Hannah Balanay
Hannah Balanay is a Cebu-born, Perth-based dancer and creator known for original TikTok choreography, including the Don’t Start Now routine featured in Fortnite.
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Known for
YouTubeOverview
- From
- Cebu, Philippines
- Based in
- Perth, Western Australia
- Move to Australia
- 2017
- Breakout
- Original choreography to Dua Lipa’s Don’t Start Now in 2020
Mini bio
How it started.
Hannah made Musical.ly dance videos with friends across the Philippines. After moving from Cebu to Australia in 2017, she kept dancing at school and with friends.
Her own steps.
Her TikTok breakthrough came around 2020 with her own Don’t Start Now choreography. Fortnite later adapted the routine into an emote.
Beyond the feed.
In 2021, she collaborated with Culture Kings on bucket hats and with Pretzel on a baby-blue signature dessert. In her 2024 SBS interview, she spoke about wanting to make P-pop music, inspired by BINI.
Creditschronological, newest first
- 2021Culture Kings bucket-hat capsuleCollaborator
- 2021Pretzel signature dessertCollaborator
- 2021Don’t Start Now, Fortnite emoteOriginal dance choreographer
- 2020Don’t Start Now danceChoreographer and performer
- 2018BTS, IDOL featuring Nicki MinajFan dance footage contributor
Quotes
Dancing just came naturally to me, so it was something I liked doing for social media.Hannah Balanay, SBS Filipino
In a July 2024 interview about her beginnings.
Trivia
- She remembers performing as a papaya during a school Nutrition Week celebration.
- She has been a BTS ARMY fan since 2018.
- Baby blue was the signature colour of her Pretzel collaboration.
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