Timor Steffens

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Timor Steffens
Born (1987-10-09) 9 October 1987 (age 37)
Roermond, Netherlands
NationalityDutch
Occupations
  • Dancer
  • choreographer
  • artistic director
Years active2008-present
Website timorworld.com

Timor Steffens (born 9 October 1987) is a Dutch dancer.

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Biography

Steffens was born in Roermond, Netherlands. At the age of six he moved to Rotterdam. [1] He took both a hairdressing course and an electrical engineering course, but he did not finish either. [2] At eighteen he started dancing and a year later he was accepted at the Codarts. [3] In 2008 he participated in the talent show So You Think You Can Dance. He finished second, behind winner Ivan Paulovich. The American choreographer Dan Karaty, however, was 'very enthusiastic' about Steffens. Thus, two months after the final, he left for the United States, like the winner. In Los Angeles he built up a network of contacts in order to generate more fame. [4]

In May 2009, Steffens obtained a work visa for the United States, allowing him to work in the country until 2011. This was due to a 'big assignment' that he had won. [5] Four days later it was announced that he would be dancing with singer Michael Jackson during his This is it concert series in London that would last from July 2009 to March 2010. [6] [7] However, Jackson died prematurely on June 25, so the concert series never occurred. Steffens said he was "shocked" by Jackson's death. [8] On July 7, 2009, Steffens danced with the other backing dancers at Jackson's memorial service, which was broadcast live worldwide. [9] He also attended Jackson's funeral on September 3, 2009. [10] On October 28, 2009, the film Michael Jackson's This Is It was released, in which Steffens could be seen as a background dancer during the rehearsals. [11] [12] [13]

In the spring of 2010, Steffens collaborated with Jermaine Jackson on the SBS6 program Move Like Michael Jackson . [14] That same year he danced as a background dancer in the film Burlesque [15] and became the face of the shoe store PRO for six months. [16]

Steffens became a member of singer Chris Brown 's dance company in 2011. He performed with the singer and also appeared in Brown's music videos. In the fall of 2012, he appeared as a jury member for the dance and movement category as part of the RTL 4 program Beat the Best   [ nl ]. [17] In May 2014, Steffens became the creative director of The Voice of Italy. [18] Since September 2015, Steffens has been a jury member in on RTL 4's Dance Dance Dance (Dutch TV program)  [ nl ]. He appeared in a 2015 episode of the game show De Jongens tegen de Meisjes .

In 2018, Steffens became the "ambassador" for the Dutch distributor of Suzuki motorcycles. [19]

Steffens appeared as a jury member on the DanceSing   [ nl ] in the spring of 2019. [20]

Private life

In 2014, Steffens had a brief fling with Madonna. [11] [21]

Steffens was in a three-year relationship with model Zoey Ivory. [22] They broke up in May 2021. [23]

Filmography

Films

YearTitleRoleNotes
2009 Michael Jackson's This Is It Himself / Dance crew memberDocumentary film
2010 Burlesque BartenderCameo appearance
2012 Step Up Revolution Dancer
2019 F*ck Love DaanDutch film
2022 Misfit: The Switch PresentatorCameo

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2008 So You Think You Can Dance Himself / ContestantRunner-up (season 1)
2010 90210 DancerEpisode: "The Bachelors"
2012Beat the BestHimself / JudgeDance talent show
2015–2016 The Voice of Italy NoneArtistic director
2015–2019Dance Dance DanceHimself / JudgeDance talent show
2018 Bon Bini Holland 2 HimselfTelevision film
2018–2020 Amici di Maria De Filippi Himself / Dance teacherTalent show (seasons 18–19)

