Alumni

Ingrid graduated from London Studio Centre’s Classical Ballet Pathway in 2021 with a First Class Honours Degree. She has since gone on to dance with several different ballet companies including Étoile Ballet Theatre, International Festival Ballet, International Classical Ballet of Ukraine and Mergaliyev Classical Ballet, performing all around Europe and the UK. She has appeared in both Corps de Ballet and Soloist roles and has performed in ballets such as Swan Lake, The Nutcracker, La Bayadere, Spartacus, Scheherazade and Requiem.

Alecsander graduated from London Studio Centre’s contemporary dance company INTOTO DANCE in 2021 with a BA Hons in Theatre Dance and went straight into Upswing’s Summer 2021 production of Catch Me. He then secured a role in the 2022 Ballet Boyz UK Tour.

Lina Maria Guarin was born and raised in the south side of Glasgow with Colombian and French/Algerian descent. Here she began her training in dance and theatre before moving to London to attend London Studio Centre. Graduating with a BA (Hons) in Theatre Dance from Jazz Co, in 2021 Lina has worked on music videos and live performances for artists such as Maluma, Imagine Dragons, Eloise, Wes Nelson, Desta French and Weird Al Yankovic. Straight after graduating Lina landed her first role in the Thriller Live UK & International Tour.

Bethany graduated in 2018 from Seedtime, the third year musical theatre company, and immediately landed a role in the West End cast of Matilda the Musical.

Further theatre credits include: Bring It On (UK Tour) and Cats (Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines).

Aisha is originally from the Wirral, Merseyside and started her training at Hylton Bromley Theatre School. She graduated from London Studio Centre as a member of Seedtime, the third year musical theatre company, in 2017 with a BA (Hons) First Class and received the Sheila O’Neill Award for Achievement in Music Theatre and Dance. Since then, she has taken on a diverse range of performing roles both in the UK and abroad, appearing in Shakespeare, comedy, musical theatre, pantomime and short films.

Theatre credits include: The Play That Goes Wrong (UK Tour, Mischief Theatre); King Lear (Orange Tree Theatre, London); Starlight Express (30th Anniversary Production, Germany); Aladdin (Riverfront Theatre, Newport); and Peter Pan (Swansea Grand Theatre, Swansea).

Gina graduated in 2016 with a first class BA Hons in Theatre Dance as a member of the third year musical theatre company Seedtime. She has since worked in both the UK and Scandinavia in musicals, plays, films, TV, commercials, concerts and as a teacher.

Theatre credits include: Grease (Kilden Performing Arts Centre) as Ensemble and Understudy Jan & Cha Cha; MAMMA MIA! (Folketeateret) as alternate Sophie; MAMMA MIA! (Folketeateret) as Ensemble and 1st US Sophie; Cabaret (The National Stage) as Ensemble; Kiss Me, Kate (The Opera in Kristiansund) as Lois Lane/Bianca; ELF – The Musical (The Tivoli Concert Hall) as Ensemble; We Will Rock You (Danish Arena Tour) as Teen Queen and Ensemble.

Film and TV credits include: Jeppe’s Secretary in Exit (NRK); Sky Villager in Cursed (Netflix); Dancer in Guerrilla (Sky Atlantic)

Sam graduated in 2016 from Images Ballet Company, the third year classical ballet company, with a First Class Honours degree. Straight after graduating she joined Ballet Theatre UK and since then has gone on to work for several National and International Ballet companies, including English National Ballet (The Nutcracker at the London Coliseum), The Russian State Ballet of Siberia, Varna State Opera and Vienna Festival Ballet. Repertoire includes Swan Lake, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty (Aurora), Coppelia, Don Quixote, Alice in Wonderland, Romeo & Juliet, Giselle, The Princess & the Pea and West Side Story as well as several operas and contemporary projects, TV work (Channel 5’s Britain’s Flashiest Families) and The Johann Strauss Gala UK Tour. Sam spent the last two Christmas seasons performing in the West End run of The Snowman, undertaking the role of the Ice Princess. She is currently performing in The Phantom of the Opera in Vienna.

Jessica graduated in 2016 from the third year musical theatre company Seedtime with a First class BA Hons in Theatre Dance.

Theatre credits include: The Addams Family (UK Tour) as Ensemble/ Swing & Cover Morticia and Alice; Funny Girl (Theatre Marigny Paris); The Producers (The Royal Exchange Theatre); Guys & Dolls (Kilworth House Theatre) as Ensemble and Cover Sarah Brown; 42nd Street (Theatre Royal Drury Lane) Ensemble and Cover Maggie; 42nd Street (Theatre du Chatelet) playing the role of Ethel.

Television credits include: This Morning, The One Show, Sunday Night at the Palladium and The Royal Variety Show.

Andre is a dance artist based in London. He graduated from London Studio Centre in 2015, as a member of the contemporary dance company INTOTO Dance. Since graduating Andre has had the pleasure of working with Shobana Jeyasingh Dance, Tavaziva Dance, Edifice Dance Theatre, Watkins Dance Company and the Norwegian National Opera and Ballet. Andre creates his own work under the name of KAMIENSKI, working on theatre performances aswell as film and performance art.

Toyan graduated from London Studio Centre’s third year musical theatre company Seedtime in 2015.

Theatre credits include Moulin Rouge! The Musical (Original London Cast); Beautiful: The Carole King Musical (UK Tour); Kinky Boots (UK Tour); Me & My Girl (Chichester Festival Theatre); Guys & Dolls (Royal Exchange, Manchester); Wonderland (UK Tour); We Will Rock You (Royal Caribbean); The Wizard of Oz and Macbeth (Haymarket Theatre, Leicester)

Robyn Richford is a Scottish TV and radio presenter who throughout her time at LSC nurtured her passion for performing in Seedtime, the third year musical theatre company. After graduation she went on to perform on stage before later transitioning over to television. She is best known for presenting TV show Scrambled! (ITV) and BBC Radio 1. 

