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26-YEAR-OLD NEW ZEALANDER AND 1REBEL PERSONAL TRAINER DANIEL MCCARROLL KNOWS HOW TO WORK UP A SWEAT
WORDS: KEVIN LONG PHOTOGRAPHY: SIMON TAYLORS TYLING: NICK BYAM
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WHAT KIND OF MODELLING WORK DO YOU DO?
A LOT OF IT IS QUITE ARTISTIC, MAINLY, I THINK, BECAUSE PHOTOGRAPHERS LIKE TO MAKE THE MOST OUT OF MY BEING A DANCER.
HOW DID YOU GET INTO MODELLING?
AFTER FINISHING DANCE SCHOOL IN 2012, I MOVED TO HONG KONG AND WAS APPROACHED BY A FEW AGENCIES WHILE I WAS ON DANCE JOBS. FROM THERE I BUILT UP MY PORTFOLIO AND EXPERIENCE. ALL MY DANCE IMAGES FROM SCHOOL WERE CERTAINLY A GOOD SELLING POINT WHEN I STARTED OUT.
IS YOUR MODELLING WORK PRIMARILY TO DO WITH YOUR BODY?
I’D LIKE TO THINK NOT, BUT, YEAH, I GUESS IT IS. I WORK BEST WHEN I’M ABLE TO MOVE AND EXPLORE DIFFERENT SHAPES.
HOW BIG A ROLE DOES DANCING PLAY IN BUILDING MUSCLE AND STRENGTH AND KEEPING YOU FIT?
BEING “DANCE STRONG” IS A DIFFERENT TYPE OF STRENGTH TO THAT OF BODY BUILDING. DANCERS HAVE TO BE INCREDIBLY STRONG TO SUPPORT THEIR WORK LOAD AND TO PREVENT INJURY.MY DANCE TRAINING IN NEW ZEALAND WAS VERY PHYSICAL AND THE SHOWS WERE INCREDIBLY TAXING ON THE BODY. YOU NEED TO BE STRONG FOR PARTNER WORK AND LIFTS, WITH ENOUGH STAMINA AND ENDURANCE TO LAST THE WHOLE SHOW NIGHT AFTER NIGHT.