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MICHELLE LAWRENCE
7-times Irish World Champion
Michelle is the incumbent female World Champion and has won the IRISH WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 7 times. She also is 9-time ALL IRELAND Champion. Michelles dancing skill and technique are untouchable in the Irish scene, and there is no doubt that she is one of the greatest talents of the new generation of Irish dancers. Influenced by different percussive forms of dance, she invented her own specific and very individual style. Her amazing energy seems to allow her to waft across the stage. Michelle has already had great international success as a solo dancer in various productions, exciting audiences near and far.
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RONAN SHERLOCK
Irish World Champion
Ronan hails from Dublin (Ireland) and has won both the ALL IRELAND and WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP competitions. He has been a pupil of the O Shea School of Dancing for the past 17 years and has performed worldwide as the male lead in their production, IRISH THUNDER. Ronan has also worked with many other productions, recently returning from the United States, where he performed as the lead male soloist in RAGUS THE SHOW at Dollywood in the Smoky Hills of Tennessee. Ronan has performed at the Nobel Prize ceremony, for the Princess of Monaco, the President of Ireland, with Dolly Parton, and also with RIVERDANCE THE SHOW. His style of dance is rhythmic, passionate, and exhilarating.
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Louise hat sich zu einer weltweit begehrten Star-Solistin entwickelt, denn sie begann bereits im Alter von vier Jahren unter Leitung der besten irischen Tanzlehrer der UniversitŠt in Limerick zu tanzen.
Traditionsgemae§ nahm sie bereits in den ersten Jahren an den irischen Weltmeisterschaften teil, um jedoch bereits im Kindesalter im Rahmen traditioneller irischer Konzerte und Shows als Jung-Profi auf der Showbuehne zu stehen.
Nach ihrem Schulabschluss tourte sie sogleich mit unterschiedlichen Shows in weiten Teilen Europas, Russland und Japan. Den Gro§teil der vergangenen zwei Jahre verbrachte sie in den USA, wo sie als scheinende irische Star Solistin vom Publikum gefeiert wurde.
Louise ist sehr erfreut, dass sie im Rahmen von FLAMES OF THE DANCE mit dem Weltmeister-Kollegen Ronan Sherlock ihre eigene Choreographie praesentieren kann.
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GYULA GLASER
3-times European Champion
Gyula won the Official European Championships 3 times in 2005, 2006 and 2007.
Gyula was a former member of Celtic Invasion which has been performed throughout 2005 and 2006 in the Thalia Theater in Budapest and Ancient Pulse which performed monthly in the National Dance Theater, Budapest in 2007. As a member of the Company Ronan Morgan since 2003 he performed in over 300 shows over this period including numerous television performances. He had the opportunity to dance in HungaryÕs most prestigious venues such as the State Opera House, the National Dance Theater and the Palace of Arts.
He joined Gaelforce Dance in 2007 January and toured throughout Ireland and Poland and
in March 2007 Rhythm of the Dance for their Northern European tour.
May 2010 he finale joined Flames of the Dance a soloist and stayed for the upcoming tour periods in the Netherlands, Switzerland and Germany.
In August 2010 he was chosen to be original cast member of Breandan de GallaiÕs contemporary Irish dance show, Noctu, which got broadcasted on RTE ONE TV during the summer of 2011.
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NICOLE OHNESORGE
European Champion
Nicole is the current German and former European Champion of Irish Dance. At the age of five, she began classical ballet, and at the age of eight, she had already performed with the DEUTSCHE FERNSEHBALLETT. At 10, she discovered her affection for tap dance, which quickly developed into a love for Irish Dance. In the meantime, Nicole is now 23 and has become Germanys greatest Irish Dance talent, dancing alongside the Irish World Champions in FLAMES OF THE DANCE.
Her mentors include Colin Dunne, Shane Ryan and Sean Gavan, and she has received private instruction from Michael Donegan, as well as from the World Champions, Michelle Lawrence and Ronan Sherlock. Within the last 3 years, Nicole has won more than 30 gold medals in numerous Irish Dance competitions, including the GERMAN CHAMPIONSHIPS OF THE WORLD IRISH DANCE ASSOCIATION and the DUBLIN OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS. Furthermore, she placed third in the ALL IRELAND CHAMPIONSHIPS.
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BRYAN BERRY
6-times American Champion / NY Hoofer
Bryan belongs to the youngest generation of hoofers, which have emerged from the New York tap scene. Starting tap at the age of 11, he had already been chosen just three years later by tap dance legend and Hollywood actor, Gregory Hines, to perform in one of his concerts. Before finishing high school, he won the NATIONAL TAP CHAMPIONSHIP IN AMERICA an incredible six times. For four years, he has toured the USA with the group, COMMON GROUND, while simultaneously performing solo in Washington, New York, and Los Angeles. Bryan captivates audiences with his fantastic virtuosity, exceptional technical skills, and individual phrasing, and he has developed his own unique and authentic performance style, incorporating his love of jazz and hip hop.
Though he performs in well-known theatres and large venues worldwide, he consistently sneaks into little jazz bars and clubs to improvise with friends and musicians, or just by himself. Every year he performs in New York with tap celebrities like Savion Glover (HAPPY FEET) and Andrew Nemr. In 2005, he performed in the variete theater, Ovations, in Las Vegas, and since 2006, he has annually performed in Reno, Nevada (USA). Since 2002, Bryan has been touring Europe with FLAMES OF THE DANCE, touring in such countries as Germany, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Austria, the United Kingdom and Russia.
