Sharn Te Pou

Māori, Hapanihi

Sharn Te Pou is a versatile composer, singer, dancer, model, Les Mills instrutor, skateboarder and stunt person.

Sharn has been dancing since the age of 10 at Deborah Hale Musical Theatre, studying Jazz, Tap, Hip Hop and Contemporary.

He has been involved in various musicals at Wellington Musical Theatre such as Disney's Beauty and the Beast and Disney's High School Musical.

He has also featured in The World of Wearable Arts every year since 2005 as a model, dancer and singer.

In September 2007, he won PACANZ Mazda Foundation National Young Performer of the Year award for Jazz and Contemporary, and in November that year he also went on to work as a dancer on the Pacific Sun cruise ship for his first contract.

Other milestone moments for Sharn are:

Rollerskating tour Starlight Express then Starlight Express in Germany from 19 to 22 years Returned to NZ to focus on music, recorded his first EP and then first single release from 22 to 25 years NZ tour of Tiki Taane Mahuta by Tanemahuta Gray, Taki Rua Productions then a Les Mills instructor at 27 to 28 years A dance tutor at Te Auaha, stunt performer and motion capture stunt performer 30 to 32 years

Experience

World of Wearable Art, Professional Dancer, Singer and composer

Tawata, Singer/songwriter

Starlight Express, Hip Hopper

Marvel Universe, motion capture stunt person

Sharn hopes to continue to make his family proud and that everyone enjoys the show as much as he loves doing it.