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.
Raymond Sarlemijn has choreographed 265 dances, of which 200 have been co-choreographed. Their first published stepsheet on CopperKnob is La Cumbia from October 2007, with their most recent stepsheet of Looking In Your Eyes in January 2021.
Additionally, Raymond Sarlemijn had a CopperKnob no.1 dance in December 2020 with Liquid Sunshine, and has recently had 3 other dances in the top 10.
Choreographer Stepsheets
32 Count 4 Wall Improver / Intermediate Music: One In a Million - Ne-Yo
48 Count 4 Wall Intermediate Cha Cha Music: She's the One - Tony Evans : (Album: Music For Dancing)
32 Count 2 Wall Novice / Beginner NC2S Music: Knockin' On Heaven's Door - Randy Crawford & David Sanborn
32 Count 4 Wall Newcomer / Beginner Music: More Than I Can Say - Grant & Forsyth
64 Count 2 Wall Intermediate Music: Loca (feat. Dizzee Rascal) - Shakira
32 Count 2 Wall Beginner / Intermediate Music: Jeg Er I Kjempeform - Ylvis Brodrene
32 Count 4 Wall Beginner / Intermediate Music: Waterloo - ABBA
64 Count 4 Wall Easy Intermediate Music: I Like It (feat. Pitbull) - Enrique Iglesias
32 Count 4 Wall Intermediate Music: All I Wanna Do Is Make Love to You - Heart
64 Count 4 Wall Beginner / Intermediate Music: Runaround Sue - Racey
32 Count 4 Wall Beginner Music: Turning Over New Leaves - Grant & Forsyth
32 Count 4 Wall Beginner Music: One Way Ticket - Eruption
48 Count 4 Wall Improver Music: Hands Up - Ottawan
32 Count 4 Wall Beginner Music: Da Ya Think I'm Sexy? (feat. Rod Stewart) (Extended Version) - N-Trance
32 Count 4 Wall Beginner / Intermediate Music: Shoop - Salt-N-Pepa
32 Count 4 Wall Beginner Music: Mi Rowsu - Damaru & Jan Smit
0 Count 0 Wall Phrased Intermediate Music: Hoedown Throwdown - Miley Cyrus : (CD: Hannah Montana Movie Soundtrack)
32 Count 4 Wall Intermediate Music: Angie - Sammy Kershaw : (CD: Covers The Hits)
32 Count 4 Wall Intermediate Music: Unchain My Heart - Joe Cocker : (CD: Single Version)
48 Count 1 Wall Advanced Music: Way Over Yonder - Carole King : (CD: Tapestry 06)
