What is James Derrick’s net worth?
James Derrick, professionally known as BDash, is a professional American dancer and social media influencer who has a net worth of $1 million. He is married to Miranda Derrick, who is also a professional dancer.
James Derrick was born on November 21, 1998, in California, United States.
He was raised in a Christian household and raised by his parents alongside his two siblings.
They supported his love for dance from a young age when he first started showing signs of interest.
As such, his career as a professional dancer originated when he was a toddler when he partook in regular dance lessons.
As he grew into himself, he spent every waking hour outside of school practicing how to become the best dancer.
He participated and auditioned in local dance competitions beginning at age 4.
His goal was to make a name for himself, so he began to pursue televised auditions soon after becoming a teenager.
The Road To Success
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It wasn’t until 2017 that he started to become recognized following his outstanding audition for the “World of Dance” competition in Boston, MA.
He auditioned with fellow dancer, Jaja Vankova, where he portrayed a puppet master to Jaja, who portrayed a doll.
He immediately became recognized as an up-and-coming dancer despite not winning the competition.
That same year, he was invited back to the same live show to perform another one of his compelling dances.
It was the “World Dance Bay Area 2017,” where he performed his dance skit portraying Georgie from the Stephen King thriller, IT.
He did so well that he landed another spot to perform in the shows following the 2018 season alongside his dance partner Konkrete.
The two portrayed clowns in their unique krumping performance and wowed the judges with the elaborate storyline told through very intrinsic dance moves.
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His name was making waves through the entertainment industry, and he was setting himself up for stardom.
Following his many performances in the World of Dance, he was recognized by none other than Ellen DeGeneres and was invited to the Ellen Show on July 17, 2018.
He performed a skit with his dance partner Konkrete and garnered the love of millions of viewers, fans, and aspiring dancers.
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His dance technique is so unique that he has the ability to capture the attention of anyone, even with a skit as short as 20 seconds.
It was always his goal to become a professional dancer, so, in addition to showcasing his talent on big television networks and talk shows, he began to promote himself on his personal social media accounts.
On January 29, 2017, his YouTube channel went live, which is dedicated solely to his dance videos and anything related to choreography.
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Despite how successful this platform can make a user, he seemingly prefers to utilize Instagram instead.
His Instagram account is dedicated solely to his dance career and has amassed over 1.7 million followers.
The page grew substantially when he signed up with a professional dance management company that goes by the name of 7M Films.
Derrick signed with them as he was recognized as the next big dancer, and they promised the get him auditions, promote professional photos and videos of him, as well as manage him as a professional dancer.
They stood by their contractual word with respect to promoting him because his social media presence grew substantially as his content was evidently managed professionally and strategically.
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Wife
In addition to being a successful professional dancer, Derrick is a married man.
James Derrick married Miranda Wilking, now Miranda Derrick, on August 9, 2021, in a private and secluded ceremony.
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There were only friends and his family in attendance.
It became known that Miranda excluded her family and dancing-duo sister from the wedding, which lifted eyebrows.
Miranda is also a well-known professional dancer in her own right, and is also signed with 7M Management.
When the married couple signed with the company, fans, and the Wilking family noticed they both became very distant from their loved ones, including the family being uninvited to the wedding.
As such, this caused a stir of speculation surrounding not only the two but also around 7M.
There have been articles written in prominent magazines like Rolling Stone and DEADLINE that speculate the company was created as a chapter of the Pentecostal Church and operates like a ‘cult.’
The stories picked up major steam because the allegations were perpetuated by the Wilking family, and millions of fans and curious readers bought into the unproven claims.
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As such, Derrick and his wife distanced themselves further from anyone who was adding speculative fuel to the fire and continued their life as happily married dancers.
They did, however, take to social media once to denounce the theory they were brainwashed by a Religious cult and set the record straight.
Although their attempt to silence anyone perpetuating the claims went noticed, it didn’t seem to do much in terms of putting out the fire.
More digital articles were published, and many fans contributed to the theory by injecting their own belief that anything that would come out of the Pentecostal Church couldn’t be trusted.
Despite the unfortunate roller coaster of events they were unwillingly sucked into, they managed to ignore it and move forward in their respective careers.
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Derrick went on to become TikTok famous as one of the best dancers on the platform. He has nearly 5 million followers and nearly 70 million likes. Many of his videos include his dancing partners as well as his wife, Miranda.
Net Worth 2024
So, how much is James Derrick worth? BDash earned most of his wealth from his career as a choreographer and dancer. Therefore, James Derrick has an estimated net worth of $1 million.
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