Meanwhile he settled down in Berlin and is asked to performe with Germany«s most known Big Bands as the ÒSwing Dance OrchestraÓ touring all over Europe. Being known in every Jazz Club in town he gets invited yearly to the famous Dresden Jazz Festival.
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MARIE-CHIRISTIN ZEISSET
Soloist
She has worked with numerous legends such as Donald O Connor, Henry Le Tang, Fred Kelly (brother of Gene Kelly), Fayard Nicholas of The Nicholas Brothers, Savion Glover, and Randy Skinner, the choreographer of the Broadway 2001 Revival of 42nd STREET, who has noted his esteem for Marie-Christin's elegant dancing style.
After first performing at the Chamaeleon Variete, the Bar jeder Vernunft, and the Renaissance Theater in Berlin, her engagement with MAGIC OF THE DANCE, as well as several other dance shows, carried her across Europe and Asia. Invitations to prestigious festivals in the USA quickly followed. Since 2002, she has held the position of trainer and choreographer for the FRIEDRICHSTADTPALAST in Berlin, where she was engaged as a tap soloist in the Christmas revue JINGLE BELLS 2004 and JINGLE BELLS 2006.
In addition to several television productions, Marie-Christin has worked with April Hailer, Gayle Tufts, and Hannelore Elsner (in Oscar RoehlerÕs film FAHR ZUR HOELLE, SCHWESTER!). For the German band, Wir sind Helden, she choreographed and danced in the music video, GEKOMMEN UM ZU BLEIBEN, in 2004. She then had the honor of dancing with not only the band, but Max Raabe as well, at the Echo Awards Ceremony in 2005. In 2008, Marie-Christin continued to fill her choreography resume with her brilliant staging of DRUECK DIE EINS, sung by Annett Louisan, in which she also plays a prominent supporting role and ROSENSTOLZ in 2011.
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SVEN GOETTLICHER
TAP Entertainer worldwide
Sven is a dancer, choreographer and entertainer to be reckoned with. A passionate artist, he takes his audience by storm with his charm and charisma. Having begun his career at the Theater des Westens in Berlin, he has since worked for television and theatre throughout Europe, Asia, South America and the USA, where he performed such legends as Donald O Connor, Fred Kelly, Fayard Nicholas and Savion Glover. Sven has performed in the most beautiful houses of Europe, with glittering engagements at the Renaissance Theater, Schauspielhaus, Friedrichstadtpalast, and the International Congress Center in Berlin, the Gewandthaus in Leipzig, and the Philharmonie in Munich, as well as performing in many other beautiful houses in Basel, London, Lisbon, Monte Carlo, Paris, Rome, and Vienna.
His credits include dancing and choreographing in the Apollo Theater in Duesseldorf, as well as for shows like Wolfgang Rademanns SPIEL DES LEBENS (ZDF), RHYTHM, DRUM, & DANCE, DANCING FEET and MAGIC OF THE DANCE, which took him through western and eastern Europe, Canada, Brazil, and Taiwan.
Parallel to producing and executing show programs for the corporate event sector, Sven has developed many shows that have been seen far beyond the borders of Europe, highlights of which include a performance for the German Federal President in Berlin, and the variete theater, Ovations, in Las Vegas in the summer of 2005.
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KHALED CHAABI
2-times Breakdance World Champion
Khaled Chaabi, aka KC-1
...was born in Berlin into a family of Syrian descent. As a child, he saw B-Boy street performances on the famous KurfŸrstendamm in Berlin, and was immediately excited enough to begin moving in that direction. After taking dance classes, because of his extraordinary talent and disciplined attitude about dance, he was accepted into the Flying Steps Newcomer Crew, B-Town Allstars. In 2005, KC-1 became a soloist with Flying Steps and won 2 World Championship titles at the Urban Dance Events Red Bull Beat Battle in 2005 and 2007.
KC-1 is one of the most unique and prolific idea men in our dance culture, and manages, through his innovative ideas, to develop new art forms and to discover new things within himself. Sponsored by Red Bull, he has been able to perform worldwide at events in such places as New York Citys famous Times Squares, as well as in sophisticated theatrical projects, such as Flying Bach at Berlins renowned National Galerie.
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JOHN FOERSTER
Guinnesbook of Record Artist
John discovered at six years of age his great love for movement and competition, which led to a successful 13-year career in competitive athletics. In the field of gymnastics, he was awarded the Berlin Championship, after which he switched to the field of athletic acrobatics, a component of the German National Team, and competed in two world championships and two European championships. Because of his extraordinary technique in acrobatic movement and physical control, he was able to develop his abilities and passion for floor exercise, handstands, bungee jumping, Airtrack, and Neon, as well as his abilities in the area of dance: hip hop, street dance, and contemporary/modern dance. His personal claim to fame is his record for the Guiness Book of World Records for MOST WALLFLIPS IN A MINUTE.
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THOMAS BEATKNACK
Modern Jazz Poesie
Thomas is a bundle of energy! His extraordinary creativity makes him a very interesting young choreographer for film, video clips, and television. He has already worked for MTV and VIVA, as well as for other music channels. Thomas is a very versatile and expressive dancer, as well as being a gifted comedian. At the ECHO MUSIC AWARDS 2001 in Berlin, he stood alongside Janet Jackson, Enrique IglŽsias and Lionel Richie. At the FIFA World Cup in 2006, he was in charge of the show program and the artistic direction of the FIFA Congress in Munich, designing a spectacular show with 120 artists from all parts of Europe.
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