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THE YOUTH

 
 

Jorge Martinez, or rather, Jorge Rocha, loved the limelight, and take any opportunity in that could rise to a stage and face the public. It started with a natural gift - The Dance.


Jorge, who lived his teenage years in V.N. de Gaia, Portugal, as a student, was football player, played in Vilanovense between Starter up to Junior, had invitations to the S.C. de Espinho, and the F.C. do Porto (in the age of coach António Morais).


For the influence of parents, Joseph and Adriana Rocha (Hairdressing), learned the art of Hairdressing in Lisbon with the most authoritative Hairdressing Portuguese and Champions of the World.
He participated in several competitions, dance, when he despoletava the Dance-Music in the World, winning 5 of 6 competitions who participated in Portugal.


In Passerelles walk as Model, at the invitation of many companies, as a reference, the Gala of the World Cup of Hockey Skate in Barcelos, where he was the only male model to walk in the passerelle.
In London, developed its capabilities, to attend courses at Dancing "Dance Center" and "Pinneaple School," as well as Voice Lessons in Windsor, with the Singer English: Vernon Nesbeth, that they would be dominant in the course of career .


It was invited to participate as hairdressing, while producing the Show, several Festivals of Hairdressers in Casinos of Póvoa de Varzim, Espinho and Figueira da Foz, presentations of fashion lines autumn-winter, spring-summer.


Always encouraged by their Maternal Grandmother (Singer), Jorge Rocha with its fresh and irreverent attitude, participates at 1 Festival of Song of the North, held in the Teatro Sá da Bandeira - OPorto, its first major experience as Cantor. Even unable to gain by competing with a song not original, was Finalist and the fact is that shone loudly, has led the public to rubro, getting major highlights in the press, to interpret a song of "ABBA."
Form its 1 st Banda, in his name "Xantum", regarded as a singer of high voltage, their performances in bars, absolutely incandescent, left foresee a Cantor - Performer, fantastic. Its Musical prefered line was the Rock, idols like Mick Jagger(Stones), Billy Joel, Fredy Mercury (Queen) among others.


As Choreographer and Dancer, made several presentations in theatres of the city of OPorto, dancing with her, super Ballet of 16 elements Women, among other actions, in theatres Sá da Bandeira and Julio Dinis.

 
Their determination and talent unstoppable, Jorge lead to a Grand Challenge, and in partnership, with your friend, encenador port, produces a great Show, the 1 st time in Portugal, in the Theatre Sá da Bandeira in OPorto, Recriação Gesture in the Ballet Rock Opera "Jesus Christ Superstar". Jorge Rocha sent an entire company of more than 40 persons, and incarnated so sublime, the character of Jesus Christ. "
 

With experience, is invited to be a professor of Jazz Dance, in the Sport Club of Oporto to start a pioneering activity in the Club. His success earned increasing size, and the desire to break barriers creative intensify up.
Receive a portfolio Professional Choreographer of the Siarte Union, and is considered the choreographer Union, the youngest of Portugal.


Receive an invitation to coreograph a Theatral Revue in the Theatre Sá da Bandeira - OPorto, which for reasons unrelated, there would debut on the scheduled date, which would Jorge Rocha transpose the same work with the dancers of Nationalities Philippines and Portuguese, for a Tour Clubs in and discs. It would be a new era professional, which projected Jorge at the highest level in terms of Dance.


Returns to London, and after castings in the Dance Center, selects English Dancers, choosing dancers with extensive experience, Galas before "The Queen of England", "Royal Albert Hall" etc. way then the Lipstick Ballet, with which acted in the best Casinos.

 

Purchasing step by step, a discipline and rigorous training, Jorge inovated surprisingly, and thus created the only Duo of Modern Dance - Training in Portugal the "Duo White Fire," a complete success, which would provide a national and international career fantastic. In Portugal made: TV Programs, Shows in casinos, Discos, Galas, Feasts Popular etc, with the particularity of being invited to act with the best Portuguese singers of the time. In Alien success was remarkable, with performances set in France, Luxembourg, Holland, Switzerland and Belgium. Invitations were so many that while the Press, as almost certain that the trip to Japan with a super contract, the truth is that Jorge Rocha always privilege Central Europe, refusing invitations from several agencies Artistic International for the former Yugoslavia, Cyprus, Italy, Iraq, North Korea, Taiwan and Japan finally
During this Tournée European as a "Duo White Fire" Jorge Rocha in parallel acting as Cantor, always for public Foreigners, singing in French and English, earning a self confidence, a capacity in area of stage, as entertainer, communicator and Performer, that would become vital in the future. It was much the experience of stage, the sharing of emotions and learning, with tens of Artists International, which has Jorge Rocha and express good tone --
Who was, I wanted, and it was important for you!