TRAVERS “daeTRAVoo” ROSS (Written on 8/4/2011)
I was born into the entertainment Industry through dance, music and drama having a mother that runs a dance studio. I started choreographing my own stuff to perform when I was 12 years old. I left home and studied entertainment at a performing arts school graduating in 2002. I live to entertain, Since a young age I have studied as many genre’s as I could to blend together and claim as my own. I would call myself a master of fusion in Art to express a message about what i’m passionate about with in my own works or someone else’s. I do like to bring all my work based from hip hop culture and the elements and feels expressed with in it. I have performed and been featured professionally through theatre, tv, radio, recordings, movies, short films, clubs, commercial events, commercials, corporate events, major festivals. On the side of being a performer I run and teach Australian toured workshops, I work under Beyond Empathy in rural building communities using dance within the youth, I run my own major festival “UTOPIAN DREAM” based in Coffs Harbour once year in January bringing the people I’m inspired by in the arts together to celebrate, blend and share our art forms, I’m in band called “MotionPoetsArt” that has major goals under way with a show in place and recorded songs and film clips being made, I run my own dance school called “Coastal Boogie” along side well known bboy “Yogi” running all year round on the mid north coast. I work under a theatre company STALKER theatre that will be touring a new show called “ELEVATE” Australia, Europe this April/ May- August 2011.
Quote: Own your unco-ness (Travers Ross)
Choreographer/ Director/ Performer
Selected Credits
Feature documentary on “ABC Australian Story” Regarding Male Dance 2002.
Choreography for “Dolly magazines Australian tour fashion parade” Coffs Harbour and Sydney 2002.
Performer for “Resin Dogs” at Global festival NSW and Black eyed Pea’s Concert QLD 2003.
Director/ Choreographer/ founder for “GROOVELOCK” all elements HIP HOP CREW 2002-2006. Including season show productions such as HIP HOP ELEMENTS, SUM”N FRESH, LOCK IN THE GROOVE and A HIP HOP XMAS
Director/ Choreographer for “LOCK IN THE GROOVE” Show featured in The “Melbourne fringe festival” along side Stephen K Amos and Carl Barron 2006.
Performer for India’s famous movie Heyy Babyy feat. King Kahn 2007.
Director/ Choreographer/ founder of “2 Major Australian Tours’s” Featuring Hollywoods Famous Choreographer/ Performer Mr Swoop 2008.
“Beyond Empathy “(Working with disadvantaged youth in rural parts of Australia) since 2006-2010.
“Slippery Circus” (Working with disadvantaged youth in rural parts of Australia) since 2006-2010.
Artistic Director/ founder of “Utopian dream” Coffs Harbours International Celebration of DANCE since 2007-2011.
Peoples Choice @ “Short and Sweet dance Festival” Sydney 2009.
“Australian Dance Festival” choreographer 2009 and 2010.
Performer in Stalkers International Theatre Company “Stilt break” and new show “Elevate” 2009 and 2010.
6 times Choreographer “So You Think You Can Dance Australia” 2008, 2009, 2010.
Performer for Choreographers piece SYTYCD Australia 2009.
Performer for Cassie Davis on SYTYCD Track: “I like it loud” 2009.
Performer for “Brian Mcfaddens” Film Clip Track: “Just Say So” 2010.
Choreographer for Australian/ Irish pop star film clip “Brian Mcfaddens” Track:”Chemical Rush” 2010.
Performer for 2010 X-factor for Fremantle Media channel 7.
Performed at ABAF awards in Stalkers new show “ELEVATE”.
Short and Sweet festival Australian tour Selected choreographed piece “Cross”.
Perform/ choreo Sydney Choreographers ball “Carnival” MAR 2011 in Vospertron suits.
