General News
17 May, 2025
Former Brim resident competes on world stage
Former Brim resident and Warracknabeal Secondary College student Jack Quick competed on the world stage in Orlando, Florida, in April during the 2025 Dance Worlds competition.
Representing Melbourne-based dance company, Pacific Elite Dance, Jack competed with his team Sirens in the open co-ed hip hop division.
"It was a crazy experience," he said.
"The team had a good competition run last year at local comps and ended up receiving a bid to the dance worlds."
For Jack, getting to dance on the world stage was something special after he missed out on last year's competition season.
"12 months ago, I broke my leg in a car accident, so I didn't compete last year," he said.
"I reached out to my coach and asked if there was any way I could rejoin the team as they're going to worlds.
"I wasn't expecting to actually be on stage, but there was an open spot."
Rehearsals intensified as the team learnt a new routine in January, ready to take the spotlight in America.
"It was very hard work balancing physio and being ready," Jack said.
"It was a big turnaround in my recovery."
Jack has been dancing since he was in year three where he began taking tap and jazz class in Beulah then Warracknabeal.
"I've always been a creative person," he said.
"Growing up, I would always groove to music, and I was lucky enough that my mum noticed and gave me the opportunity to start dance class."
He said instantly it felt like a "duck to water".
"It's one of the best things I've ever done," he said.
After moving to Melbourne to study at Deakin University in 2017, Jack began representing the university at competitions with hip hop dancing and has now been dancing competitively for eight years.
"I naturally progressed to hip hop," he said.
"You get to feel and connect with the music more with hip hop.
"And I can sell it with facial expressions."
From April 25 to 28, Jack travelled with the team to Disney World in Orlando, Florida, representing one of four Australian teams in his division.
"There were about 50 or so teams in the competition," he said.
Pacific Elite Sirens progressed to the semi-finals where they placed 13th in the division and was also a part of the top three Australian teams that reached the finals the next day.
They were the highest-scoring Australian team.
After the finals, the team placed 12th in the world.
"In my opinion, it was the cleanest it had ever been," he said.
Reflecting on the experience, Jack said it was the first time he had ever competed overseas on a world stage.
"I will never be able to recreate what I've done," he said.
"It was a once-in-a-lifetime experience."