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Dein Perry
Australian tap dancer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Dein Perry is an Australian tap dancer. He is founder of the recurrent tap dance production 'Tap Dogs'. His film credits include work done on the Australian movie Bootmen, as well as choreographic work on Happy Feet 2.
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Early life and career
Perry grew up in Newcastle. He received dance lessons from the age of four. He left school at the age of sixteen to work as a Fitter and Turner, before moving to Sydney a year later to pursue dance[1]
Sydney 2000 Olympics Opening Ceremony
Perry choreographed the tap dance segment "Eternity" for the Sydney 2000 Olympics Opening Ceremony. The dance troupe was performed by the Tap Dogs and 1300 Tap Dancers led by Bootmen star Adam Garcia.[2]
Shows
- West Side Story (1980) Dancer
- Paint Your Wagon (1986) Dancer
- Rasputin (1987) Dancer
- My Fair Lady (1989) Dancer
- Man of La Mancha (1990) Dancer
- 42nd St (1991) Actor, Dancer
- Hot Shoe Shuffle (1993) Choreographer, Dancer
- Tap Dogs (1995 - Current) Owner, Creator, Director, Choreographer
- Steel City (1998) Creator, Director, Choreographer
Films
- Bootmen (2000) Executive Producer, Director, Choreographer, Actor
- Happy Feet 2 (2011) Tap Choreographer
- Dhoom 3 (2013) Tap Choreographer
Award
Perry won the Laurence Olivier Award for two consecutive years (in 1995 and 1996). At the time he was the youngest person to do so.[3]
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