"It's where it's at!"

Starting dancing at the tender age of 10, Mark has been a member of; Channel 7's Hi-Hello Show, the Qld Ballet, the Movie World Entertainment Team and Expo 88 Dance Troupe, to name a few. He has undergone intensive training with the Coastal Dance Theatre, the Moscow Circus in acrobatics and has taken these skills into various roles in Strictly Ballroom, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Street Fighter as well as commercial shoots.

Mark brings a wealth of experience from across many genres of the performing arts, but as far as he is concerned Swing is "Where it's at!"

Mark discovered Swing in 1999 by accident. While attending a social dance at friend & mentors Fred & Merilyn's Paradise Rockers, Mark spotted Shirley and Ben Boyd. Mark was instantly attracted by the intense style and charisma of Swing and has never looked back.

Since 1999 Mark has attended workshops all over the world including the UK, Germany, Canada and the original home of Swing, the USA. He has been dancing up a storm in Melbourne, Brisbane, the Gold Coast and northern NSW.

During a swing workshop, Mark met Lynda who at the time was producing a musical stage show. Lynda, Steve and Mark discovered a mutual love of acting and stagecraft.

Mark, Shirley, Lynda and Steve's passion for swing, the performing arts and enthusiasm for the rest of the world to join in, has driven them to establish Gotta Perform and Gotta Swing.