Dance Planet
Doug Perry
Doug Perry
is a founding member
of Dance Planet. He has
been a member of various dance troupes and has
choreographed for them as well as for Dance Planet shows.
Doug also teaches hip-hop style dance and is co-director of the Dance
Planet Dance Troupe. Along with the other talented members of Dance Planet, Doug and his
twin brother Derek have held residencies at the hottest nightclubs,
performed for audiences numbering into the thousands, sold out all of
their full length dance concerts, taught dance to countless
enthusiastic students of all ages and levels, and (according to
RIdance.com): "staked their claim as Rhode Island's most likely to
succeed new company". Doug has
also worked with many singers including Gioia
Bruno (former member of Expose'), Kristine W, Rockell,
Thea Austin (Snap!,
Thunderpuss), Sixx Carter,
Jania, Rebecca Simone, Marco, and Sina. Doug was
a dancer for the Janet Jackson
Tribute Band, Twysted
Elegance and has danced in music videos choreographed by Ocean Duran and Kennis Marquis. Since
relocating to Los Angeles in late 2003, Doug has appeared on the
television show, On-Air With
Ryan Seacrest, interviewing celebrities with Derek on the red
carpet and they both shot a special twin episode of UPN's dance
competition show, Dance 360.
Also with his brother, Doug danced in American Bandstand scenes on NBC's American Dreams and was
a featured
dancer in a musical film about High School Football entitled The Sound Of Football. Behind
the scenes, Doug has been working at Millennium Dance Complex where
he is a member of the work study program and studies dance with many of
the world's top choreographers.