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Born
1963-03-31 Swan Hill, Victoria, Australia
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Blame it on Elvis.It was the lusty gyrations of The King in Jailhouse Rock that inspired nine-year-old Paul Joseph Mercurio to dance. His mother, Jean, responded with her usual supportive posture and enrolled Paul in a local ballet school.From there (with a short surfing break) it was on to John Curtin College of the Arts, a scholarship at the West Australian Ballet Company, and finally leaving his home in Perth for the Australian Ballet School in Melbourne.He was the odd man out in Melbourne. Not completely lonely as he had family there, he nonetheless wasn't part... (continued)