Victoria Petrolo.... Choreographer and Artistic Director

 

With almost 20 years experience in the arts & entertainment industry, Victoria's list of performance credits is extensive as well as producing and choreographing top quality entertainment for major corporate events.

Over the last 10 years, Victoria has trained in Street Latin dance styles from Brazilian Samba to Cuban Salsa and everything else in between. As choreographer of the stage show, ELEGUA, Victoria's passion for street latin has no boundaries with creating cutting edge contemporary latin choreography with new Afro Samba called Amazonia to Contemporary Tango. ELEGUA is the most sought after latin show in Melbourne and has been entertaining audiences at Crown Casino to all major entertainment venues both locally and nationally.

She is also Assistant Choreographer and Director for the stage show, 'Ole Ola'. In 2008, the cast of ELEGUA traveled to Sydney and performed sell out shows at the South Sydney’s Junior Club and in the same year toured regional Victoria. In April 2009, ELEGUA returned to Sydney and performed another two sell out shows.

She has also worked with some of Australia’s leading choreographers from cheerleading for Melbourne Storm, National Rugby League (NRL), to corporate events both locally and overseas, including modeling assignments, performed in various music video clips for Sony, BMG records and independent labels plus featuring on television ' Secret Life of Us', Channel 10 and Summer in the Parks segments, Channel 10. Victoria has worked for Channel 9s game show 1 v 100 with TV Host Eddie McGuire. Victoria coordinated Brazilian Showgirls and choreographed the opening live segment to commence the game show.

Victoria is a well respected performer, choreographer and artistic director who works with professional and disciplined performers to achieve her vision and most importantly deliver a great show that meets her client’s satisfaction.

Victoria works with many Event Coordinators all of which entrust her ideas and creative energy when designing entertainment for their functions.

Victoria’s training includes Modern Jazz, Contemporary, Classical, Tap, Afro, Latin American & New Vogue (Ballroom), Street Latin and holds an Associate Diploma in Modern Ballet, Australian Dancing Society, (ADS).

 

Amber Field.... Marketing and Assistant Choreographer

 

Amber has been dancing since she was 4 yrs old, her professional career began when she started training with Tony Bartuccio at the age of 16yrs. From regular appearances on The Footy Show, IMT, commercials, film clips etc, Amber fortunately went on to star in Bob Downe's new Show ''Whiter Brighter'' as the very camp ''Apple Fresh Dancer'' along side Ashley Evans, in 1999. The threesome toured Australia with their award winning Australian Show (Best cabaret Show - Green Room Awards 2001) with return seasons in Melbourne and Sydney Opera House. Because of the success of ''Whiter Brighter'' Bob Downe decided to take the camp show to the UK, where the threesome again toured the country, including a one month stay in Edinburgh for the Comedy Festival and a 1 month season in the West End.

In 2003 Amber flew back and forth from Australia and the UK working as a free lancer and also did some guest work shops in and around the UK. When back in Melbourne Amber landed a role as one of Marcia Hines principal dancers, when this finished she ventured back to Europe and landed a principal role with the Casino Estoril Cabaret Show in Portugal as a ''Showgirl''.

In 2005 she moved to Dubai and this is where her love for Rugby started, Amber was appointed head choreographer for the ''Aggreko Dynamos'' Cheer leading Group and in charge of all on field entertainment at the very popular Dubai Rugby Sevens Tournament. Amber has later now become the Director of the group. Now living back in Melbourne Amber goes back to Dubai twice a yr for the tournament with her Australian Troup and she is in discussions with the IRB (International Rugby Board) to get the group on the entire International Series, stay tuned.

In between all the Rugby, Amber and Victoria re-united after dancing together in their younger years. With salsa being a passion of Amber's also she quickly became one the principal dancers in Victoria's show 'Elegua Latin Spectacular', from this Amber was also invited to join the famous Fabio Robles and his cast in his Latin show ''Ole Ola'' which is still touring throughout this year and also 2010. After 3 years of working with Victoria and building Elegua and DCP, this has now become Amber's new passion and the 2 of them are in partnership to ensure Dance City Productions is seen to be one of Australia's high class Shows and produce outstanding themed events "Cheer leading"

 

 

 

 

!!AUDITIONS!!

Dance City Productions is holding an OPEN AUDITION calling professional male and female dancers to join a well established themed dance group in Melbourne, specialising in Latin Themed Events. 

DCP is the home of Melbourne’s top Latin Cast, ‘Elegua’ which is the resident show at Melbourne’s leading Theatre Restaurant, Copacabana.  Also, this year brings a very exciting year for DCP with a full calendar of corporate bookings / festivals & various themed shows.

At this audition we are primarily looking for strong dancers who have Latin ability (salsa/samba etc) and strong ‘Pas De Deux’ skills!!  If you have a piece with your partner you would like to show us, we encourage this, so remember to bring your music on a CD.

We also encourage strong jazz / funk dancers to come along also.

Audition Details –
12noon SHARP!
Saturday 6th February
Copacabana Theatre Restaurant
Smith Street, Fitzroy Melbourne

 

Please keep in mind if you are successful at the audition we have compulsory work shop rehearsals each Thursday night @ 7pm-9pm

DCP supports all local talent and local entertainment, and we look forward to seeing you at the audition.

 

Private Lessons

Learn from the very best Latin American Instructors in Melbourne.

Private Lessons in all Latin American styles and ballroom are also available.

send us an email with your inquiry.

 

DanceCity Talent

If you think you've got what it takes to be a part of the DanceCity team of dedicated professionals

then we'd like to hear from you.

Please contact our Assistant Choreographer on 0417 457 552

or send your resume and photo to

 

contact@dancecity.com.au