Yannus Sufandi

[uptowndragon]

About Yannus Sufandi

US trained Yannus Sufandi is an Indonesian born multi ethnic Australian actor, choreographer, model and instructor who specializes in Hip Hop, Funk jazz, Poppin/Lockin, Latin, Krump House & Breakdance. He is also a record breaking swimmer (10 -18 age group) in the Indonesian, Asean, Asia Pacific & Australian regions.

He is also a music video, commercial video, and event choreographer as well as a fight scene choreographer/stunt coordinator. His works include commercials for High 5 and music videos for Sony Music & DBM Records. As an instructor he has taught at Celebrity Fitness, Sydney Dance Company and Riviera Dance Studio among others.

(Condensed from 8TV¡¦s Press Release)

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Yannus is a well recognized Choreographer and Performer in Theatre, Film, TVC's, Music Video, and Stage Performances.

His Stage Performance Credits includes:

Fatman Scoop, Mis-Teeq, Pharrel(NERD) Promo Tour Support Act, Sugababes, Selwyn, Guy Sebastian. Martell VSOP Cognac South Asia Tour, 2002 Rumba Australian Tour, Aria's (Australian Music Awards) 2002/2004, 2003 Music OZ Awards, 2001 Destiny's Child Australian Tour Support Act (Selwyn), Black Eyed Peas Australian
Promo Tour Support Act.

Acting Credits such as:

Julius Caesar, Turandot, Madama Butterfly Opera at Sydney Opera House.

Artistic Directing and Choreography Credits such as:

So You Think You Can Dance Season 1 TV Show 8TV Malaysia, FINK Australian Feature Film, 7UP Revive TVC, High 5 Premium Bread TVC, Peaugeot TVC, Roxanne (Universal Records), Selwyn (Sony Music), Kyle (Warner Music), Fotene (DBM Records).

Yannus has Worked and Danced with US Leading Choreographers, who has choreographed for Michael Jackson, Beyonce, Usher, Kylie Minoque, Britney Spears, JLO, Justin Timberlake!

Yannus most recent work with the great Choreographer Michael Rooney.

TV Commercial Credits:

Nippon Paint, 7UP, KFC, Sony Ericcson, SBS, Telstra, Coca Cola, F&N Drink, Munchy¡¦s, TM Net, Samsung Mobile Phone, Old Navy TVC's.

Other Performances for:

Microsoft, Coca Cola, Sony Vaio, Martell VSOP Cognac, Visa, Adidas, Vodafone, Nike, Yamaha, Philips, Castrol, A1 Grand Prix Australia, EA (Electronic Arts), Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards and many more Performances!

Modelling Credits:

Epson Printer, Petronas BMW, Raoul, FHM Magazine Australia, Sydney 2000 Olympic Uniforms, Fashion Week Sydney, Strathfield Car Radios Australia, and many more.

Yannus have Worked Internationally, he also has taught Successful International/National Classes and Workshops, with his Dance styles and Versatility such as: Hip Hop, Jazz, Funk, Breakdance, Krumpin, Poppin and Lockin, Dancehall and House.

For more info visit www.yannus.com
Or Visit www.myspace.com/yannus

[butterflybabe]

yannus is hot !! sizzling hotttt !!

visit his website !! www.yannus.com

[mungojerry]

no doubt about that. but i think he's only good at choregraphing HIS OWN dance, and could come up with great chory when working with professional dancers with the same background as his. based on HipHop performances in SYTYCD for the past two weeks, he couldn't seem to be able to coach and bring out the best in each contestants in performing good HipHop choreography. i think Yannus is a super great dancer, superly and majorly talented. but lets face it, some people are born with talent to be dancers, some peple are born to be choreographers, and some are born to be both. Yannus is definitely in category number one, maybe in number three but with condition IF he's choreographing for pro dancers.

just my opinion based on my observation.

[marvelous]

Yannus has a Flavour of his own,and very sharp,smooth Hip Hop.
I don't think he good at his own, it just the contestants not translating it properly as i watched last night.
It's very hard for all the Choreographers to teach as they got limited 6 hours and some couple dancers are not as strong as the other couple! But well done to all the Choreographers!
I understand he's not Judging cuz he's Choreographing.
Anyways he's Choreography is Fantastic and dancers just need more time to follow his directions!
Well done to him to do his unique style and introducing it to TV,as i learn something as well watching the show! oh yeah also he has a myspace.com/yannus

Peace out!

