Tamsier Joof
| Tamsier Joof | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Tamsier Joof 17 May 1973 Kensal Rise, (London) |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | London Studio Centre; Middlesex University; University of Wolverhampton |
| Occupation | Dancer, Choreographer, Actor, Model, Entrepreneur and Radio presenter. |
| Years active | 1989–present (on-and-off) |
| Website | www.seereer.org www.seereerradio.com |
Tamsier Joof or Tamsier (17 May 1973, other stage name: Tam Jo) is a British dancer, choreographer, actor, model, entrepreneur and radio presenter from a Senegalese and Gambian background. As well as appearing in several musicals, and as stage backing dancer for Mary Kiani, Take That and Janet Jackson, he was also known within the London voguing scene during the 1990s and is among the original London vogue dancers of that era.
Joof was born in North West London (Kensal Rise) into a Senegalese-Gambian family. His late father was a renowned Gambian barrister and solicitor, and his mother a business woman. Joof left the UK when he was two years old after his father decided to move his family back to the Gambia and establish his chambers there. He returned to the UK couple of years later to pursue his education. In an interview with West Africa magazine, Joof said:
Joof studied classical ballet, jazz, African, contemporary, Latin, tap and labanotation. He attended Middlesex University, the University of Wolverhampton and the London Studio Centre and holds an Accounting and Finance Honours Degree, a PGCE and a Performing Arts Dance Degree. As of 2006, he was a non-active qualified teacher and an Associate of the Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing and the International Dance Teachers Association. Joof also took additional classes at London's Pineapple Dance Studios and Danceworks in various dance styles such as breaking; commercial jazz with the late Nicky Bentley (one of the earlier dance teachers at Pineapple Dance Studios) and with choreographer Shanie, whom he describes as influencing his commercial funk and jazz style. He also studied popping and street locking with Jimmy Williams - one of the early UK street lockers, and attended workshops with internationally renowned guest choreographers like Bryant Baldwin (USA) and Mauro Mosconi (Italy).
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