Geoffrey Lim
Arts Leader
Street Dancer
ABOUT
Geoffrey Lim dedicates his life to building capacity in street dance communities, improving diversity in the arts, and advocating for access and inclusion.
He is a deaf-blind performing artist and community and cultural leader with 20 years experience spanning street dance, social impact, leadership, and finance.
DANCE PRACTICE
Geoffrey started dancing in 2002 as a bboy, when he was given the moniker ‘Drumstick’.
Drumstick expanded his repertoire to hip hop in 2004, choreography in 2005, locking in 2006, and experimental in 2011, winning numerous awards along the way.
He became a regular judge at dance competitions in the scene from 2008, including developing national judging systems still in use today.
Drumstick was a featured solo dancer on several TV shows including Australia’s Got Talent, So You Think You Can Dance, and Everybody Dance Now.
TELEVISION
Everybody Dance Now (2012) - Winner: Heat 3
So You Think You Can Dance Australia (2009) - Top 55
So You Think You Can Dance Australia (2008) - Top 80
Australia’s Got Talent (Seven Network) (2007) - Semi Finals
AWARDS
Green Room Award - Service to sector and community (2024) (with Cypher Culture)
1st Place – Freestyle Fed Square Locking (2009)
1st Place – Hi NRG Dance Responsibly (2007)
1st Place – Freestyle Fed Square Hip Hop (2006)
1st Place – Street Run 9 Seven2Smoke Battles (2006)
1st Place – BattleState (Hip Hop Solos) (2006)
1st Place – Dance-o-Rama (Hip Hop Solos) (2005)
1st Place - Throwdown 3 (Breaking) (2003)
OFFICIATING
Judge: Step Off (2010, 2015, 2016)
Head Judge: Australian Hip Hop Championships (2011)
Judge: Youthamania (2009, 2010)
Judge: Australian Hip Hop Championships (2008 - 2010)
SECTOR LEADERSHIP
Arts access victoria
Board Member (2024)
AAV is the state's peak body for arts and disability.
Deakin university
Advisory Board Member (2024)
Arts and Cultural Management
city of melbourne
Disability Advisory Committee (2024)
Strategic advice on access and inclusion
Chunky move
Board Observer (2024)
Genre-defying contemporary dance.
Outer urban projects
Board Observer (2023)
Community arts in Naarm’s outer northern suburbs.
Courses
Creative Leadership Program
Creative Australia program, creating transformative change
2024
Australian institute of company directors
Governance for Non-Profits
2023
Observership program
Preparing emerging leaders for non-profit boards
2023
Social Impact Hub Fellowship
Training changemakers in social impact
2022, Scholarship Recipient
Corporate Finance Experience
macquarie group
Corporate Finance & Risk Leadership
2016 - 2021
National australia bank
Credit Risk & Financial Analysis
2010 - 2015
Education
THE UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE
Bachelor of Commerce
Bachelor of Laws
Peking university
Chinese Language and Culture
Full Scholarship
Co-Founder, Executive Director
Street Dance Community
Non-Profit Cultural Organisation
Dance Productions
Workshops
Advocacy
I acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the land, the Wurundjeri and Woi Wurrung people of the Kulin Nation where I work and reside as a settler. And pay my respects to their Elders, past, present and emerging. Sovereignty has never been ceded. Always was, always will be, Aboriginal land.
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