Turbo (street dancer)

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Turbo (born Isaac Emmanuel Baptiste) is a British street dancer, musician and entertainer from the UK. He is best known for his appearance as a finalist on Sky TV's Got to Dance and CBBC show Turbo Boost.

His credits include appearances in music videos for Madonna, Jamelia, Will Smith, Mis-teeq, Shaznay Lewis and he has also been a backing dancer for Whitney Houston. [1]

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References

  1. "Got To Dance". sky.com. Retrieved 2011-07-05.