“I had to build myself up from the bottom and there’s only one way to go when you hit that place and that’s up,” says Kevin Edward Turner, the award-winning co-artistic director of Company Chameleon, a leading Manchester dance company. "Kevin has danced since he could walk and we’ve always supported him in that, but some kids were really horrible to him and it got to the point where we couldn’t put up with it anymore.“They were calling him terrible names, saying he was gay and he would come home crying every night, but luckily we were able to put him in the prep school and they’ve really encouraged him.”Kevin, who has four older sisters and brothers, started with AJ Dance Productions in Aintree when he was six years old and it was there that his talent for street dance was spotted by Boogie Storm.Catherine, who runs a care company, said: "When they approached him, I just burst out crying, I was just so happy for him because he’s worked so hard all these years, even it was an awful time for him, he's our very own Billy Elliott.“He handled it brilliantly. “My breakdown wasn’t just about me. Kevin Turner is on Facebook. An 11-year-old dancer has had the ultimate revenge against cruel bullies after starring in Britain's Got Talent on Saturday night. The young dancer’s identity remained a secret at first, just like the rest of the dancers. When British dancer Kevin Turner was in his early 30s, he began to suffer extreme delusions.
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Turner’s first speaking role in Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo.
Kevin had bipolar disorder, but he got help thanks to his mum.
“This was the best thing she could have done, it was a step in a very painful process.”For Turner Hall her brother’s breakdown was a sign to her that she had to take control and be the big sister.“I had to take on the job.
Kevin and Avis tell us their story.Image: Dancers Kevin Turner (R) and Theo Fapohunda (L)
Turner’s first speaking role in Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo. Graham Watts. I was experiencing hypomania. At one point he believed he was a millionaire, but he also became paranoid and believed everyone, including his mum Avis, was out to get him. “This can occur with people with bipolar disorder. Kevin Edward Turner nearly lost everything when he suffered a severe mental breakdown and was sectioned. Having raised four children as a single mother she explains they are a close family and that she adopted a policy of honesty and trust with all of them.“I tried to explain to him that I didn’t know that this was going to happen but he wouldn’t listen. “I didn’t realise that you can’t do things like that with people with mental illness when they are sectioned. I hope that other kids, especially other boys, will see Kevin living his dream and it'll inspire them to come along and start dancing!”Boogie Storm founder Lee Seddon says Kevin added wow factor they were looking for on the champions show.Lee said: "The past few years have been awesome for us, we’ve performed all over the world, so everyone knows what we do now. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. Join Facebook to connect with Kevin Turner and others you may know. They advised her to bring Turner in.It was in a moment of lucidity that Turner agreed to go with her to the hospital on one condition: that she promised him that he would not have to stay in.
It’s really a life-changing opportunity for me.”Adam Durham, Kevin’s dance teacher, says from day one he knew he was destined for big things.
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Her father, Kevin Turner, is a former NFL linebacker for the New York Giants, Washington Redskins, Seattle Seahawks, and Cleveland Browns. RSS Feed;
Kevin Turner wowed viewers as he starred in Boogie StormThe Liverpool Echo newsletter brings you the big stories about our amazing cityAn 11-year-old dancer has had the ultimate revenge against cruel bullies after starring in Britain's Got Talent on Saturday night. Kevin’s education is listed on their profile. “I had no idea that they were going to section him.” So when staff at the hospital explained to her after a four hour wait that Turner was going to be put on a ‘voluntary’ section she was relieved thinking that this meant her son could stay in overnight and leave the next day. I’m an artist, and dance movement and theatre are the tools I have to express myself. Her father is former NFL linebacker Kevin Turner.In 1995, she graduated from Monte Vista High School in Danville, California, where she was voted 1994 Homecoming Queen.She then attended King's College London and University of California, Los Angeles. Kevin Turner’s workshops help young people to use dance to explore their mental health problems. Company Chameleon – Beauty of the Beast – London. RSS Feed; When British dancer Kevin Turner was in his early 30s, he began to suffer extreme delusions. Fixing it up for summer: a daily dose of dance! Thank you for reading. So in 2015 he came up with a concept to create a dance theatre show inspired by what he and his family had been through.
Get lost in a performance, take on a movement challenge and share in our favourite flashback moments, stay connected to dance through our free online programme for July and August. What helped me most is my family and friends.”Turner studied at the Northern School of Contemporary Dance where he gained his first class degree and he has toured the world both as a performer and dance teacher, but three years ago his dance career was halted after he suffered a severe mental breakdown.
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