Credits include: Scrambled! (ITV), BBC Radio 1, Fun Kids Radio, What’s Up TV (Sky One), Channel 5, UK Music Video Awards, Citadel (Music Festival), Boomin (YouTube), NotJustTravel (international presenter), Engage Digital Partners, Queen Elizabeth (Cunard cruise), Pet Shop Boys (Royal Opera House) and various pantomimes (Qdos Productions).

Liam graduated from London Studio Centre as a member of the third year contemporary dance company INTOTO Dance. Both before and during his time at London Studio Centre Liam performed regularly with ZooNation Dance Company and continues to maintain a strong connection with the company. In 2014 Liam joined Rambert Dance Company. During his seven years with the company he created and performed leading roles in works by Mark Baldwin, Christopher Bruce, Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, Merce Cunningham, Ben Duke, Wayne McGregor, Marion Motin and Hofesh Shechter. In 2019 Liam set up Artistic Gremlin

Workshops, which seek to create safe spaces for artists to discuss the challenges that accompany being a creative. Shortly after Liam undertook the MA Dance Research for Professional Practitioners validated by the university of Kent.

Jazz Peters graduated from London Studio Centre with a BA Hons in Theatre Dance. Since then she has worked continuously in a wide variety of genres in the entertainment industry. Film credits include: Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Warner Bros. Wonder Woman, Justice League & Disney’s Cruella. Jazz has performed on TV with artists such as Will.i.am (BGT) Lionel Ritchie, Rita Ora, Camilla Cabello (MTV Awards), Zara Larsson (X Factor), Robbie Williams and Dua Lipa (The Brit Awards). She has also enjoyed performing for Black Eyed Peas (UEFA) and Pet Shop Boys (The Super Tour). Jazz has just recently completed a tour with 50 Cent and a European tour with J Balvin.

Michael graduated from London Studio Centre in 2013 as a member of INTOTO Dance Company. Michael is a multi-disciplined and creative artist who has since graduating performed and choreographed internationally in theatres, arenas, stadiums and for TV and film. Associate Choreographer credits include Bat Out of Hell (West End/Canada/Germany/New York). Performance credits include: Blaze, Some Like It Hiphop, Message in a Bottle, The Voice (ITV), The X Factor (ITV), Britain’s Got Talent (ITV), TV shows with the artists Pink, Ellie Goulding and will.i.am. Dancer for the Spice Girls (Stadium Tour) and The Bodyguard: the Musical re-make (Denmark). Film credits include: Everybody’s Talking About Jamie (2021).

Angela first started taking dance classes at only six years old. After graduating from LSC in 2012, she took further training in Brazil at the Fundacao Cultural do Estado da Bahia.

Theatre Includes: Rock Follies; The Lion King; Tina: The Tina Turner Musical; Motown The Musical and West Side Story.

TV Includes: Michael McIntyre’s Big Show, Children In Need and The Olivier Awards.

Other Credits Include: Christian Dior’s ‘Poison Club’ Advertisement Campaign

Esme Benjamin trained professionally at London Studio Centre graduating as a member of INTOTO Dance; LSC’s third year contemporary dance company. She later completed an MA in Dance & Somatic Wellbeing at UCLAN and further still studied Contemporary Psychoanalysis.

For the past decade Esme has performed and taught all over the world and works as a dance artist for Uchenna Dance, associate artist at Movement Angol and Project Coordinator for Artistry Youth Dance, supporting young black dancers. Esme is also part of KWAM Collective, a group of independent artists from the fields of dance theatre, live performance, digital art and therapeutic bodily practices, conducting artistic projects and deploying the findings and strategies within the community.

Freya graduated from London Studio Centre as a member of the Jazz Dance Company in 2012, gaining a First Class BA Hons and winning the Gillian Lynne award for outstanding achievement.

Theatre credits include Carousel (Regents Park Open Air Theatre), Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake playing role of ‘The Girlfriend’ on the UK and International Tour, Kiss Me Kate (The Coliseum), The Snowman (Peacock Theatre), Wicked (Apollo Victoria Theatre), Matthew Bourne’s The Car Man – UK and International Tour, Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake – UK and International Tour, Original Cast of Loserville (Garrick Theatre).

Dane Bates graduated from London Studio Centre as a member of the Jazz Dance Company and has since worked in theatre, TV and on cruise ships.

Recent performance credits include: Best of the Musicals (European Tour), The Illusionists (London, UK Tour, International Tour and ITV).

He has choreographed for cruise ship shows, pantomime for five years consecutively, fashion shows, corporate events and for Britain’s Got Talent series 10. Dane works very closely with Ballet West Scotland alongside teaching all over the UK and Ireland as well as internationally. Schools he has taught at include London Studio Centre, Bodyworks, Italia Conti and Guildford School of Acting, Studio 76, MADD College and Phil Winston’s Theatre Works. He has also taught masterclasses in China, LA, Greece, London and Paris. Dane is Creative Director of Eden Dancewear and Resident Choreographer for all their corporate events.

Dane has choreographed television adverts for The Weather Channel, Stoptober and the NHS, to name a few.

Liam trained at London Studio Centre between 2007-2010, winning the Dame Anna Neagle Award. He will soon appear in the Original West End cast of Elton John’s The Devil Wears Prada.

