Perry grew up in Newcastle . He received dance lessons from the age of four . He left school at the age of sixteen to work as a steel fitter and turner , before moving to Sydney a year later to pursue dance Perry choreographed a tap dance segment of the Sydney 2000 Olympics Opening Ceremony . The dance troupe was led by '' Bootmen '' and '' Tap Dogs '' dancer Adam Garcia . Perry won the Laurence Olivier Award for two consecutive years ( in 1995 and 1996 ) . At the time he was the youngest person to do so .
Sydney 2000 Olympics Opening Ceremony
2000 Summer Olympics opening ceremony
Dein Perry