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Alvin de Castro is an Australian-Filipino choreographer and graphic designer.[1] His choreography has appeared on So You Think You Can Dance Australia and Dance Boss, and his dance-film work has been presented at the Dance Camera West Dance Media Film Festival.[2][3][4][5] In 2002, he was a winner in the National Youth Week DesignIT competition.[6][7]
Early career and design
[edit]In 2002, de Castro was named a winner in the National Youth Week DesignIT competition.[6][7][8]
De Castro was raised in Melbourne, Australia. He moved to Sydney in 2010 to pursue professional dance work and later lived and worked in Los Angeles.[9]
Dance and choreography
[edit]A 2022 Star Weekly profile documented de Castro's progression from dance competition to professional choreography and his performance work in music videos for artists including Dua Lipa, Eminem, G-Eazy, Dillon Francis, Kelis and Daddy Yankee.[1]
De Castro founded the Melbourne hip-hop dance crew Beatphonik in 2005. The crew won the Battlegrounds National Championship in 2007 and the Australian Hip Hop Championships in 2008.[10][11]
In 2009, Brisbane City Council listed de Castro among the judges for The Remix dance event.[12]
De Castro has also worked as a dance educator, including teaching at Sydney Dance Company Studios.[11] A 2012 DanceLife guide listed him among the hip-hop faculty for performing arts programs at Urban Dance Centre and Brent Street.[13]
In 2014, de Castro worked as a choreographer on the fourth season of So You Think You Can Dance Australia. In March, Dance Informa Australia credited him with a hip-hop routine performed by Sally Hare and Jordan Turner to Justin Bieber's "As Long as You Love Me".[2] The following month, he choreographed a hip-hop routine performed by Lauren Seymour and Sam Malseed to Usher's "OMG".[3]
In 2015, Visit Beijing reported that G.E.M.'s X.X.X. Live concert was choreographed by de Castro.[14]
De Castro later worked as a choreographer on the Seven Network competition series Dance Boss.[4]
Dance film
[edit]In 2013, de Castro conceived and choreographed the dance short film Euphoria.[15]
In February 2014, All World Dance covered the short dance film EXIT, identifying de Castro as its choreographer and director.[16]
Later in 2014, Euphoria, credited to de Castro and Frace Mercado, was included among the featured screenings at Dance Camera West's 13th Annual Dance Media Film Festival at REDCAT in Los Angeles.[5]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Dancing from Sunshine to the world stage". Star Weekly. July 2022.
- 1 2 Johnson, Kristy (31 March 2014). "SYTYCD Top 18 Week Recap". Dance Informa Australia. Retrieved 21 September 2026.
- 1 2 "SYTYCD – Top 8 Live Performances". Dance Informa Australia. 23 April 2014. Retrieved 21 September 2026.
- 1 2 "Dance Boss – Full cast & crew". IMDb. Retrieved 21 September 2026.
- 1 2 Adamek, Pauline (5 June 2014). "Opening Tomorrow – Friday – Dance Camera West performs "Restructure" at the 13th Annual Dance Media Film Festival". ArtsBeatLA. Retrieved 21 September 2026.
- 1 2 Zonneveldt, Mandi (12 April 2002). "Design for the future". Herald Sun.
- 1 2 The Hon Larry Anthony MP (12 April 2002). "Congratulations to National Youth Week Talent Winners" (Press release). Australian Government.
- ↑ Victoria University 2004 Course Guide (Report). Victoria University. 2004.
- ↑ "Meet Alvin de Castro". VoyageLA. 8 October 2020.
- ↑ "Beatphonik". PANDORA – Australia's Web Archive. National Library of Australia. Retrieved 21 September 2026.
- 1 2 "Alvin De Castro – Dance Educator". MSA Agency. Retrieved 21 September 2026.
- ↑ "THE REMIX 2009". Brisbane City Council. 15 October 2009.
- ↑ "DanceLife Online Guide to Dance and Performing Arts Courses 2012" (PDF). DanceLife. 2012. Retrieved 21 September 2026.
- ↑ "2015 G.E.M. X.X.X. LIVE in Beijing". Visit Beijing. 30 July 2015. Retrieved 21 September 2026.
- ↑ "Euphoria". Walsh Bay Precinct Association. 2 July 2013.
- ↑ Smith, Clyde F. (5 February 2014). "Stuck At The Office? Try Dancing Your Way Out Of Despair!". All World Dance. Retrieved 21 September 2026.
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