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David Placentino

January 2009

David started dancing at the age of 13 at Charles Campbell Secondary school and was involved in the dance program for five years.

David completed SAS Dance in year twelve, which had four key components of choreography, performance, technique and theory; based on Martha Graham’s technique of modern dance.

Throughout the five years in the Charles Campbell dance program, David also conducted ballet and numerous other styles of dance, workshops, performances and Eisteddfods’.

David continued his dancing career at Madeleine Dance Emporio, where he took up Latin American dancing on a competitive level.

With a passion for freestyle, David started Hip Hop/Funk at Pure Funk and has been teaching various styles of Hip Hop for a number of studios such as Actors Inc, Hyperdance and Xcel Ballet studios.

David competes and performs regularly in a Hip Hop crew called the Pure Funksta’s, including at the National Hip Hop Championships in Sydney called Battlegrounds.

Being inspired by Michael Jackson and Justin Timberlake, David is a self-taught Hip Hop dancer with an emphasis on hard energy and liquid movement. David has created a unique style influenced by the various forms of dance he has studied.

David offers a fantastic opportunity for anyone to learn Hip Hop at Madeleine Dance Emporio.