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Matt-Finish

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So....I was born in Aberdeen on 19th November 1979. I grew up in Stuartfield, a small village in the north east of Scotland and moved to Edinburgh in 2001 after graduating from Aberdeen University with a Combined Honors Degree in Literature, Language and Linguistics. Somewhere along the way I became a dancer......
I started teaching myself to breakdance while at Uni and in 2001 I co-founded Random Aspekts, Scotland's most successful and established breakdance crew. I continue to compete, tour and teach breakdance at the highest level and hope my body will let me do it for as long as possible. In 2003 I was invited to join FRESHMESS dance company. I was a core member of this group for 4 years and this is where I was introduced to the world of contemporary dance. Since then I have been lucky enough to work with some of the best dancers and dance makers, domestically and internationally. In 2004 I co-founded CYPHER Dance Company with close friend Tony Mills and we continue to make work together. In 2007 I was asked to join David Hughes Dance Company and I am currently the Associate Artist and administrator for this organisation. In April we will begin a 2 year period of flexible core funding so let's see what exciting adventures the future holds....
In October 2008 I also became the administrator for X Factor Dance Company and I also continue to work in a freelance capacity, choreographing, teaching and providing movement direction for theatre based projects.
Other than dancing I enjoying playing and making music, being with my close friends and getting involved in anything physical. At the moment...I can't complain, life is grand! :
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Member Since: 14/01/2007
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Moving In Circles - Hip Hop Scotch

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STATUS: Celabate - until someone worthy turns up!
PURPOSE: To keep the friends I have but don't see much and make new ones!
ORIENTATION: Straight Up
HOMETOWN: Edinburger
BODY TYPE: 5ft 11 inches of pure Aberdeen Angus beef. Moooo!
ETHNICITY: Pale?
ZODIAC SIGN: Scorpio, watch for the sting
SMOKE/DRINK: Never/Always
CHILDREN: Someday perhaps but that would mean finding a woman who's not a certified nut-job.
OCCUPATION: Professional dancer/choreographer
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Influences: MATT-FINISH'S INTERESTS

GENERAL: Dance in its many forms, keeping fit and healthy through that, playing guitar and singing, bit of drawing, bit of writing - creative things I guess. Socialising, reading watching movies - all the usual stuff.

MUSIC: Music is the single most important thing EVER! Obviously love hip-hop being a Bboy but really into my funk, disco, funky disco, disco funk and funky funk disco funk. Reggae, soul, motown, blues, pop, funky house, rock, folk, traditional - it all makes me smile. Not into music where you have to take drugs for it to make sense though. I guess collecting as much music as possible to suit every/any mood is my goal.

FILMS: I'll watch most things. Other than the usual big screen stuff I'm into Hong Kong cinema and Japanese cinema (especially samurai genre i.e Kurosawa films, Zatoichi etc. Big fan of Film Noir; Big Sleep, Maltese Falcon, Touch of Evil. European film as long as it's not too abstract like Bergman etc - bit too trippy for my tastes.

TELEVISION: Don't watch TV much these days but good comedy always works. Into retro stuff - anything with some kind of computerised uber-vehicle works for me. Oh and Poirot haha! No Seriously.

BOOKS: Studied literature so love books. Any fan of lord of the rings should read the Raymond E Feist series 'Magician' and all it's sequels. Crime novels of the Raymond Chandler sort. At the moment I'm reading Hagakure - The Samurai way.

HEROES: Mum and Dad for sure (don't aaww me - give them the respect their due!) Most of my mates have impressed and inspired me at some point. David my boss, Bruce Lee, John Lee Hooker, Prince Ken Swift. People like Noel Edmonds and Les Dennis who lose it all then get it back. (I don't watch any of their programmes but the fact that they're making them, that inspires me - I'm so hot right now!)
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Record Label: Unsigned

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