Theatre includes Sound of Music (Chichester Festival Theatre); 42nd Street (Théâtre du Châtelet); Chicago (UK/International tour) Lead Vocalist in Him&Me: Anton Du Beke and Giovanni Pernice (UK tour); Les Misérables (UK & European tour); Strictly Ballroom The Musical (West Yorkshire Playhouse/Toronto/West End); West Side Story (Salzberg Festival, Austria); Miss Saigon (Prince Edward Theatre); Mamma Mia! (Novello Theatre); Priscilla, Queen of the Desert! (UK tour); High School Musical (Asian tour); Grease (UK tour); Dirty Dancing (UK tour);

Television and film includes Bridgerton (Shondaland); Midsomer Murders, Rocketman (Paramount); Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again! (Universal); James Corden: Les Misérables Crosswalk The Musical; Miss Saigon: 25th Anniversary Performance.

Kathryn graduated from London Studio Centre in 2010 as a member of the musical theatre company Seedtime after winning the Sheila O’Neill Award for ‘Achievement in Music Theatre’. She has recently performed as Lady Brighton in Me and My Girl at Chichester Festival Theatre. Other credits include: The Addams Family – A Musical Comedy (The Theatre at Mediacorps, Singapore), The Addams Family – A Musical Comedy (UK/Ireland Tour), Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (UK/Ireland Tour), Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (West Yorkshire Playhouse), CATS (West End Revival at The London Palladium), CATS (UK/International Tour), Oliver! (Sheffield Theatres), The Boyfriend (Her Majesty’s Theatre) and Footloose (Greenwich Theatre). Pantomimes include: Sleeping Beauty (Courtyard Theatre) and Jack and the Beanstalk (Belfast Opera House). Television credits include: Sunday Night at the London Palladium and Tonight at the London Palladium on ITV.

Professional dance artist Kayla Lomas-Kirton is highly respected for her versatility which has led her to become a leading member and choreographer of BirdGang Company.

Dance credits include: Riverdance, Some Like It Hip Hop & The Mad Hatter’s Tea Party, (Zoonation) Redd & The Five (Boy Blue), Thriller Live, Apple, Virgin, HP, Katy Perry, Dua Lipa, Emeli Sande.

Choreography/Assistant Choreography credits include: Cabaret (West End), Matilda – Netflix (Rehearsal Assistant), Raye – Call On Me music video.

By leading workshops, teaching classes and judging competitions around the world, Kayla hopes she can assist and inspire others to continue to spread the love of dance and performance.

Jasmine trained at the prestigious ‘Balettakademien’ in Sweden before attending London Studio Centre. Since graduating from The Jazz Dance Company where she was awarded the Gillian Lynne Award, she has performed internationally with artists such as Justin Bieber, Rhianna, Katy Perry, Pink, Gloria Estefan, One Direction and Taylor Swift to name a few.

Screen credits include Strictly Come Dancing, The X Factor, Dancing on Ice, The Brit Awards and The MTV Europe Music Awards, Mamma Mia 2, Beauty and the Beast and Spectre in which she features as one of the dancing silhouettes during the opening credits.

Since 2015 she has been one half of international dance duo Aaron and Jasmine; Britain’s Got talent 2020 finalists and regular professional dancers on ‘Let’s Dance’ – Sweden’s answer to Strictly Come Dancing.

Edd trained at London Studio Centre graduating in 2009. His performing credits include Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake (UK & International Tour), Cabaret (Savoy Theatre) and Javier de Frutos/The Pet Shop Boys’ The Most Incredible Thing (Sadlers Wells) for which he is also Associate Choreographer. Edd has been a company dancer with Yorke Dance Project since 2014, becoming Rehearsal Director in 2019. As a choreographer Edd has made work for London Studio Centre, Almeida Young Company and Dumbshow Theatre in addition to pursuing his own independent projects.

Ross was born in Greenwich, London and began his training at the Sylvia Young Theatre School before graduating from The London Studio centre with a foundation degree in 2008.

Theatre credits include: SYLVIA (The Old Vic); Thriller Live (West End); Into the Hoods (ZooNation/Novello Theatre); Some Like It Hip Hop (ZooNation/Royal Festival Hall/Queen Elizabeth Hall/UK Tour); Revolution (Theatre Royal); The Mad Hatter’s Tea Party (Royal Opera House).

Ross has toured the world with artists including Ellie Goulding Delirium World Tour, FKA Twigs Congregata Tour, Robbie Williams Swing Both Ways European and Australian Tour, Take That Progress Live European Tour, Steps winter and summer tours 2017-2018, Leona Lewis Art on Ice Tour. As well as performing with Kylie Minogue, Rihanna, Leona Lewis, Beyonce, The Saturdays, Will.I.am, Jungle, Catherine Jenkins, Pixie Lott and Alexandra Burke.

Ross is currently performing in Magic Mike Live at the Hippodrome Casino London.

Nicole graduated from LSC in 2008 as a member of the third year performing company The Jazz Dance Company. Since then she has worked consistently in the commercial industry and first toured for Destiny’s Child member, Kelly Rowland (European & World Tour), JLS (UK Tour), Thriller Live (European Tour & World Tour), JLS (UK Tour), Thriller Live (European Tour).

Nicole has danced for the likes of Jason Derulo, Demi Lovato, Fleur East, Pitbull, Kesha, Alexandra Burke, Bebe Rexha, Rita Ora and Chris Brown, to name a few. TV/Award shows include: The X Factor, The Voice, Brit Awards, National Television Awards, National Movie Awards, National Movie Awards, MTV EMA’s and American Music Awards.

Choreography credits include: Associate Choreographer, Rita Ora, Jess Glyn, Clean Bandit, and Stefflon Don Projects, Resident Choreographer Six the Musical (West End and UK Tour). Film credits include: Mamma Mia 2: Here We Go Again, Aladdin (2019), Cats, Everybody’s Talking About Jamie.

