{"id":8989,"date":"2016-11-21T23:32:37","date_gmt":"2016-11-21T23:32:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dancemogul.com\/news\/?p=8989"},"modified":"2016-11-21T23:32:37","modified_gmt":"2016-11-21T23:32:37","slug":"david-ratcliffe-walking-by-faith","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dancemogul.com\/news\/david-ratcliffe-walking-by-faith\/","title":{"rendered":"David Ratcliffe | Walking By Faith"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\"dratcliffe16_188-edit\"<\/a>Headshot Photo Credit: Vince Trupsin<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n

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Dance Mogul:<\/strong> <\/em>What inspired you to start dancing?<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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David:<\/strong><\/em> I can specifically recall watching a Saturday morning music TV show way back when I was little. Janet Jackson was performing her latest single \u201cRunaway\u201d. She had a team of backup dancers with her, & I can just remember being completely mesmerized by the whole performance. Their movement just seemed so natural to me, & I wanted to learn how to dance like that!<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Dance Mogul:<\/strong><\/em> How did you develop a work ethic to train?<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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David:<\/strong><\/em> I started dancing when I was seven years old. It was me who asked my parents to take me to dance school, & I think from just seeing what I\u2019d seen on TV, the work ethic to train partly came from that. I did a lot of syllabus work throughout my dance training as I was growing up too. I was constantly working on my technique & taking dance exams. This in itself got me into a healthy routine & taught me discipline within dance.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Dance Mogul:<\/strong><\/em> When was your big break? <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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David:<\/strong><\/em> My big break was when I was booked to dance on The X Factor UK. I had only been living in London a few months, but this was, & still is, the biggest job of the year that dancers throughout Europe want to be part of. I attended to the audition, as did hundreds of others & made it through the day. I received a call from my agent during the season & was so happy when I finally got my opportunity to dance on the show. Brian Friedman was the choreographer, it was one of the best learning experiences of my career.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n