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Michael Dameski Born 7 November 1995
Sydney, AustraliaOccupation Actor, dancer, singer Years active 2008–present Michael Dameski ( born 7 November 1995, Sydney) is an Australian dancer, actor and singer.
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Early career
When he was 6 years old he entered in his first dance competition the Australian Dance Idol, making the top 10 without any formal training. After that he started training at Glenda Yee School of Dance where he stayed until the decision to move over to Brent Street Studios where he was given the opportunity to represent Australia in the world championships of Performing Arts in Los Angeles, and received gold in each category he entered and overall Junior World Dancer. [1]
Dameski was a guest at the Zlatno Slavejce (Golden Nightingale) children's singing festival in Macedonia, at which he recorded a song written especially for him entitled 'One Dance'.
Billy Elliot the Musical
In October 2008 Dameski joined the cast as one of the five Billy's in Billy Elliot the Musical, along with Joshua Denyer (Sydney), Rhys Kosakowski (Newcastle), Dayton Tavares (Sydney) and Joshua Waiss Gates (Hobart) in the Sydney production. His final performance as Billy in Australia was the next to last show there on 13 June 2009, in Melbourne.
Dameski departed Sydney 20 December 2009 to commence a season in the Broadway production of Billy Elliot The Musical.[2][3]
Dameski left the Broadway production on 5 September 2010[4] to join the BETM 2nd North American Tour. He was in rehearsals with the new cast of that production in September and early October,[5] before the tour begins in Durham, North Carolina on October, 30, 2010. Michael's last performance as Billy was 29 January 2011 at 7:30PM.
Dameski was a Green Room Award 2008 joint recipient for Male Artist In A Leading Role for Billy Elliot the Musical; as well as a Australian Dance Awards 2009 joint recipient for Outstanding Performance in a Stage Musical for the same role.
Stage credits
Year Title Role Theatre Note 16 October 2008-
November 2008Billy Elliot: The Musical Billy Capitol Theatre Sydney, Australia January 2009-
13 June 2009Her Majesty's Theatre Melbourne, Australia 31 January 2010-
5 September 2010Imperial Theatre Broadway debut 6 November 2010-
29 January 2011Various Theatres U.S. Tour References
- ^ http://www.playbill.com/celebritybuzz/whoswho/biography/18807 Playbill.co Bio
- ^ "Michael Dameski and Jake Evan Schwencke are Billy Elliot's Newest Billy and Michael". http://www.broadway.com/shows/billy-elliot/buzz/michael-dameski-and-jake-evan-schwencke-are-billy-elliots-newest-billy-and-michael/.
- ^ http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/entertainment/bighearted-turn-takes-lemon-abroad-20091212-kouu.html
- ^ "Broadway's Billy Elliot Will Welcome Peter Mazurowski in Title Role". http://www.playbill.com/news/article/142144-Broadways-Billy-Elliot-Will-Welcome-Peter-Mazurowski-in-Title-Role.
- ^ "Photo Flash: Prince Begins BILLY ELLIOT Rehearsals in NYC". http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Photo_Flash_Prince_Begins_BILLY_ELLIOT_Rehearsals_in_NYC_20100907.
External links
Categories:- 1995 births
- Living people
- Australian child actors
- Australian dancers
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