In 2015, Zizi won Outstanding Female Performance (Modern) at the National Dance Awards for the role of Lana in Matthew Bourne’s, The Car Man. For her role as Fran in Strictly Ballroom, The Standard (2018) described Zizi’s “acting and dancing” as “impeccable”. Other West End roles include Meg in Merrily We Roll Along, Young Phyllis in Follies, and the title role she is best known for, Mary Poppins in the West End revival of the show, for which she was nominated for Best Actress in a Musical (2020) at the Olivier Awards and sees her follow in her sister, Scarlett’s, footsteps. Amongst many film and television credits, Zizi played the role of Tantomile in the film Cats.

Since training at London Studio Centre Chris has built a career as an award-winning choreographer both in the UK and Internationally. Credits include – Piaf & Anastasia (Tampere Theatre, Finland); Lady Chatterley’s Lover (Shaftesbury Theatre); Sing Yer Heart Out for the Lads (Chichester Festival Theatre); Mimma (Cadogan Hall); Judy! (Arts Theatre); Seussical (Southwark Playhouse); Savannah, Carnival & Breakthrough Broadway (also director – TAG Live Entertainment); Pigs Might Fly (UK tour); I Wish My Life Were Like a Musical (also director – Underbelly, Edinburgh & Kings Head Theatre, London); Shout! (Associate Director/Choreographer, UK tour); Marriage of Kim K (UK tour); Top Hat, Anything Goes, Singin’ in the Rain, 9 to 5, Once Upon a Mattress (Gatehouse Theatre, London).

Scottish TV Presenter and  DJ Arielle Free is a Radio 1 presenter who takes over the Early Morning Breakfast show on the station in January 2021 after having presented the Weekend Early Breakfast Show for 18 months. During her short time on the station she has brought her unbeatable energy week in week out.

Arielle’s TV work has seen her present ITV’s ‘Scrambled’ whilst also hosting ITV’s hugely popular Love Island podcast ‘Love Island: The Morning After’. The podcast was nominated for a British Podcast Award in 2020. She co-presented the BBC Sounds popular podcast ‘Worst Dates’ alongside Luke Franks, which saw the duo and guests discuss the most embarrassing dates they have experienced. Arielle is also the host for Primark’s popular podcast, “All Round Mine.”

Aside from landing on Radio 1 in 2019 Arielle, she also presented the backstage interviews for British Academy Scotland Awards and hosted the BAFTA Children’s Awards.

In 2020 she was the presenter for  BBC Scotland’s brand new singing dating show ‘Love Song’ which saw contestants sing to win a date.

London born, Dubai bred, New York based, with Egyptian/Nubian/Indian/Spanish blood, Rana Roy began her 22 year career in the arts as a professional dancer in the Middle-East, leading to an album deal with Universal Records in the U.K, and making her way to the U.S.A, acting for film, television and Broadway. Credits include: Upcoming on Ramy S3 (Hulu-A24), Gossip Girl reboot (HBO Max), The Blacklist (NBC), Harlem (Amazon), Queens (ABC), Queen America (FBWatch), Underground (WGN), The Night Shift (NBC), Britannia High (ITV), Broadway-INK (MTC).

She has been selected as a 2022-2024 AFI Directing Fellow and is excited to take this next step to help create more nuanced storytelling in diverse representation. 

Gavin obtained his Dip HE at London Studio Centre, graduating in 2004, he toured the UK with the Jazz Co in his final year. Theatre Credits include Cats, Asia tour as Skimbleshanks, Addams Family The Musical (UK Tour and London Palladium) as Dance Captain and Onstage Swing, 42nd Street – Paris, Pet Shop Boys’ Inner Sanctum at the Royal Opera House, Pablo Bronstein: Historical Dances in an Antique Setting at The Tate Britain, Hairspray as Dance Captain and Swing, We Will Rock You, Cats, European tour as Mungojerrie, One Man’s Dream II – Tokyo Disneyland, Nixon in China, The Mikado and Carmen for English National Opera aswell as Theatre Rites’ Mischief, and Shall We Dance at Sadler’s Wells.

As a company member of Matthew Bourne’s New Adventures his roles included the original cast of Edward Scissorhands – World Tour as Kevin Boggs and Gerald Monroe. Gobstopper, Cupid and cover Fritz in Nutcracker – UK Tour, and Cygnet in Swan Lake – World Tour.

Gavin can be seen in the films Beyond the Sea and Swan Lake (2012). He has also appeared on The Paul O Grady Show and So Graham Norton for Channel 4 and The Naked Commercial for Sanex. He has also worked as an Assistant to the Director, staging Cats for Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines and Associate Choreographer for the Addams Family The Musical tour in 2022.

Gavin teaches for numerous arts institutions and delivers a range of educational workshops on behalf of Matthew Bourne’s New Adventures.

Credits include:  The Crown (Series 4, Mammoth Screen); The Louder We Get (Theatre Calgary, Canada); The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13 ¾ (West End, Menier Chocolate Factory); The Man of La Mancha (ENO, London Coliseum); The Wizard of Oz (Pitlochry Festival Theatre); Mamma Mia! (Municipal Theatre, Cyprus); The Country Girls (Chichester Festival Theatre); The Life Of The Party (TheatreWorks, San Francisco); The Taming of the Shrew; As You Like It (Guildford Shakespeare Company).

Opera Credits include: Giulio Cesare (Teatro alla Scala); Die Tote Stadt (Komische Oper Berlin); The Beggars Opera (Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord, Paris & Tour); Falstaff (Royal Opera House).

