Olando Amoo

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Olando Amoo (* in Accra , Ghana ) is a Hanoverian dancer and choreographer .

Artistic career

Olando Amoo began his career as a dancer at the age of 4 in his home country Ghana. Engagements as a model and actor followed just a few years later. In 1998 Olando came to Germany and opened his first dance studio in Hanover: “Olando's Dynamic Dance” (“ODD”). A second followed some time later in Austria, which he ran together with the singer Hannah in Innsbruck. In addition to his own engagements as a dancer, model and actor, Olando successfully took part in national and international dance competitions with his students during this time, choreographed dance and fashion shows as well as various music video clips. In August 2008, Olando expanded the studio to include an agency for the placement of dancers, models and singers. Both operated under the name "OLANDOs Dance Complex" in Hanover city center. In 2012 both areas were reorganized. Since then, Olando has been teaching dance-loving children, youth and adult groups in the "Dynamic Dance Studios - international dance school Hanover", is involved in school and social projects and trains budding professional dancers. In his agency, 2D-Management, he is active as creative director.

Career

With the establishment of his first dance studio and various engagements as a dancer and choreographer, Olando Amoo initially concentrated on his dance career before he also used his musical talent as a singer, music and song composer.

Dance career

Shaped by his African roots, various dance styles and multicultural influences, Olando Amoo developed his own style in his youth, which he called "Dynamic Dance", and in which he primarily dealt with the inner body movement, the expression and physical implementation of different rhythms . For creations such as B. the Afropop he combined elements of traditional dances and new styles such as street dance and hip hop. As a background dancer, Olando was on stage with artists such as Paul McCartney, the No Angels and Mehrzad Marashi. He danced in music videos a. a. for Aquagen, Laava, Alex Butcher, Mark 'Oh, Royal Gigolos and Velile. At the Expo 2000 he was seen as a dancer in the “Future of Work” project. In Belgium and the Netherlands he played in the musical "Peter and the Wolf" (In the Wings). For the motion capture film “Back to Gaya” Olando was the motion actor for the character “Zeck” in front of the camera and Olando was engaged as a choreographer for the Sat.1 TV show “You Can Dance”.

Prizes and awards

hip hop

  • 2004 German Champion / TAF with "Dynamic Dance"
  • 2004 4th place World Championship / International Dance Organization with "Dynamic Dance"
  • 2005 & 2006 winner of the European Cup in Mills / Netherlands with "Dynamic Dance"
  • 2008 North German Master / Buster Groove as choreographer of the "OLANDOs Youngstars"

Dance floor

  • 2004 winner of the Germany Cup / TAF as choreographer of the "Crazy Crocodile Company"
  • 2005 German master / TAF as choreographer of the "Crazy Crocodile Company"

Model

  • 1997 Model Africa GH-Accra

Music career

Olando Amoo's entire childhood, youth and career was always shaped by danceable music. Olando dealt intensively with the different styles, with rhythms and with the different musical levels during his artistic career. For his choreographies, he reassembled individual pieces, composed his own beats and also regularly brought in his voice as an effective background. In 2012 he started recording completely his own pieces. In July 2014 his first single "Grind it" was finally released with the accompanying music video clip in which Olando can be heard together with his colleague David A. Tobin.

Discography

Singles

2014; Grind it, 2015; Miss Jackson, 2017; Charly Charly

Albums

planned January 2015

Videos

2014; Grind it; Brainclash production company

Filmography

  • 1995-1998; various supporting roles in Ghanaian TV series
  • 1997; Model Africa GH-Accra
  • 2002; Motion Capture Actor "Back to Gaya" for the role "Zack"
  • 2007; Choreographer in the Sat.1 dance show "You can dance"

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ kuenstler.haz.de: Olando Amoo - Hip Hop, African dance, show dance and more from Hanover
personal data
SURNAME Amoo, Olando
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German dancer and choreographer
DATE OF BIRTH 20th century
PLACE OF BIRTH Accra , Ghana