Hakeem Onibudo is a choreographer/director and professional host who began teaching dance in 1995, forming the company Impact Dance. His work has enabled him to work with children, young people, amateurs, semi-professionals and professionals in projects varying from school workshops, TV performances and theatre productions. These include work with BBC TV, Nickelodeon, CH4 (Endemol), ITV, Cosmopolitan Show, Duke of Edinburgh Awards, Sadler's Wells and Peacock Theatre. He is the creator of the unique street-style dance class XPRESS YO'SELF, which has been running at Danceworks for 13 years. Hakeem choreographed the Pet Shop Boy's "Fundamental" World tour for 2006/07. He also worked alongside the Asian Dub Foundation, director Dave Freeman and designer Es Devlin on the English National Opera's Channel 4 commissioned "Gaddafi The Living Myth" which ran at The Coliseum, St Martin's Lane in September 2006. In August 2008, Hakeem directed Zoonation's piece "Toolie Oolie Doolie" as part of the Trafalgar square festival. In October 2008 he also directed Atlantic Records Flo Rida's performance of "Low" at the MOBO's at Wembley Arena. Hakeem is currently developing Hip Hop duets including "Circular Disorientation" which premiered at Breakin' Convention 2007 at Sadler's Wells. Circular Disorientation has also been performed as part of Brief Encounter at Dance Umbrella in conjunction with Scottish Ballet and at FIRSTS at Royal Opera House in the Linbury in October and November 2008 respectively. The concept of Two's A Company is also helping and supporting companies to produce high quality Hip-Hop Theatre work, challenging the theme of "Duet". His most recent work was "Smash" performed at Breakin' Convention 2009 at Sadlers Wells

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