Dein Perry is an Australian

tap dancer Tap dance is a form of dance characterized by using the sounds of tap shoes striking the floor as a form of percussion. Two major variations on tap dance exist: rhythm (jazz) tap and Broadway tap. Broadway tap focuses on dance; it is widely perfo ...

. He is founder of the recurrent tap dance production 'Tap Dogs'. His film credits include work done on the Australian movie

Bootmen ''Bootmen'' is a 2000 Australian-American romantic comedy film directed by Dein Perry. It was distributed by Fox Searchlight Pictures and funded by the Australian Film Finance Corporation. Production was from 19 June to 18 August 1999 in Sydne ...

, as well as choreographic work on

Happy Feet 2 ''Happy Feet Two'' is a 2011 computer-animated jukebox musical comedy film directed, produced and co-written by George Miller. It is the sequel to the 2006 film ''Happy Feet'', it stars Ava Acres, Elijah Wood, Robin Williams (in his final anima ...

Early life and career

Perry grew up in Newcastle. He received dance lessons from the age of four. He left school at the age of sixteen to work as a Fitter and Turner, before moving to Sydney a year later to pursue dance

Sydney 2000 Olympics Opening Ceremony

Perry choreographed the tap dance segment "Eternity" for the Sydney 2000 Olympics Opening Ceremony. The dance troupe was performed by the Tap Dogs and 1300 Tap Dancers led by ''

'' star

Adam Garcia Adam Gabriel Garcia (born 1 June 1973) is an Australian stage, television, and film actor who is best known for lead roles in musicals such as ''Saturday Night Fever'' and ''Kiss Me, Kate''. He is also a trained tap dancer and singer. Garcia has ...

Shows

* ''West Side Story'' (1980) Dancer * ''Paint Your Wagon'' (1986) Dancer * ''Rasputin'' (1987) Dancer * ''My Fair Lady'' (1989) Dancer * ''Man of La Mancha'' (1990) Dancer * ''42nd St'' (1991) Actor, Dancer * '' Hot Shoe Shuffle'' (1993) Choreographer, Dancer * '' Tap Dogs'' (1995 - Current) Owner, Creator, Director, Choreographer * ''Steel City'' (1998) Creator, Director, Choreographer

Films

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'' (2000) Executive Producer, Director, Choreographer, Actor * ''

'' (2011) Tap Choreographer * ''

Dhoom 3 ''Dhoom 3'' () is a 2013 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film written and directed by Vijay Krishna Acharya and produced by Aditya Chopra, who co-wrote the story. It stars Aamir Khan, Abhishek Bachchan, Katrina Kaif, Uday Chopra, Jack ...

'' (2013) Tap Choreographer

Award

Perry won the Laurence Olivier Award for two consecutive years (in 1995 and 1996). At the time he was the youngest person to do so. , - , rowspan=1 , 1994 , Best Short Program (Tap Dogs) , Video Dance Festival of Strasbourg Prize , , - , rowspan=7 , 1995 , Best Theatre Choreographer (with David Atkins for ''Hot Shoe Shuffle'') , Laurence Olivier Theatre Award , , - , Best Supporting Role (Hot Shoe Shuffle) ,

Green Room Awards The Green Room Awards are peer awards which recognise excellence in cabaret, dance, drama, fringe theatre, musical theatre and opera in Melbourne. The awards were started in 1982 when Blair Edgar and Steven Tandy formed the Green Room Awards A ...

(Melbourne) , , - , Best Original Choreography (Hot Shoe Shuffle) , Green Room Awards , , - , Outstanding Production at the Edinburgh Festival (Tap Dogs) , Glasgow Herald Angel Award , , - , Dance Performer of the Year , Australian Green Room Award , , - , Best Performance by an Ensemble Cast (Tap Dogs) , Australian Green Room Award , , - , Excellence in Live Performance (Tap Dogs) , Australian Green Room Award , , - , rowspan=5 , 1996 , Best Choreographer (Tap Dogs) , Laurence Olivier Theatre Award , , - , Best New Production Off Broadway Theatre 1996 (Tap Dogs) , NY Obie Award , , - , Dance Performer of the Year ,

Mo Awards The Australian Entertainment Mo Awards (commonly known informally as the Mo Awards) were an annual Australian entertainment industry award, that where established in 1975, to recognise achievements in live entertainment in Australia. They were l ...

, , - , Best Original Choreography (Tap Dogs) , Green Room Awards , , - , Outstanding Contribution to Musical Theatre (Tap Dogs) , Mo Awards , , - , rowspan=6 , 1997 , Outstanding Choreography (Tap Dogs) ,

Drama Desk Awards The Drama Desk Award is an annual prize recognizing excellence in New York theatre. First bestowed in 1955 as the Vernon Rice Award, the prize initially honored Off-Broadway productions, as well as Off-off-Broadway, and those in the vicinity. Fo ...

, , - , Dance Performer of the Year ,

, , - , Most Popular Production at The Spoleto Festival (Tap Dogs) , Pegasus Award , , - , Entertainer of the Year , Variety Heart Award , , - , Australian Show Business Ambassador of the Year 1997 , Mo Awards , , - , Australian Performer of the Year , Mo Awards , , - , rowspan=3 , 1998 , Best Choreography (Tap Dogs) ,

Australian Dance Awards The Australian Dance Awards recognise excellence and promote dance in Australia. They are awarded under the auspices of the Australian Dance Council (Ausdance) for performance, choreography, design, dance writing, teaching and related professions. ...

, , - , Dance Performer of the Year ,

, , - , Show Business Ambassador of the Year (Tap Dogs) , Mo Awards , , - , 2000 , Best Film (Bootmen) , AFI Awards , , - , rowspan=3 , 2005 , Outstanding Performance by a Male Dancer , Australian Dance Awards , , - , Best Male Dancer in a Dance Work , Helpman Awards , , - , Best Special Event Tap Dogs 10 Year Anniversary , Helpman Awards , , - , rowspan=2 , 2013 , Outstanding Performance in Commercial Dance or Musical Theatre (Tap Dogs) , Australian Dance Awards (Tap Dogs) , , - , Best Original Choreography (Hot Shoe Shuffle) , Green Room Awards ,

References

External links

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HLA Management Australia biography

Tap Dogs website
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