Botis Seva (born 1991) is a South London based dancer and Choreographer from Dagenham, East London. He was introduced to dance aged 15 through Hip Hop dance theatre experimentalist Tony Adigun, from Avant Garde Dance, which he went on to dance for. After leaving college in 2009, Botis established Far From The Norm, with an interest in experimenting with hip-hop whilst challenging conventions within dance and theatre. He was awarded the Bonnie Bird Choreography Fund in 2015, and having two sold-out nights at Sadler’s Wells, Botis’ career was catapulted forward.
He has since gone on to win competitions and awards in the UK and Europe and following his contribution to the Sadler’s Wells 20th anniversary commission Reckonings, was awarded an Olivier for Best New Dance Production for BLKDOG in April 2019. Botis has choreographed broadcast productions, including Studio Wayne McGregor and Robin Friend’s ‘Winged Bull in the Elephant Case’ for BBC2, and since 2019 has been guest director and choreographer at the National Youth Dance Company and NSCD’s Verve respectively.