Shanghai Benefit Performance

UPDATE!!!!

I will be performing with Jazz du Funk at a Benefit concert on the 19th of May@ Chinatown, Shanghai.All the money we raise will go towards Domonic’s future treatment in the UK and possible return to Shanghai for a new round of treatments. Please read the story of the brothers Andrew and Domonic...

Domonic broke his neck and was left unable to walk after a terrible fall from a hotel walkway in Thailand. The fall severely injured his spinal cord. Domonic who has always been a huge sports fan was studying for a sports degree at Edge Hill University at the time of his accident. His whole family wants

to give Domonic the best chance possible of further recovery and he is working intensively to regain movement below his chest with treatments, including physiotherapy and acupuncture. He is determined to overcome the challenges he is now facing and is showing some signs of improvement. 

After hearing about his brother’s tragic accident, Andrew decisively resigned from several big musical productions in Germany where he was a key performer. He said, “I pursued my dream and love of dancing, and left my family for 7 years to do that. I have not really had the chance to take care of them in close proximity, and now that they need me, I should be there for my part of the responsibilities and triumph over this hardship with them. Andrew begun his busy schedule: he takes his brother to two hospitals for treatment during the day, rushes to the JAZZ du FUNK studio to teach in the evenings. To earn extra money for more treatments, he also performs commercially often. Even though he is usually exhausted at the end of the day, his passion to dance is stoked by the time he arrives at the studio. Every student who has taken his class is instantly affected by his genuine enthusiasm for teaching and moved by his heart felt passion. 

No one knows when Domonic can walk again, however treatment has to continue. Besides the physical exhaustion, the most difficult problem facing Andrew and Domonic is the economic one. The cost of treatments far exceeds Andrew and his family’s income.All the teachers and staff at JAZZ du FUNK, hope to do a similar event to honor and help out this wonderful

dancer and caring friend.