Donking Rongavilla
Donking is a Street Dancer from the Philippines, and has been based in Ireland since 2002. He started his professional dance career at 16,and later he went on to become a Choreographer, Break dancer, Acrobatic Teacher, Actor and music video dance Director.
Acting credits include LOVE ROSIE with Lily Collins, HERSELF produced by Sharon Horgan, Nocebo 2022 with Eva Green. Television credits include THE VIKINGS, LOVE HATE, RAW, ASHLING’S DIARY, GRAND OPENING and the Orchard Thieves and Eir Sport ads.
featured in BALLET CHANCERS with Monica Loughman Ballet in 2008. CoisCéim debut in AGNES with David Bolger on RTÉ’S CENTENARY 2016. performed a dramatized reading of the book called EARTH WE’RE BRIEFLY GORGEOUS for the Dublin Literary Award 2021.
represented Ireland in the world Hip-hop championship in the USA 2006, 2007 and 2012 Ireland’s Dance Masters Choreographer of the Year(2011).
Worked with Hosier, Jedward, The Corona etc. Choreography credits include the award winning Bollywood short film MOORE STREET MASALA, RTÉ’s TINA TIMES TWO (Dyehouse Films). West Side Story 2021 in Bordgais Energy Theatre role Chino Dancer in Carmen Bizet Opera BGET and Orfeo Ed Euridice Waterford Opera Festival 2022
assistant Choreographer for the Gaiety Panto every year since 2016-2021
- Full Irish Driving Licence
- Dancing
- Acrobatic
- Swimming
- Stunts
- Boxing
- Stage Combat
- Basketball
- Table Tennis
- Breakdancing
- Stage Combat
- Rigs
- Horse Riding
- Swords
- Archery
- Professional Dancer and Artistic Choreographer
- Certified Hip Hop Dance Judge
- Occupational First Aid level 5
- 10 Week Acting Course by LKC 2015
- Ireland Breakdancing Coach For Youth Olympics Qualifier 2018 Stuttgart Germany
- Ireland Choreographer of the Year
- STREETDANCE. Champion Ireland
- 1st Place Winners UKA, Blackpool. 2016, 2015, 2014
- Irish Industrial Entertainment Awards Winner – Choreography 2016
- The World Hip Hop Dance Championship (USA) Represented Ireland 3 times with “Infinite Dance Style” (Las Vegas, California, USA) 2012, 2007, 2006
- Irish Hip-Hop Dance Champion 2006,07,08,12
- Urban Street Dance Solo Champion both Freestyle Dancing and Breakdance 2011
- Ireland Choreographer of the Year Award 2011
- Ireland Dance Masters “Choreographer of the Year Award” (O’Reilly Theatre, Dublin) 2007
- Individual Hip Hop Dance Contest (DCU, Helix, Dublin) Gold Medalist 2006 & 2007