As Associate Choreographer Theatre credits include: Funny Girl (West End & UK Tour); My Fair Lady (Chicago Lyric Opera, St Petersberg & Théâtre du Châtelet); Billy Elliot (Tap Tutor, West End); La Cage Aux Folles (Menier Chocolate Factory, West End, Broadway – Tap Consultant); Moulin Rouge (Broadway/West End – Associate Choreographer).

Associate/Assistant Choreographer Film, Music & Commercial credits include: The Crown, Burberry Festive Event & Burberry Shanghai Event (2014); Pet Shop Boys: Inner Sanctum Tour (2018); Pet Shop Boys: Brit Awards 2009; Ellie Goulding: Starry Eyed (music video); Duffy: Well Well Well (music video); Fred Claus (Warner Bros).

Teneisha Bonner graduated from London Studio Centre in 2004, having already garnered some success alongside her studies, notably touring the UK and Europe in Bounce Streetdance Company’s production of Insane in the Brain. Following her graduation Teneisha went on to have a successful career, performing regularly for ZooNation and dancing in live performances by the likes of Kylie Minogue, Rihanna, Take That and Alesha Dixon, amongst various other successes.

After her untimely passing in September 2019, London Studio Centre created a scholarship named in her honour, offering fully paid tuition to a student of black African diaspora.

Clemmie Sveaas has been working as both a dancer and actor since graduating from London Studio Centre in 2003. She has worked in major companies such as Rambert and Phoenix Dance Company and also as a freelance artist. She is a member of the New Movement collective where she is both a performer and maker and has been a long standing collaborator with HeadSpaceDance. She has worked in Theatres all over London, including The Royal Opera House and Lindbury Studio. Sadler’s Wells, The National Theatre, The Young Vic, Shakespeare’s Globe, The Barbican and on the West End. And has collaborated with choreographers such as, Javier De Frutos, Cathy Marston, Luca Silvistrini, Fin Walker, Steven Hoggett, Will Tuckett and Kim Brandstrup. In 2013 Clemmie was nominated for an Oliver award and National Dance critics circle award, for Witch Hunt which she made with Bern Ballet. And in subsequent years, twice more for a National Dance Critics Circle award. Most recently Clemmie performed in Dr Semmelweis at the Bristol Old Vic which is planned to transfer to the West End next year.

Celia’s first job after graduating LSC was as a Handmaiden on the UK Tour of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. She would eventually alternate the Narrator on tour, before playing the role on the West End. She toured the UK on a handful of shows before joining the Original London Cast of PARADE at the Donmar Warehouse, as Essie/Dance Captain. Dual UK/US citizenship enabled Celia to move to NYC in 2009 to “make it on Broadway.” She made her Broadway debut in 2012 in the Original Broadway Cast of Matilda the Musical, wearing many hats as Children’s Dance Captain/Swing/Understudy Mrs. Phelps. Other Broadway credits include: Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812, and the Original Broadway Cast of A Christmas Carol, which transferred to NYC from London’s Old Vic. Most recently, Celia played Meiko in the play, Eureka Day, in Florida, and will be spending the end of 2022 working on the play, Life of Pi, in Boston, which is transferring from London’s West End. She is very excited to work as a puppeteer for the first time in her career. Celia is also a professional wedding planner, and likes to always be moving, whether onstage, planning a wedding, training for a half marathon, or taking a calisthenics work out class.

Jennie graduated from London Studio Centre in 2003 as a member of Images Ballet Company after undertaking the One Year Professional Diploma. Immediately upon graduating Jennie was offered a coveted position as a member of the English National Ballet company and has since enjoyed a long and varied career which has seen her perform numerous roles at a variety of exciting venues across the world. Whilst there must be countless memorable moments as a member of such a prestigious company Jennie has selected a few highlights: dancing at the Concert for Diana (2007), at the Closing Ceremony of the London Olympic Games (2012) and performing Akram Khan’s Dust at Glastonbury Festival (2014). Jennie has also been involved in the extraordinary production of Swan Lake in-the-round at The Royal Albert Hall and ENB’s performance of Le Corsaire at Palais Garnier in Paris, the first performance at the Opera House by a British company since 1970.

In 2016 Jennie won the first Corps de Ballet Award which recognises an ‘exceptional Artist of the Company that has gone above and beyond the call of duty’ at English National Ballet’s annual Emerging Dancer Competition. In 2018 Jennie retired as a dancer with the company and now works as English National Ballet’s Artistic Coordinator, as well as occasionally performing characters roles with them.

Senri Kou is a classical ballet teacher with the English National Ballet school. She began dancing at the age of 4 in Japan and completed her dance training at London Studio Centre. She then danced professionally for 18 years. Firstly, with Peter Schaufuss Ballet for 2 years, and then with English National Ballet for 16 years, where she performed corps de ballet, soloist and principal roles in major classical and contemporary works.

Theatre includes: Assassins (Chichester); Capulet/Sly & Alternate Lance Original Cast in & Juliet (Shaftesbury); Caiaphas in Jesus Christ Superstar (Regent’s Park); Razoul, Standby Jafar & Sultan Original Cast in Aladdin The Musical (Prince Edward); Alternate Wally Strand & Merv Original West End Cast in Strictly Ballroom the Musical (Piccadilly); Dodo Original Cast in Wonder.land

Marina trained at London Studio Centre graduating in 2001 as a member of the contemporary dance company Intoto Dance. Performing credits include: Chicago (Cambridge Theatre); Mamma Mia (Prince of Wales Theatre); Aladdin (original cast, Old Vic); The Far Pavillions (Shaftesbury Theatre); Bombay Dreams (original cast, Apollo Victoria Theatre); Arabian Nights (Creation Theatre Co.); Roz in Henna Nights (Etcetera Theatre); The Royal Variety Performance (Hammersmith Apollo); Apollo Victoria 80th Birthday Concert (Apollo Theatre); Stars of Stage & Screen (The London Palladium); Beauty and the Beast (2017); All About Me (BBC); Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway (ITV); Let’s Dance (BBC) and V Graham Norton (C4).

