RISE ABOVE DANCE SQUAD

  
 


The Rise Above Dance Squad is made up of five freestyle dancers from Australia: Eric Devellerez, Laura New, Manuela Oliveira, Paul Agyapong and Andrew Sears. Individually, they have performed live and appeared in music videos for international hip hop and rap artistes including Black Eyed Peas, Puff Daddy, Beastie Boys, Chingy and Run DMC.

Terence Ong, Marketing Director of Pernod Ricard Malaysia, which markets Martell among other wine and spirit brands commented: With freestyle dancing starting to gain popularity in Malaysia, the Rise Above Dance Tour is a great avenue to take it to the next level as it gives consumers an opportunity to rise above when they demonstrate their dancing skills and learn from some of the top dancers.

The Rise Above Dance Tour is part of the recently launched Martell VSOP Rise Above campaign, which encourages consumers to embrace opportunities that fuel their vision, success, passion and innovation through a variety of initiatives including the Rising Personalities Awards, Soar Above Contest, Bartenders Academy and Rise Above Dance Competition.

  
 
     
 

Eric Devellerez
After completing high school, Eric pursued his love for dance. His big break came as one of the supporting acts for LA-based rap star Snoop Doggy Dog. From there, he appeared in numerous film and TV productions and went on to perform as a support act for other popular artistes including Public Enemy, Run DMC and the Beastie Boys.

Eric also toured Australia performing workshops with various groups as well as teaching students between the ages of 8 to 35 years. After moving to Sydney three years ago, Eric has been studying with renowned choreographer Dario, who specialises in Hip Hop and Street Funk Style dancing.

Laura New
Laura is an all-rounder when it comes to dancing, with skills in various types of dance, including contemporary, hip hop, jazz, ballet, tap and salsa. She was the lead dancer for American rapper Chingy’s performance at the Australian MTV Awards and was a dancer for the Ruff Ryders on their 2 Fast 2 Furious tour.

In addition to dancing, Laura is also a model – most recently appearing at the 2006 Mercedes Australian Fashion Week. She has also modeled for adidas, Miss Sixty, Billabong and Sergio Tachini as well as starred in commercials for Vodafone and Channel [V]. Laura currently teaches hip hop dance at the Sydney Dance Company.

Manuela Oliveira
Manuela began her dance career in Sydney and then expanded to the US, studying the styles of jazz, ballet, Latin, hip hop and Krumpin. She has trained with leading choreographers, who have worked and danced with Justin Timberlake, Usher, Beyonce, Missy Elliot, Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, Kylie Minogue and Michael Jackson.

Manuela has performed with Puff Daddy, Black Eyed Peas, Sugababes and Naughty by Nature. She has also appeared as a dancer, actor and model in many international TV ads throughout Australia, Europe, Japan, Malaysia and the U.S. for clients such as HSBC, Sony Ericsson, McDonald’s, Coca-Cola, Nike, adidas and Daihatsu
     

Andrew Sears
Andrew has trained in jazz, funk and hip hop under the internationally acclaimed Sydney Dance Company and the Urban Dance Centre in Sydney. He was part of the dance ensemble that won the Groove Sydney Hip Hop Competition.

MEET THE TEAM

Paul Agyapong
Paul, who is originally from Ghana, has trained in funk & street dancing, hip hop, disco pop & capoeira martial arts, which is the fast paced acrobatics spiritual dance art form from Brazil. As a dancer, he has performed with international artistes including the Black Eyed Peas & Run DMC.
 
 
To book  Rise Above Dance Squad , please contact, Rob Fietz on 1800 811-981,
or email us here at A.I.H.Q. on djbookings@absoluteinfinity.com.au
 
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