USC film student aims to bring storytelling to dance

David Grannum’s lifelong journey as an artist prepared him for what he now describes as his mission: “to tell a story, and not just have a camera that’s looking at dancing bodies.”

Grannum, a senior at USC, began his formal dance training at age 11 at the On Stage Academy of Performing Arts Center in Fall River, Massachusetts. In an interview, he spoke of his first teacher Linda Mercer-Botelho, and the values of “discipline, structure, and hard work” she instilled in him. He believes these values enabled him to progress his dance technique very quickly, as he was cast as the Mouse in Festival Ballet in Providence at age 14, and then as the lead Russian dancer at the Festival Ballet in Providence at age 15.

During these formative years, Grannum split his time pursuing his extra-circular professional dance work while nourishing his budding passion for film. He then made the leap to higher education with applications to USC, UCLA and NYU’s respective film schools.

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