park, Throwdown 9, Get Krumped, Filipino Fiesta, Buddhist Festival, Freestyle at Fed Square, ‘The Game’ Krump Competition to name a few. Jay has also been involved with some major dance contests in 2006, which include: 1st Place Dance O’ Rama, 1st place Groove Melbourne and 4th place at Battlegrounds Sydney. Jay consistently trains to better his skill; to be able to deliver the best of what he can, to his students. Though with his hard work and dedication not only to his dancing but also to his students he aims to help develop and push students to the best of their abilities.