Dancer: Docta Bird

Real name: David Lemmie

Birthday: January 17

Familiar slang often used:

"Walk yuh walk, talk yuh talk"

How/why did you start dancing?

"A friend of mine called Taz, wi formed a group called Timeless an wi guh roun, guh roun a road, guh di different dance dem, all sometime wi not even know how wi a reach home, but wi guh an that's how we got into di whole dancing thing."

What popular dances did you make?

"Gangsta Rock, Docta Bird, Jog, New York, New York and Mad A Road, God A Road."

How long have you been dancing?

"Professionally now, around four year."

Who is your idol in dancing and why?

"Bogle, because di way mi si him do it fi a dancer, mi haffi give him him respect, him put in him heart inna it an him pave di way fi we as dancers."

Most memorable moment in dancing?

"I believe it was Champions In Action, bout 2003 and Voicemail call mi on-stage and I did a dance called 'Cross' (because a Bounty, how him look an dress) an a di most forward mi eva get inna mi life."

What have you been up to lately?

"Right now Docta Bird a do him ting, still a travel ... mi jus come back from the US where I did some shows an ting. But mi a build mi family also, cause mi have mi first yout on the way, but dat jus mek mi work harder. Mi also want to mek it clear, mi nuh inna Timeless no more, mi a do my own ting. It was just a choice of mine."

What's new? (Dances, shows, tour, etc.)

"A ting name 'Gimmie Way', it mean excuse mi. Is a easy dance, is like yuh use yuh hand like yuh a clear di way, suh when yuh use yuh right hand, yuh push yuh right foot and swerve to the right and the same on the other side."

Advice to young and upcoming dancers?

"Well, first, mi haffi sey, is not an easy road, suh if yuh don't know what yuh getting into, don't bother ... and you must be willing to bear the consequences. Right now everybody want to be a dancer but a nuh everybody can dance."

Shout Out!

"Big up mi crew Timeless, big up Keiva, Ravers dem, Not Nice, Boysie, Sadiki, yea, big up Geary Chunks, CD Masta, mi good friend Stampede an Tu Gran, Cadallac, Ice, big up di whole dancing fraternity, every danca wey sey dancing cause is a great year. Big up Chi Ching Ching an Fire Links, Fire Dean, everybody."

-Teino Evans