We’re MDX

Choreography: Leroy Dias Dos Santos 
Music: 
Dancers: Maggie Ball, Aimee Berry, Klarisa Chila, Jennifer Crew-Emery, Singita Diedericks, Bella Fanton, Matilda Foreman, Ya-Chi 'Anika' Huang, Tiana Robinson, Emiliya Rodrigues, Eliza Taggart
A work created for Move It, Excel London 2024, performed as part of the Main Stage line-up. This piece is a celebration of unity and togetherness with themes of adaptability, resilience and versatility.


LEROY DIAS DOS SANTOS

Throughout his career Leroy has had the pleasure of meeting and working with prestigious people such as HM The Queen, Prince Charles, JermaineJackson, Stevie Wonder, Jason Statham, Will.I.AM, Jessie J, Madonna, Kylie Minogue, Leona Lewis, Sugababes, Aston Merrygold and choreographers such as Jermaine Brown, Rafael Bonachela, Shobana Jesaysingh, Mavin Khoo and companies such as The English National Ballet. After graduating in 2007, he performed in theatre productions such as 'Carmen Jones' (2007) at The Royal Festival Hall, 'La Traviata' (2007) and 'Aida' (2008) conducted under The Welsh National Opera. He is also a member of the street dance sensation Flawless, who were finalists on ITV’s ‘Britain’s Got Talent’ (2009). They featured in movies such as ‘Street Dance 3D’ 1 and 2 by Vertigo films (2009) and have currently been touring their theatre production ‘Chase the Dream 2’ (2018-2019) across theUK and internationally.As well as performing, he has also had the opportunity to choreograph and collaborate with Susie Mckenna on ‘Mandem On The Wall’ Live Show at Hackney Empire (2015) and ‘Macbeth’ with Twist Theatre Company (2015-2016), ‘Hosea’s Girl’ (2015) a Hip Hop spoken word play written by Anastasia Osei-Kuffour.Leroy is currently based at Middlesex University and IRIE! Dance Theatre teaching urban/hip hop social dances, contemporary technique and choreography. He has also had the opportunityto work with different dance institutions such as Urdang Academyand Roehampton University, which have all played a significant role to his teaching.
The Cast

Aimee Berry (Year 2)

Emiliya Rodrigues (Year 2)

Ya-Chi 'Anika' Huang (Year 3)

Jennifer Crew-Emery (Year 1)

Singita Diedericks (Year 2)

Bella Fanton (Year 2)

Maggie Ball (Year 1)

Tiana Robinson (Year 2)

Eliza Taggart (Year 2)

Matilda Foreman (Year 3)