Hailing from the Midwest, David Terry is a dancer, singer, model and actor currently residing in New York. He has been seen performing on stage and national television with numerous artists including pop diva Madonna, Bastille, Neil Patrick Harris, the cast of SNL, and Shaun T. David's passion for performing has taken him around the world to train with Popin Pete (of the Electric Boogaloos), Mr. Wiggles (of The Rock SteadyCrew and ElectricBoogaloos), Anthony King (choreographer of Michael Jackson's "Thriller" on London's West End), and New York choreographer and artist development expert Robin Dunn. He has studied acting, voice, and dance at Pineapple Studios in London, Queen Mary University of London, DePauw University in Indiana, and in New York The Ailey School, Broadway Dance Center, and Steps On Broadway. David recently finished performing as an ensemble member as well as the lead male track in the Off-Broadway hit, Queen of The Night.
HEIGHT: 6’3"
WEIGHT: 195
HAIR: Light Brown
EYES: Brown
TELEVISION
BEST TIME EVER WITH NPH Dancer/Guest Talent Neil Patrick Harris/NBC
TODAY SHOW-‘BASTILLE’ Back Up Vocalist NBC/Virgin Records
SNL- MUSICAL GUEST ‘BASTILLE’ Back Up Vocalist NBC/Virgin Records
DAVID LETTERMAN- ‘BASTILLE’ Back Up Vocalist CBS/Virgin Records
CIZE- SHAUN T. WORKOUT VIDEOS Dancer/Fitness model Shaun T/Beach Body
SNL- “WHITE CHRISTMAS” SKETCH Church Choir Member Paul Rudd/NBC
MADONNA HALFTIME SHOW- SB 46 Gladiator/Model Madonna/NBC/NFL
PEPSI HALFTIME SHOW-SHOW Ryan Tannehill dance double Pepsi/NBC/NFL
‘REFLECTIONS’ MUSIC VID. Principal Dancer Isabel Rose
THEATER
QUEEN OF THE NIGHT Male Lead/Ensemble Diamond Horseshoe, NYC
SPRING AWAKENING- Midwest Premiere Melchior Phoenix Theatre/Indpls, IN
THE OEDIPUS PROJECT Hamon Theatre Now, NYC
CHICAGO Ensemble/US Billy Beef & Boards/Indpls, IN
LES MISERABLES Enjorlas Summer Stock/Indpls, IN
LEGALLY BLONDE Chad/Dewey/Kyle Beef & Boards/Indpls, IN
DISNEY’S HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL Jock/Ensemble Athenaeum, Indpls, IN
FUNNY THING… FORUM Protean/Courtesan Athenaeum, Indpls, IN
LARAMIE PROJECT Multiple Characters DePauw University, IN
TOMMY Local Lad/Ensemble DePauw University, IN
TRAINING
DEPAUW UNIVERSITY- B.M.A. in Music (Vocal Performance), Minor in Theatre/Communications
QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON- Theatre and Film studies
PINEAPPLE DANCE STUDIO LONDON
AILEY EXTENSION NYC
STEPS ON BROADWAY NYC
BROADWAY DANCE CENTER NYC
DANCE: Robin Dunn, Luam, Popin Pete, Mr. Wiggles, Tweetie, Willdabeast Adams, Debbie Grammel
ACTING: Gigi Fenlon, Steve Timm, Caroline Good, Andrew Hayes, Amy Hayes
VOICE: Marlon Saunders- NYC, Dr. Caroline Smith, Dr. Steven Rickards, Stuart Barr- London, Royal Academy of Music, Stephanie Samaras- NYC
SPECIAL SKILLS
Hip hop (dance), Cyr Wheel, Graffiti Artist, Horse-back riding, Photography, Ice Skating, Roller blading, Ice Hockey, Hapkido, Jiu Jitsu, Stage combat (hand to hand), Firearms, Snowboarding, Popping (Dance), Impressions, Swing dance, Basic Tumbling, Wake boarding, Rock climbing
Languages - Japanese Dialects - Mid-West, New York, New England, Southern, Australian, English RP, Cockney