Whilst in training Nikki toured with the National Youth Dance Company. Upon graduating she won the Gillian Lynne Award for Jazz before going on to have a successful 12 year career as a dancer in TV, Stage, Film and the Music Industry.

This included touring the world with many Global Artists such as Kylie Minogue and Blue and performing at numerous TV/ Award Shows along the way working with choreographers from fellow alumni Rafael Bonachela to Tony Testa.

From 2007, Nikki began assisting and choreographing under many top creatives (Brian Friedman, Elizabeth Honan, Mark Swanhart, William Baker) Nikki also continued working with Kylie Minogue and whilst assisting on her Aphrodite Les Follies Tour even coached Kylie one on one.

Nikki has since gone on to choreograph for Little Mix, Ed Sheeran, Strictly Come Dancing, 20th Century Fox, S Club 7, X Factor, Ben Platt, Mollie King, The Greatest Dancer and has worked on 8 consecutive series of Britains Got Talent. She Co – Creatively Directed Pitch Battle for BBC 1, directing performances for legends Jermaine Jackson, Chakka Khan and Seal.

Nikki has helped create many Events and Fashion Shows and has choreographed mini musical shows for The Grosvenor House and Park Lane Hilton including Saturday Night Fever, Dirty Dancing, Great Gatsby and Moulin Rouge. One of her biggest events was the One Young World 10 Year Anniversary Summit at The Royal Albert Hall in 2019 and also a performance for The Princes’ Trust Gala Evening.

Nikki loves using her versatility to try new challenges and but she feel passionately about always bringing out the best out of every performer and people on every type of project.

From West End to Hollywood, Luke boasts a fantastically varied and impressive career to date. Noting his talent and potential, the London Studio Centre awarded him a scholarship in 1997. On graduating three years later he began his career in the West End starring in shows including Miss Saigon, Rent, Taboo, and Piaf. Film roles include Owen Shaw in Fast and Furious 6, Bard the Bowman in The Hobbit, Gaston in Disney’s live adaptation of Beauty and the Beast and Professor Marston in Professor Marston and the Wonder Woman. In 2021 he played a main role alongside Nicole Kidman in the Hulu drama Nine Perfect Strangers

Sophia Ragavelas, born in Essex, trained at London Studio Centre, gaining a BA (Hons) in Theatre Dance. After over twenty years in the West End, fifteen of those as a leading lady both nationally and internationally she is extremely passionate about bringing her experience to the next generation. Shows in which she starred in a lead role include, Les Miserables, Mamma Mia, Babes In Arms, Never Forget, 20th Century Boy, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, Cats and West Side Story as well as creating her own online and in person cabaret shows. In 2018 Sophia founded ‘The Musical Mentor’ bringing Mind Management tools and techniques to help students, graduates and professionals to combat audition nerves and performance anxieties. She has worked extensively with colleges such as London Studio Centre and London School of Musical Theatre. Professional clients have gone on to perform in the West End in shows such as Beauty and the Beast, Cats and The Play That Goes Wrong. Head judge of TV show ‘Strictly Come Dancing’, Shirley Ballas worked closely with Sophia, preparing for her first acting appearance in a pantomime. Now a Podcast host, Coach and Mentor to many, Sophia is hugely passionate about inspiring everyone she meets to live an awakened life!

Scarlett is a highly acclaimed theatre, television and film actress, winning the 2014 Whatsonstage.com award for Best STAR Actress in a musical for her performances in Candide and A Chorus Line. Described as “perpetually excellent” (The Evening Standard) and an “undisputed star” (Daily Mail), it is no surprise Scarlett has received two Olivier Award nominations. One in 2006 for her portrayal of Josephine in HMS Pinafore, performed at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre, and in 2012 for her role playing Cathy Seldon in Singin’ in the Rain. Scarlett has played the title role of Mary Poppins in both the West End and on Broadway. Other West End Credits include The Witches Of Eastwick, Annie Get Yer Gun and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.

Laura graduated from London Studio Centre after being awarded the Lia Williams Cup for the most outstanding student.

Laura’s Theatre credits include:  School of Rock (Gillian Lynne Theatre); Mr Foote’s Other Leg (Theatre Royal Haymarket); That Day We Sang (Manchester Royal Exchange); My Fair Lady (Sheffield Crucible); Betty Blue Eyes (Novello Theatre); Sleeping Beauty (Theatre Royal, Wakefield);  Les Misérables (Queens Theatre); Mary Poppins (UK Tour); The Rat Pack (UK and European Tour); Beauty And The Beast (original Disney UK Tour); Oklahoma (Perth Theatre); Aladdin (Hull New Theatre); Cinderella (Halifax) and Robin Prince Of Sherwood (Piccadilly Theatre, London).

Television credits include: Doctors (BBC); HollyOaks (Channel 4); Vera (ITV); Heartbeat (ITV); Doctors (BBC); Peak Practice (ITV); Sibling Rivalry (Double Exposure) and In Suspicious Circumstances (Granada Television).

Radio and voiceover work includes: The Birth Machine (BBC); Reasons For Dancing (BBC); If Wishes Were Changes (BBC); Language Tapes (Longmans).

