In his younger years he was dancing hip hop, street dance, electric boogie, Latin dance and ballroom dance. He started line dancing at a local club in Amsterdam, but soon he saw Roy Verdonk dancing on television and joint Roy at his club.
Soon after this, Raymond grew to become a overall performer and joined Roy and Tom Mickers in their theatre show ( The devil went to Georgia). For a couple of years Raymond also was dancing in the Country Dynamics group who travelled around Europe for shows and workshops.
He created his own style by mixing his Latin dancing and street dancing into line dance, he was one of the first who was dancing more than only the feet, he was dancing with the body.
This gave him the nickname: The Latin Man.
Raymond started to write some shows for the Country Dynamics and choreographies with Roy and Darren Bailey.
Some dances they wrote together are: Love is in the air, Missing you, Push up, Love bug, Blame it on the boogie, Billy Jean, Mala Mujer, Radar love and many more.
All this got him up to the highest level in competition dancing the Superstar division.
Raymond is the oldest male Superstar in the world. Raymond is European Champion, Benelux Champion, Norwegian Champion, Swiss Champion, Swedish Champion, Belgium Champion, German Champion, Dutch Champion, France Champion in many different divisions, he is also 18 times World Champion, from those 18 times it is 15 times in the choreography division.
He is the only one who won 3 World titles at 1 World Championship in the category choreography and he did this twice. Raymond was called out in 2004 and in 2006 at the Dutch line dance awards (who is been held only once in the 2 years) as the best Dutch choreographer.
At the World Championship in 2005 in Sweden, Raymond was Chosen as the peoples favourite choreographer.
Raymond is travelling around Europe to teach, judge and show his dances and to share his passion for dancing with other people.
Choreographer Stepsheets
32 Count 4 Wall beginner/intermediate Music: Chayanne - Guajira
32 Count 4 Wall Advanced Music: Miguel Saez - Mala Mujer
32 Count 4 Wall Newcomer - Lilt - ECS Music: "Close to You" by Ryan Lafferty
32 Count 4 Wall Novice Music: "Coconut Tree", by Mohombi ft. Nicole Scherzinger
64 Count 4 Wall Beginner / Intermediate Music: Victor Manuelle - Contigo
0 Count 4 Wall Phrased Advanced Music: Julio Iglesias - Cosas de la Vida [Album: William A Tribute]
32 Count 4 Wall Beginner Music: Bob Marley - Could You Be Loved
32 Count 4 Wall intermediate/advanced Music: Kluger Vangarde - Cuba 2000
32 Count 0 Wall Phrased Music: Pitbull, Dame Tu Cosita
48 Count 2 Wall Intermediate Music: Shaggy - Dance & Shout
32 Count 4 Wall Novice Music: Duke Dumont - Ocean Drive
32 Count 4 Wall intermediate/advanced Music: Travis Tritt - Blue Collar Man
32 Count 4 Wall Intermediate Music: Toni Braxton - Another Sad Song
32 Count 4 Wall advanced Music: Michael Jackson - 2000 Watts
32 Count 4 Wall High Beginner Music: Amiran Dvir - Despazaltov (ISRAEL)
16 Count 4 Wall Advanced Rolling 8 Count Music: Two Feet - Love Is A Bitch
32 Count 0 Wall Easy Newcomer Music: Dirty Work - Austin Mahone
32 Count 4 Wall Débutant Music: Dirty Work - Austin Mahone
64 Count 4 Wall Music: Usher - DJ Got Us Fallin In Love
0 Count 0 Wall Phrased Intermediate Music: Miley Cyrus - Hoedown Throwdown [CD: Hannah Montana Movie Soundtrack]