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References

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  2. ↑ "Timor". rtl.nl (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 24 December 2008.
  3. ↑ Timor naar Amerika, De Telegraaf (1 februari 2009)
  4. ↑ "Timor naar Amerika" [Timor to America]. telegraaf.nl (in Dutch). 1 February 2009. Archived from the original on 18 April 2009.
  5. ↑ "Timor mag aan de slag in de VS". RTL.nl (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 30 May 2012. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  6. ↑ "Amici, perchè Timor Steffens ha lasciato il programma? La verità dopo anni" [Friends, why did Timor Steffens leave the program? The truth after years]. MeteoWeek (in Italian). 20 July 2021. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  7. ↑ "Timor Steffens, chi è: vita privata, carriera, età del ballerino e coreografo" [Timor Steffens, who he is: private life, career, age of the dancer and choreographer]. ViaggiNews.com (in Italian). 30 March 2019. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  8. ↑ "Timor Steffens 'geschokt' door overlijden Michael Jacks" [Timor Steffens 'shocked' by the death of Michael Jacks[ sic ]]. telegraaf.nl (in Dutch). 26 June 2009. Archived from the original on 9 October 2015.
  9. ↑ "Timor bij afscheid Michael Jackson" [Timor at Michael Jackson's memorial]. telegraaf.nl (in Dutch). 8 July 2009. Archived from the original on 9 October 2015.
  10. ↑ "Danser Timor bij begrafenis Michael Jackson" [Dancer Timor at Michael Jackson funeral]. telegraaf.nl (in Dutch). 4 September 2009. Archived from the original on 9 October 2015.
  11. 1 2 Nessif, Bruna (18 June 2014). "Madonna & BF Are "Just a Fling"". E! Online. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
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  13. ↑ "Al via Dance Dance Dance programma tv con rugbista Mirco Bergamasco" [At the start Dance Dance Dance, among the dancers also the Bergamo rugby player with his wife]. PadovaOggi (in Italian). 20 December 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  14. ↑ "SBS strikt Timor Steffens voor Michael Jackson-show" [SBS has chosen Timor Steffens for Michael Jackson show]. Telegraaf.nl (in Dutch). 16 December 2009. Archived from the original on 26 January 2011.
  15. ↑ Adorno, Mary (28 January 2019). "Timor Steffens, chi il prof di Amici. Età, carriera e vita privata" [Timor Steffens, the veeery HOT Friends teacher who worked with Beyoncé and Britney Spears]. Cosmopolitan (in Italian). Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  16. ↑ "Timor Steffens wordt gezicht schoenenwinkel" [Timor Steffens becomes the face of shoe store]. telegraaf.nl (in Dutch). 23 February 2010. Archived from the original on 14 May 2016.
  17. ↑ "Van Koningsbrugge en Steffens in Beat The Best" [Van Koningsbrugge and Steffens in Beat The Best]. RTL Boulevard (in Dutch). 11 May 2012. Archived from the original on 17 July 2012.
  18. ↑ Redactie, Van Onze (8 May 2014). "Timor Steffens naar The Voice of Italy" [Timor Steffens to The Voice of Italy]. Telegraaf (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 4 September 2018.
  19. ↑ "Timor Steffens: Sophisticated Motion on the Stage and on the Road". Global Suzuki. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  20. ↑ "SBS onthult jury talentenjacht DanceSing" [SBS reveals jury talent show DanceSing]. televizier.nl (in Dutch). 16 November 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  21. ↑ Falls, Michelle; Harrison, Lily; Kitnick, Sara (20 August 2014). "Did Madonna Dump Her Boyfriend During Their Vacation?!". E! Online. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  22. ↑ "Zoey Ivory en Timor Steffens kunnen Italië niet verlaten wegens lockdown" [Zoey Ivory and Timor Steffens cannot leave Italy due to lockdown]. NU (in Dutch). 3 April 2020. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  23. ↑ "Relatie Timor Steffens en Zoey Ivory na 3 jaar gestrand" [Relationship Timor Steffens and Zoey Ivory break up after 3 years]. RTL Boulevard (in Dutch). 17 May 2021. Archived from the original on 13 August 2021. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
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