Jye Frasca most recently starred on Broadway in “Wicked” as Boq at The Gershwin Theatre and made his American stage debut in “Jersey Boys” for a limited engagement where he played the iconic role of Frankie Valli. He is most renowned for his career on the London stage starring in the London premier of “Jersey Boys”, the highly acclaimed adaptation of Ernest Hemingway’s “Fiesta: The Sun Also Rises”, the London premier of “Thrill Me: The Leopold & Loeb Story” for which he was nominated as Best Actor at The Off West End Theatre Awards, the original London production of “Wicked” alongside Tony Award winner Idina Menzel, the world premier of Cameron Mackintosh and Disney’s “Mary Poppins”, The National Theatre’s “Anything Goes”, The National Theatre’s “Love’s Labour’s Lost” working alongside Joseph Fiennes, “We Will Rock You”, “Mamma Mia”, “Cats”, and “West Side Story”. On screen, Jye starred in the British feature films “Kaufman’s Game” and “Reality Mine”.

Tony & Olivier Award nominated Ellen Kane is one of the UK’s most sought-after choreographers for stage and screen.

Theatre credits include A Chorus Line (Leicester Curve), Choreographer of Groundhog Day The Musical (dir. Matthew Warchus), Old Vic Theatre London and the August Wilson Theatre Broadway (Tony and Olivier nominations); Worldwide Associate Choreographer on the RSC’s Matilda The Musical, also directed by Matthew Warchus; International Choreographic Supervisor and Associate on Billy Elliot The Musical (dir. Stephen Daldry).

Screen credits include choreographing the new feature film of Matilda (Working Title/Netflix) and Dance and Movement Supervisor on Cats (Working Title/Universal).

Daniel won the Sheila O’Neil prize during his time at London Studio Centre.

Theatre credits include: The Twilight Zone, (Almeida/West End, Sweet Charity, (Royal Exchange), As You Like it, (Shakespeare’s Globe), Singin’ In The Rain, (Theatre du Chatelet/Palace Theatre/Chichester), Tonight at 8.30, (ETT), Putting it Together, Accolade, (St James), Lizzie Siddal, (Arcola), Talent, Me and My Girl, A Chorus Line (Sheffield Crucible), Mary Poppins (National Tour), Hello Dolly!, Romeo and Juliet, Oh What a Lovely War (Regent’s Park Open Air), Anything Goes, Love’s Labours Lost (National Theatre), Twelfth Night (West Yorkshire Playhouse) Fosse, Chicago, (Original West End Cast). TV includes: Doctors (BBC), The Last Enemy (BBC), Coronation Street (ITV), Heartbeat (ITV), The Royals (E!) Chernobyl (HBO) Funny Girl (Sky), Time (BBC), The Salisbury Poisonings (BBC).

Theatre credits include: Stevie Streeter in Rock Follies (Chichester Minerva), Berlusconi in Berlusconi A New Musical (Southwark Playhouse), A Christmas Carol (Old Vic Theatre), Mr Wormwood in Matilda the Musical (West End), Alberto Beddini in Top Hat (National Tour), Pirelli in Sweeney Todd (Leeds Playhouse/Royal Exchange, Manchester), The Lion King (West End), A Streetcar Named Desire (Bolton Octogan), Women Beware Women (National Theatre), La Cage Aux Folles (West End/Menier Chocolate Factory), Guys And Dolls (Piccadilly Theatre), Tony Manero in Saturday Night Fever (West End, Germany, Italy), Benoit in Martin Guerre (West End), Grease (West End), A Chorus Line (Sheffield Crucible), The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe (Leeds Playhouse), Singin’ In The Rain (National Tour).

Television credits include: Mammals (Amazon Prime), The Boleyns (BBC), Victoria Wood’s That Day We Sang, Coronation Street, Babes In The Wood

Film credits include, Aladdin (Disney), Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again, Mamma Mia, The Clan, The Phantom Of The Opera, Joseph And The Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat.

CAST ALBUMS INCLUDE:  Anything Goes and Tomorrow Morning.

Kevin is currently playing Charles, a series regular, in EMMERDALE (ITV)

Rafael was born in Barcelona where he began his early dance training before moving to London.

In 1992 he joined Rambert Dance Company, where he stayed as a dancer and associate choreographer until 2006, at which time Bonachela Dance Company (BDC) was born to accommodate the rapid rise of his choreographic career.

Rafael has been commissioned to make works for Candoco, George Piper Dances, ITDANSA Danza, Contemporanea de Cuba, Transitions Dance Company and Dance Works Rotterdam amongst others. He has also choreographed extensively for pop artists including Kylie Minogue and Tina Turner.

In 2008, Rafael premiered his first full-length production, 360°, for Sydney Dance Company. Less than six months later, he was appointed Artistic Director making headlines around the dance world.

Rafael has just celebrated 13 years as the Artistic Director of Sydney Dance Company.

Nicholas Pinnock has been seen across theatre, television and film for over 30 years.

Notable screen credits include John Ellis in Django (Sky UK/Canal +) Aaron Wallace in For Life produced by Curtis ‘50 Cent’ Jackson (ABC/Sky). Criminal (Netflix) The Last Tree (BFI) Fortitude (Sky), Top Boy (Netflix) and Marcella (Netflix). Pinnock was also named producer on For Life Season Two.

A seasoned theatre actor, Pinnock’s theatre credits include Ear for Eye (Royal Court) and The Royale (Bush Theatre).

In 2019 Pinnock announced Silver Milk Productions that focuses on creating thought provoking and fresh content across television, film and documentaries.

