If Josh Shepherd achieves his dancing dreams, he will have his sister to thank \u2013 she is the reason the 19-year-old started dancing in the first place.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy sister started dancing so I just went along as well,\u201d Josh said. \u201cI was eight years old and now I\u2019ve been dancing for 11 years. She was the one who wanted to go but she was the one who stopped and I kept going.<\/p>\n
\u201cPeople have things that they love and dance is what I love \u2013 I just can\u2019t stop. It\u2019s addictive.\u201d<\/p>\n
Josh\u2019s dance career started at Hype and he moved to MJ Dance Studio in 2020 and that was when he started to really believe a future as a professional dancer was possible.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was a hip hop dancer but coming to MJ gave me a chance to try new things including aerial and acro,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
And expanding his repertoire has given the former Mount Gambier high School student a real feel for what he wants to do going forward.<\/p>\n
\u201cI would be looking to focus on hip hop and my jazz technique will also help get commercial work,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
To secure his place in the Dynamite program, Josh auditioned online, which included an online meeting and sending through a reel of his work.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey got back to me quite quickly with an offer so that was great \u2013 no nervous wait,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
That sets him up for a course that is starting now and sees him attending classes from 8.30am-3.30pm, Monday to Friday, including theory lessons and a whole lot of dancing.<\/p>\n
Following in the footsteps of many dancers who have left this region to carve out a dancing career, Josh has his sights set initially on cruise ship work, making Dynamite the perfect place to train \u2013 they have a strong relationship with the industry and a long history of making their graduates\u2019 cruise ship dreams come true.<\/p>\n
Commercial work and teaching are also on Josh\u2019s agenda.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am looking forward to working with new dancers, new teachers and learning new styles,\u201d Josh said. \u201cIt\u2019s all about getting as much experience as I can.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
If Josh Shepherd achieves his dancing dreams, he will have his sister to thank \u2013 she is the reason the 19-year-old started dancing in the first place. \u201cMy sister started dancing so I just went along as well,\u201d Josh said. \u201cI was eight years old and now I\u2019ve been dancing for 11 years. She was […]<\/p>\n