Chester Martinez
Overview
- Ethnicity
- Ethnically Ambiguous / Multiracial
- Age Range
- 22 - 25
- Height
- 5' 9" (1m 75cm)
- Weight
- 9st. 12lb. (63kg)
- Hair Colour
- Black
- Eye Colour
- Brown
- Build
- Slim
Credits
| Year | Job Title Project Type |
Project Name Director / Company |
Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 |
Dancer
Dance |
FKA twigs: Radiant Me² Summer 2016 tour FKA twigs / Female Reclining Ltd. |
|
| 2016 |
Core dancer
Film |
A Cinderella Story: If the shoe fits Michelle Johnston / Warner home video |
|
| 2015 |
Core dancer
Film |
Honey 3: Dare to dance Billie Woodruff / Universal studios |
|
| 2014 |
Backing dancer
Video |
Lakota Silva / Do Re Mi Kyle Lewis / Dirty soul productions |
|
| 2014 |
Joe and Bear
Theatre |
Rockville2069 The Musical Gavin Wright / TLC Productions |
Artscape Opera House |
Education
| Year | Qualification | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | South African Matric certificate | Stellenberg High school |
About me
I can't say that I've always wanted to be a performer/entertainer, the realization actually hit me pretty late. So by the time I woke up, at about age 13, it all took off at a break neck pace. The last 8 years of my life has seen me throw myself headfirst into the deep end time and time again. Youth dance training programs, youth company training programs, dance crew's, competitions, world championships, commercials, music video's, stage productions and even movie's. Most recently I have been flown out to London (with the intent to stay), all the way from Cape Town, South Africa, to work with FKA twigs on her recent Summer 2016 festival tour. I am now ready to start from scratch to build on and further my journey in dance through experiencing and learning as much as I possibly can here in London.I am a professional jazz funk dancer, I am skilled in dancing in heels, waacking and have an enormous passion for the voguing culture. Although my interests in dance seem heavily feminine, I assure you that I am just as partial to masculine movement. I consider myself gender fluid and would call myself an androgynous performer and therefore pride myself on my versatility within movement.
Basically, I am just absolutely in love with movement :)
Additional skills:
Drawing on my pre-dance, primary school gymnastic's training. I have recently ventured back into the world of tumbling and arial skills. I am making more progess, and more quickly than I initially thought I would. It is all a work in progress.
I also have 8 years of karate training and stopped just shy of black belt when I moved over to dance. This lead to me recently getting into stunt and action based movement workshops, which I would love to continue here in London.
Skills
| Languages Spoken | Afrikaans, English |
|---|---|
| Dance Styles | African dance styles, Afro-Caribbean, Afro-Cuban, Burlesque, Commercial, Contact Improvisation, Dancehall, Freestyle/Improvisation, Hip Hop, House, Jazz, Latin American, Popping, Salsa, Street Dance, Waacking |
| Vocal Types | Falsetto, Tenor |
| Additional Skills | Acrobatics |
| Athletics | Gymnastics |