Saturday, January 3, 2009

Superstars of Dance - Australian Duo in Close-up



Profiles taken from burnthefloor.com

The guy and girl who form the duo component of the Australian contingent for the Superstars of Dance Comp are Giselle Peacock and Henry Byalikov. I thought you might want to know a little bit of background on them, leading into the comp.

GISELLE PEACOCK

Giselle has been dancing since the age of 10 and has devoted her life to competing in International Latin Dancing. Achieveing great results in many Championships including 4 times US Champion, 2 times World representative, 2nd in Under 21 at the Blackpool Championships in England.She also studies and trains in other styles of dance including Hip Hop, Jazz, and Modern Dancing.Giselle still actively competes, coaches and performs all over the world, and has appeared in television shows including Secret World of Ballroom Dancing and So You Think You Can Dance. Giselle has been touring with Burn the Floor for 2 years.

HENRY BAYALIKOV

Henry Byalikov's passion for performing arts was clear from the age of nine, when he commenced his dance career, specialising in the technical style of individual and coupled Ballroom.
His pursuit of dance was rewarded with titles such as the New South Wales Open Champion as well as international and national finalist and semi-finalist in the World Championships.
Over the last few years, Henry has crossed over from Ballroom dancing to a number of other genres, as seen by his appearances on Strictly Dancing and So You Think You Can Dance in Australia. His latest appearance was on Dancing With The Stars.
Trained in a number of styles, including animation hip hop, Henry has just joined Burn The Floor.

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