Dancer brings new flavour to the Sunshine Coast
Mon 29 June 2009
Tarian Gear, Journalism
One of the most talented young performers on the Sunshine Coast, Steven Kelly, has bought a whole new rhythm to dance.
Mr Kelly first became involved with dance when he was ten, watching friends that were five years older than him with amazement.
At just 19 years of age, Mr Kelly knew he loved to dance.
Mr Kelly had danced at nearly every dance studio on the Sunshine Coast, and had also undertaken classes at dance studios in Brisbane, including Madhouse and Bounce Dance Studios.
After breaking, popping and locking his way towards living his dreams, Mr Kelly had worked with some big names in the dance industry, including Tony Czar, Chris Jones from the 2004 famous award winning dance movie “You Got Served”, Joel de Carteret known as the “Gene Kelly of Hip-Hop” from television show “So you think you can dance” and many more.
“It wasn’t until a mate found me mucking around in my garage and said I was good, and from there on I’ve been determined that is what I want to do,” Mr Kelly said.
“I feel better than anything when I dance, I feel complete and on top of life.”
Mr Kelly had also worked in many productions, teaching and dancing in “Switch and Shift” dance production with guest Joel de Carteret, school productions and state eisteddfods, as well as placing second in the Australian hip-hop nationals.
Mr Kelly’s hope was to bring a new style of hip-hop to the Sunshine Coast, like no other dance school featured.
“I hope to move to Brisbane before next year and train myself in more dance, do many more classes and workshops, and get more coverage of dance, if that’s possible,” Mr Kelly said.
“After Brisbane I want to move to Melbourne or Sydney where I can go further or if I build up enough strength go straight to Los Angeles.”
“I found his dancing great and I’m really enjoying his classes,” said Kadie Dowling, a dance student of Mr Kelly’s.
“The dance moves he portrays are unique and fresh.
“This is what the coast needs...more dance classes like Steve’s.
“Classes that are filled with fun and make you want to keep going back.
“You can tell he feels passionate about choreographing, you can see it and feel it when you’re near him and in his classes.”
Mr Kelly wanted to own a dance school, be successful and have a family over the next 10 years.
Mr Kelly said he did not dance for money and fame.
“I want to be in the underground fame, the kind of fame you get when you go to a mall and only a few people recognise you from what they’ve experienced of you on You Tube, workshops or through some other dance source,” Mr Kelly said.
Mr Kelly teaches his fresh style of hip-hop at the Goodlife Gym located in Caloundra next door to Bunnings.
Classes are on Thursday nights from 7:30-8:30pm and are available for all ages.
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