Bio.
Hello, my name is Liam Wilson. I am twenty eight and grew up in the small but vibrant town of Mansfield, in country Victoria, raised by my parents James & Catriona. I have a younger sister, professional skateboarder Hayley Wilson, and I grew up playing golf and tennis. I began teaching myself freestyle dance inspired by Michael Jackson in my home garage at the age of ten, mentored by Maddison & Ellie Kay of M.A.D Studios.
I was educated at Mansfield Primary School (2004 - 2009) and Mansfield Secondary College (2010 - 2015). I successfully completed three years of Elite Performing Arts training in Melbourne at Transit Dance. There, I obtained my Advanced Diploma of Elite Performing Arts (which included performing at UNDRGRND, Crown Casino and the Victorian Dance Festival) and a Cert IV in Dance Teaching & Management, and I was Student Of The Year in 2019. I also hold a Cert III in Sound & Light Technology and completed the Mandala N.E.V.Y.L Project 5.0.
From 2015 to 2022, I travelled to Long Beach, California to compete and train in The World Championships of Performing Arts. In addition to serving as Team Manager in 2019 and winning an Industry award, three scholarships to Millennium Dance Complex in Los Angeles, the Overall Champion Dancer of the World award (Jazz & Modelling) twice, and dozens of other Gold, Silver and Bronze awards, I have also participated five times in the live internet broadcast of the Grand Finale showcase. I was the only male dancer in the final showcase for both the 2020 virtual competition and the 2022 live competition, winning gold in every category I entered.
Other professional credits include winning the national talent showcase FastTrack (2015), Performing for Top Class 2015, VCE Self-Penned Solo Drama Piece 'The Cyclist' (Playhouse Theatre, Melbourne) 2015, Georgy Awards Emerging Young Artist of The Year Scholarship (2015) & Mansfield Young Citizen Of The Year (2016).
I was a 2019 participant for the Mandala Mansfield L.E.A.D program and have worked on their programs for five years now, teaching emerging leaders flash mobs and public speaking workshops (https://www.themandalaproject.com.au/). I have also been heavily involved in Radio Mansfield 99.7FM, Mansfield Musical & Dramatic Society (actor, sound & light, front of house, teacher), the Mansfield Armchair Cinema, Meals On Wheels, Rosehaven Hospice, FReeZA Youth Group (organising and hosting creative community events), Support Work & Southern Cross Kids Camp, Youth Seasonal Drama Camps, ReActor Factory, school dance teaching and support work, BeyondDance, Mansfield Deb Balls (2012 - 2017) and the Mansfield Bush Market, where a portion of my tips goes toward a good cause. In 2022, I received my Silver Duke of Ed Award.
Some other exciting adventures have included attending the Coronation of King Charles III, the Tony Awards with Hugh Jackman, Andrew Garfield, Lin Manuel Miranda & the Jackson children in New York City at Radio City Music Hall in 2022, dancing for the Jackson Family in 2019, meeting Prince Harry and seeing the Pope speaking at Vatican City in 2023 and travelling around the World including Ireland, Scotland, England, France, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Spain, America & Canada.
I currently run the company Urban Class Dance as a DJ, MC, Choreographer, Dance Teacher, Coach Tennis, Support & Hospitality Worker among other roles. I completed a course in Public Speaking & Improvisational Acting at the Harvard Summer School in Cambridge Massachusetts, receiving straight As in both courses. I have just completed studying a Certificate IV in Celebrancy.
Create. Express. Inspire.
I was educated at Mansfield Primary School (2004 - 2009) and Mansfield Secondary College (2010 - 2015). I successfully completed three years of Elite Performing Arts training in Melbourne at Transit Dance. There, I obtained my Advanced Diploma of Elite Performing Arts (which included performing at UNDRGRND, Crown Casino and the Victorian Dance Festival) and a Cert IV in Dance Teaching & Management, and I was Student Of The Year in 2019. I also hold a Cert III in Sound & Light Technology and completed the Mandala N.E.V.Y.L Project 5.0.
From 2015 to 2022, I travelled to Long Beach, California to compete and train in The World Championships of Performing Arts. In addition to serving as Team Manager in 2019 and winning an Industry award, three scholarships to Millennium Dance Complex in Los Angeles, the Overall Champion Dancer of the World award (Jazz & Modelling) twice, and dozens of other Gold, Silver and Bronze awards, I have also participated five times in the live internet broadcast of the Grand Finale showcase. I was the only male dancer in the final showcase for both the 2020 virtual competition and the 2022 live competition, winning gold in every category I entered.
Other professional credits include winning the national talent showcase FastTrack (2015), Performing for Top Class 2015, VCE Self-Penned Solo Drama Piece 'The Cyclist' (Playhouse Theatre, Melbourne) 2015, Georgy Awards Emerging Young Artist of The Year Scholarship (2015) & Mansfield Young Citizen Of The Year (2016).
I was a 2019 participant for the Mandala Mansfield L.E.A.D program and have worked on their programs for five years now, teaching emerging leaders flash mobs and public speaking workshops (https://www.themandalaproject.com.au/). I have also been heavily involved in Radio Mansfield 99.7FM, Mansfield Musical & Dramatic Society (actor, sound & light, front of house, teacher), the Mansfield Armchair Cinema, Meals On Wheels, Rosehaven Hospice, FReeZA Youth Group (organising and hosting creative community events), Support Work & Southern Cross Kids Camp, Youth Seasonal Drama Camps, ReActor Factory, school dance teaching and support work, BeyondDance, Mansfield Deb Balls (2012 - 2017) and the Mansfield Bush Market, where a portion of my tips goes toward a good cause. In 2022, I received my Silver Duke of Ed Award.
Some other exciting adventures have included attending the Coronation of King Charles III, the Tony Awards with Hugh Jackman, Andrew Garfield, Lin Manuel Miranda & the Jackson children in New York City at Radio City Music Hall in 2022, dancing for the Jackson Family in 2019, meeting Prince Harry and seeing the Pope speaking at Vatican City in 2023 and travelling around the World including Ireland, Scotland, England, France, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Spain, America & Canada.
I currently run the company Urban Class Dance as a DJ, MC, Choreographer, Dance Teacher, Coach Tennis, Support & Hospitality Worker among other roles. I completed a course in Public Speaking & Improvisational Acting at the Harvard Summer School in Cambridge Massachusetts, receiving straight As in both courses. I have just completed studying a Certificate IV in Celebrancy.
Create. Express. Inspire.
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Captured by Gary Boss, 2018.
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Captured by Sean Higgins 2017.
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