With a career spanning three decades, Joel Peisley has remained in demand as a performer, choreographer, educator, and creative within the entertainment industry.
During this time he has amassed a wealth of professional experience across performing arts, live events, TV, touring, print and digital media, dance education and the music industry.
Training in his hometown of Sydney and later in Los Angeles at the famed Edge Performing Arts Center, Joel won numerous dance titles and scholarships both here and abroad. As a child, he worked extensively for the Walt Disney Company, performing at premieres, events, and on television.
As a choreographer and performer, Joel subsequently worked across every facet of the commercial dance world: from television and music videos to award shows, commercials, fashion parades, and concert tours.
Joel has entertained heads of state and royalty, and worked alongside a diverse array of artists including Natalie Bassingthwaighte, Christine Anu, INXS, Rhonda Burchmore, Chris Isaak, Human Nature, Jane Scali, Jimmy Barnes, Paulini, Peter Cousens, Shauna Jensen, Nathan Foley, Screaming Jets, Danielle Gaha, Marcia Hines, Margaret Urlich, Michael Cormick, Elen Levon, and many stars from Idol, X Factor, Pop Stars, and The Voice.
TV credits include Sunrise, Video Hits 1000th Episode, Today Show, Saturday Disney, Sports Tonight, Cheez TV, Channel V, My Favourite Film, Good Morning Australia, The Big Arvo, The Footy Show, Mornings, The A-List: New York, and various music videos and commercials. As a familiar face on MTV, he presented a weekly segment, and made regular appearances on Midday with Kerri-Anne Kennerley, where he featured both as a performer and an interview guest.
Live events include Harry Potter: Yule Ball Celebration, So You Think You Can Dance National Tour, Sydney 2000 Olympics gala launches, Austereo’s Rumba tour, Carols In The Domain, Wizard Of Oz On Ice tour, Sydney Millennium NYE Live, Nintendo Pokémon tour, Foxtel 10th Birthday Bash, Sydney Christmas Parade and the MO Awards.
Joel has fronted campaigns for Vegemite, VS For Men, My Muscle Chef, Ella Baché, Ultimate Ears, Stoli Vodka and Sony.
Joel has modelled in fashion runway shows for Myer, Windsor Smith, QIC and Westfield, and performed at corporate events for BMW, American Express, Canon, AMP, Uncle Toby’s, Hewlett-Packard, Optus, Integral Energy, Commonwealth Games, NRL, McDonalds, Honda and 20th Century Fox.
Joel looks forward to the continuation of a career that offers excitement and challenges in all spectrums of the entertainment industry.