Bio
David Matamela is a South African choreographer and dance instructor who was the resident choreographer for the 2007 musical production of The Lion King South Africa.
In 1998 he collaborated with Debbie Rakusin in the Vusa Dance Company that toured Australia (Perth, Brisbane, Canberra and Sydney).
The following year he choreographed the Millennium performance at Robben Island which was attended by ex-President Nelson Mandela and the president of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki and his cabinet ministers.
In 2000 he was invited to perform African Footprint in the London Dominion theatre, and also danced at the Royal Variety Show attended by Prince Charles.
He co-wrote and choreographed the hit South African dance musical African Footprint, and performed more than 350 performances as a lead dancer.
David has choreographed dancing for numerous corporate clients as well, from ABSA to M-Net.
In 2008 he choreographed SABC'2 Dorp to Dorp road show. He is also one of the judges of the South African version of the reality dance competition So You Think You Can Dance, which airs on SABC1 from 9 August, 2008.