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27 July 2022
All shook up over Adam BY ALEX PURCELL
FROM drama and dance classes at Noosa District State High to the set of Elvis the movie, talented Adam Robins is a local lad who has us all shook up. Since graduating from Noosa High in 2012, the 27-year-old has shaken, rattled and rolled on international stages, world-class cruise liners, theme parks, television and film sets. Adam told the Cooroy Rag it's been a rollercoaster of a ride. “I’ve been dancing since I was seven and did it on a recreational level throughout primary school and high school where I also did dance and drama with Ms Lyle. “After school, I moved to Brisbane and trained fulltime in musical theatre and commercial dance at the Australian Dance Performance Institute (ADPI). “I graduated from ADPI top of my cohort for that year and just as I was considering doing a second year of training I received my first international contract offer.” Adam said it is not often 18-year-olds go straight into professional international work and that year he also did three auditions for major international companies and got all three contract offers. “This took me to work for Princess Cruises where, for four years, I travelled the world, visiting over 70 countries and getting to perform on some of the biggest and new vessels of the time. “I spent a lot of time in LA because that’s where Princess Cruises’ rehearsals were based.”
On his final contract on Princess Cruises, Adam said he was part of the inaugural cast, allowing him to experience the creative process, working closely with world-renowned choreographers and creatives to take the show from page to stage. “That was a great experience. I lived in Italy while the ship was being built and we worked on installing the shows into the onboard theatres.” Leaving Princess Cruises because he’d reached this milestone and wanted to do something different, Adam auditioned for Tokyo Disneyland and got a job offer. “I worked at Tokyo Disneyland for 15 months in a stage show and as well as dancing, I got to be friends with Disney characters such as princes and villains. “This was a massive undertaking – it was five shows a day often for up to six or seven days a week. “At the end, I decided to take a step back from travel and international work.” Adam came home to Australia and did a number of freelance gigs, film and TV extra jobs and worked at Movie World. He built up his teaching and reputation as a choreographer, working his way up to head of department of commercial dance with his own cohort of dancers at Queensland College of Dance. “I do this during the day and at night I go to other dance studios in Brisbane and Sunshine Coast teaching kids to adults.” Continued on page 3
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