Street Runners
Street Runners are a group of street performers brought together by Courtney Orange, who took his gymnastics skills into the entertainment industry after an injury prevented him from qualifying for the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens.
Today Courtney is more known as an international professional acrobat, break-dancer, street dancer, free-runner, capoeira artist and solo street performer.
The Group
Impacting solo performances by an acrobat, martial artist, basketball freestyle trickster, break-dancer, street dancer, free runner, football/soccer freestyle trickster or flair artist already have the ability to turn the heads of many.
The fusion of all these talented artists performing together or as groups, not only turns the heads of thousands, but also without a doubt in the world leaves in the mind of those thousands watching an unforgettable Street Runner Experience.
What is a Free Runner?
Dancers/Runners/Acro artists who run and balance on anything and perform dance and acrobatics combined with some great breakdance techniques.
They can perform a display and can then involve the audience in a dance/acro class.
This is open to all ages and kids really enjoy learning and performing street dance! The steps taught are not dangerous!
A performance can take place 3 or 4 times in a day each session lasting 20/30 minutes with audience participation. Two or more dancers is best to entertain.
Courtney's Main Talents:-
Gymnastics, acrobatics, wirework, ariel stunts, capoiera, free-running, choreographed street dance, podium dancing, break-dancing, rorbotics, solo chair balancing act.
Recently -
Youth Games 2006 Launch night - Choreographed aerial & acrobatic staged show with a solo break-dance piece for an audience of 3000 + people at Glasgow's SECC. Sept'06
28 Weeks Later - Follow on film from "28 Days Later" screen test shoot as infected raging Zombie August ‘06
British Motor show 2006 "Romeo & Juliet" Live car show
Featured as main acting character Tybalt -
Acrobatic stunts on & off cars for crowds of 4000 people 18 July - 30 July ‘06
Saatchi Gallery Photo shoot - as a jumping tennis player on a trampoline July ‘06
Evening Standard Photo shoot for The British Motor Show 2006 posing
Acrobat on cars involved in the show July ‘06
Street Dance Workshop for kids Holiday's - park event for kids from 4 - 15 yrs
old July ‘06
Leicester Square MTV staged break-dance performance for West End Live 2006 "The Zoo Nation hip hop dancers packed the square with their interpretation of Cinderella and the human beatbox version of the Godfather theme tune performed by Barrio 19 left people speechless."
O2 Wireless Festival walkabout acrobatics & break-dancing Entertaining crowds June ‘06
Trafalgar Square performance for BODY & SOUL CHARITY staged freestyle Show for crowd of 6000 people June'06
Donnington Festival 2006 performing & entertaining around the crowds walk about acrobatics & break
Rowentree Pastels TV Commercial featured Beat
Boxing assistant of Killa Kella(UK BEAT BOX CHAMPION) released May'06
Nokia 6280 Launch at 3G store in Norwich Chapelfields Shopping Centre Podium performance April '06
Photo Shoot for Getty Images posing as break-dancer in the night light April'06
Photo shoot for David Ellis (World renowned photographer who photographed Jose Morinio for Samsung Phone poster campaign.)
Shoot involved capturing acrobatic skills around a derelict street area April ‘06
Fashion show for Centrale shopping centre in Croydon - performing choreographed and freestyle dance shows April'06
David Beckham's son Brooklyn's Party - Performed acrobatic skills as Spiderman character show April'06
Sony Ericsson W300i Photoshoot for new phone - Posing and freezing as break-dancer March'06
Lucazade Commercial - Featured marathon runner along the Thames Feb ‘06
Madonna video "Sorry" directed by Jamie King backing dancer featured in the video breaking free-styling Jan'06
Bobby Valentino backing dancer & Break-dancer for New Years Eve showdown in Nottingham Isis club Jan'06
