Dance Unite - Marcus Unger

Marcus Unger

My name is Marcus Unger and I am 16 years old.  I have three older brothers called Luke, Niall and Colm. My favourite food is roast dinner with Yorkshire Puddings.  I like steak and chips too!

I joined 4Motion three years ago with Dance Unite.  Dance Unite was set up for people who have difficulties and they might be shy communicating but they’re not shy dancing.

We meet every Thursday night and work hard for Charlie.  She is a great choreographer. We used to go to a dance studio but, during lockdown, we have had online dance classes twice a week. It was great to see my friends.  Now it is only once a week online but I hope we can meet again in person soon.

I love dancing because it makes me feel happy and joyful.  Dancing makes me feel like I am on the edge of the world.  4Motion studio makes me feel like I am in a ballroom.  My favourite dancer is Andrew Self.  I also like Oti Mabuse from Strictly.

Dancing is a great way to communicate with my friends.  I love performing at shows and seeing the expressions on peoples’ faces.  It makes them feel comfortable and focused.  I love dance because it helps me get rid of stress and makes me fit.  It takes a bit of time to learn the complicated routines but it’s good for my memory to have to remember all the moves.

As well as dancing, I do swimming with another group called Electric Eels.  I have just finished school and am going to start college in September in Reading.  I will be studying catering and I want to be a FAMOUS chef and travel the world.

On my recent holidays I went to Bude in Cornwall, with my friends, where I learned how to surf … and we ate lots of food.