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From the moment he could stand on his own two feet, he attempted the Moonwalk….
Shannon Holtzapffel is an established and accomplished entertainer and creative visionary, who is constantly in demand on stage, screen and behind the scenes in the US and Australia.
Born in The Netherlands and moving to Brisbane, Australia at age 4, Shannon got an initial taste of the business when he was cast in his first professional musical, The King and I at just 6 years of age. His first television commercial followed at age 7.
As a young performer, Shannon was selected for the Queensland Ballet production of Sleeping Beauty and the coveted Australian Ballet season of Manon and Don Quixote. At 17 years old, he was offered a scholarship to the prestigious ‘Edge Performing Arts Center’ in Los Angeles. Here his passion for dance was strengthened and his vision broadened. It became clear that he was destined to soar to great heights.
After carving out a successful career in Australia as a young adult, Shannon made the move over to the USA in 2008 and has now worked extensively in all facets of the entertainment industry with some of the biggest names on the planet.
It all began in the US, working beside Britney Spears and featuring in her documentary Britney Spears: For the record. •Shannon Holtzapffel interview – SYTYCD
From the moment he could stand on his own two feet, the Moonwalk was attempted…
We had a chance to catch up with this season’s SYTYCD judge Shannon Holtzapfell yesterday and gain some exciting insights into the mind and world of a current Australian dance icon!
Are you loving being a judge on SYTYCD in Australia this season?
It’s GREEEAT! First of all I am so happy for the opportunity to come back to Australia, to be on our soil, to be a part of the Australian dance industry again because I’ve been away working in LA for the last five years and it’s been such a pleasure to come back and see how much more developed the dancers are. They’re stepping out of the box; they’re taking risks and being more daring in movement now where as five years ago I felt like there was less of a dance vocabulary that they had. Now it has been very surprising. The dancers seem to have something else up their sleeves!
What was your background and journey in your training?
I started dancing because I loved watching MTV and Michael Jackson on Television – so that’s what got me groovin’ and movin’! Then my parents put me into dance class when I was 5 years old. I got the opportunity to audition for shows like ‘The King and I’