[mungojerry]

if you say so marvelous. i'm just an outsider and am commenting based on what i see from where i stand. maybe you knew better

as for yannus, i think he's one helluva great dancer. of course his has his own Flavour or else he wouldn't ended up having that super-duper long list of working-with-THE-superstars experience in his resume would he? you can't simple be a backup dancer for BEP if you don't have your own flavour and style can you? and i think i've seen him performing before (with Manuela and the rest of Martell dancecrew) and no doubt he's superb. however, i still wanna see more of his chory.

the reason why i said yannus may perform better if he worked with pro dancers is because i was dissapointed to see the weak Hip Hop routine did by Shake-Jo in Episode 5. as far as i know Shake does Hip Hop, but still he didn't manage to execute the chory properly.. same goes to Sue-Isaac (Episode 5). but i can understand why both of them couldn't carry it well, with Sue's ballet background and Isaac's chinese traditional dance background; who can blame anybody for a such average performance? however both of them did a great job last week (Episode 6) and i could see yannus' work bloomed from something i perceived as mediocre to a routine with good quality (and commercial value) in it .

just an opinion from an old mungojerry

[marvelous]

Mungo i respect your opinions!

I met Shake and spoken to him, and read his bio, Shake is a Freestyle self taught in his mirror in the bedroom and research internet videos dancer to learn Hip Hop!
That is not A Hip Hop Dancer. or even Trained Dancer!

That's why he was out,and that's why he didn't execute the moves properly like you mentioned.
How can any Choreographer brings out the best out of louisiest dancer when he's not a trained Dancer??!!
Dude you got to check out details first before anything,it's more than just judge a book by it's cover.
I thought Shake did Great and executed the best of his ability,i'm sure not what Yannus wanted! or even gave him those moves!
He did what he saw in Shake's ability to learn in such a short time.
I disagree with your point of view.

Love the Show tho!

Peace Out

[mungojerry]

ha ha ha..looks like i've pushed the wrong buttons here, eh? *chuckle* chill out marvelous. i love reading your comments. it keeps my ol' brain working somehow.

hmmm.. but did i really said Shake is a Hip Hop Dancer in my previous posts? i think not. i didn't even said he's a Trained Dancer. i just said that he does Hip Hop. or let me rephrase that, i said he's comfortable with Hip Hop dancestyle as compared to the others.

Jimmy is a not a Trained Dancer himself, and been training in front of mirrors as far as i know, but he did good job in both Contemporary and Malay Contemporary. maybe it's he has more talent than Shake then? *wonder*

and also, i said weak Hip Hop routine delivered by Shake-Jo pair. i didn't say weak choreography.

i'm quite clueless when you said about me judging the book by its cover. i'm sorry but i don't talk in implied messages. can you please tell me which part of book's cover that i'm judging here? Yannus? Shake? who? i'm so slow la. sorry ah? he he..

what i said about good choreographer brought the best in lousiest dancer is actually based on my personal years of experience. but you are right on the timing part. IT IS impossible to bring out the best in an average dancer within 6-hour timeframe. but still i'm waiting for that WOW routine by Yannus. i know he could do better.

[waterlily]

wah.... my jantung go dup dap dup dap.... reading both of your post.... i think this Yannus post turn into mungojerry-marvelous post oledi.... heeeeeeeeeeeee......... silly me..........

[uptowndragon]

Its all good Waterlily. Thats what foruming is about. Debate.

[marvelous]

Ha ha ha no buttons are pushed here mungojerry,just a debate in forum,and sharing opinions la.

Ok regarding Jimmy, he says he learns in mirror or not trained whatever what i know about him for a fact is that he was in Australia for around 5 years plus approx,(studying/working) and he was regularly taking open dance classes at Sydney Dance Company (where Yannus Teaches when he's in Australia).
Now that's is of course an advantage, like Sue trained Contemporary for 4-5 years in Melbourne dance school!
I've seen him (Jimmy) in Sydney and spoken to him before.
Now that's is a very very different compared to Shake and you can see/tell the differences! not "Talent", that's why he did a great job and he's a great dancer! love him! but (no way near and not a freestyle dancer like Shake)
Choreography no comments,on waiting for more or not, as i've mentioned enough allready about being a Choreographer etc.

Jugde the book by it's cover is to Shake and all the dancers also Yannus.
Do you know when he will be back Judging?, as it would be interesting to see him as he has a different inside point of view an knowledge,experience of watching/working at the rehearsals etc with the contestants, instead of the usual pat and ramli just seing them at the Live Show night.