On graduating from the London Studio Centre Tamsin played roles in theatre shows including Grease and Oliver. She later rose to national fame as Mel Healy in Eastenders, a role she played on and off for six years. Since then Tamzin has played an array of television roles and has appeared as a television judge on a number of British talent shows. In 2021, Tamzin appeared on The Masked Dancer, masked as Scarecrow. She was unmasked in the final and finished in fourth place

Lucy Alexander has worked extensively as a TV Presenter since graduating from London Studio Centre. Credits include ‘A Place in the Sun’ (Channel 4), Homes under the Hammer (BBC One), The Customer Is Always Right (BBC), Bang on Budget (Channel 4), Lost and Found (Channel 4), Best of Both Worlds (Channel 4), Matron, Medicine and Me: 70 years of the NHS (BBC One), It’s a Knockout (Channel 5) and Milkshake (Channel 5). She has also presented for Nickelodeon and in 2017 she appeared in Channel 4’s Tried and Tasted: The Ultimate Shopping List.

Lucy is also known for appearing in Chesney Hawke’s music video The One and Only: Version 2 soon after graduating. She was also the face of Carpetright for five years and a regular panellist on prime time foodie show The Ultimate Taste Test with Fred Sirex, Jay Rayner & Michel Roux.

Louie is a dancer, choreographer and television personality, best known for the TV show Pineapple Dance Studios. He was artistic director of the world renowned studios when the show first aired in 2010. Pineapple Dance Studios was sold around the world and has aired on the US network Ovation since 28 September 2014. His professional career began performing in West End musicals including Miss Saigon, Cats, and Closer to Heaven.

Louie has also sat on multiple TV judging panels, most recently on ITV’s Dancing On Ice. Louis appeared on series twelve of Celebrity Big Brother, surviving three evictions but was voted off two days before the final.

Yolande’s professional career began as a dancer with Extemporary Dance Theatre. She then danced with Rambert Dance Company before moving to Los Angeles to join the Lewitzky Dance Company, dancing many leading roles and being appointed a master teacher. She later formed her Yorke Dance Project, which presents work by world renowned UK and US choreographers. TWENTY, Yorke Dance Project’s 20th anniversary season, was performed to sold-out houses at the Royal Opera House in London following a successful UK tour. In addition to choreographing for Yorke Dance Project, Yolande has created works for other companies in both the US and UK as well as for TV and theatre productions.

In 2015, Yolande, along with frequent collaborator Sir Robert Cohan and Eleanor Alberga, founded the Cohan Collective which brings together composers, choreographers, musicians, filmmakers and dancers to look deeply into the process of making music, dance and film to develop the depth and quality of their work and working methods. Yolande has co-directed each residency and is honoured to continue developing new Cohan Collective programmes, including 2020’s Cohan Collective for Film and this year’s Cohan Collective in partnership with the Martha Graham Dance Company and Joffrey Ballet.

Most recently Yolande has been collaborating with filmmaker David Stewart. They have begun working on a documentary on Robert Cohan’s life and completed filming seven of the solos from Afternoon Conversations with Dancers as a series of Lockdown Portraits which premiered at the Barbican Cinema in October. They are currently working on a film of Kenneth MacMillan’s Sea of Troubles, scheduled to start filming in 2022.

Yolande received a nomination for a Critics’ Circle National Dance Award for her performance of Martha Graham’s iconic 1930 solo, Lamentation.

Wendi is a familiar face from television best known for playing Cilla Battersby-Brown in Coronation Street. Her extensive career began in theatre at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield in 1987. She has since appeared in both plays and musicals, including works with Sir Jonathan Miller, Matthew Warchus and John Godber. In 2010 she received critical acclaim for her portrayal of Mrs Metheral in The Game, by Harold Brighouse, dubbed “simply magnificent” by The Guardian.

Peters’ other theatre roles have included Bedroom Farce, Noises Off, Stephen Sondheim’s Into The Woods, The Scarlet Pimpernel, Follies in Concert, London Palladium, and Guys and Dolls, White Christmas, Rutherford and Son, Wonderland and Quartet. To top it all off, Wendi was a finalist in Celebrity Masterchef!

Wendi Peters won the Sheila O’Neill Award upon graduating from London Studio Centre in 1987.

Honorary Doctor of Arts and Olivier Award winner (Best Theatre Choreography Mary Poppins and Hello Dolly) Stephen Mear has been described by the telegraph as “the old style master of the modern chorus line”.

Stephen’s prolific career has taken him in all directions from Musical Theatre on Broadway and the West End to opera at the ENO, Paris and The Met in New York. His varied and sought after talent extends to well know TV Programmes such as “ So You Think You Can Dance”, “The Tracey Ullman Show” and “The Victoria Wood Show”.

He has also choreographed Music Videos for Goldfrapp and Oasis. From 2009 to 2016 Stephen was associate choreographer at the Chichester Festival Theatre and has received seven Olivier Award nominations for Best Theatre Choreography for Gypsy, Kiss Me Kate, Crazy For You, Sweet Charity, Sinatra, Singin’ In The Rain and Soul Train. Stephen has made an indisputable mark on the industry.

Lia’s extensive career as an actress and director spans both stage and screen.

Lia is noted for playing Wallis Simpson, Duchess of Windsor in the Netflix series The Crown. Other recent television credits include Nadia Herz in the second series of The Missing, Alice Warner in Kiri alongside Sarah Lancashire, Dr Cooper in the BBC adaptation of His Dark Materials and DCI Garland in the BBC six-part mystery thriller, The Capture.

Lia’s career as a stage actress as seen her play parts penned by Shakespeare, Ayckbourn, Pinter, Ibsen and Williams, to name a few, and has taken her from West End to Broadway.

Lia has directed short films since 2002. In 2008, Lia’s short film The Stronger was nominated for Best Short Film at the BAFTA Film Awards, and won Best Short Film at Raindance. In 2021, Williams directed an acclaimed production of Doubt by John Patrick Shanley at Chichester Festival Theatre.