March 2021 London Seminar Online 2021

London Seminar Online 2021

No physical London Seminar could take place this year Latin with Ferdinando because of the pandemic but a superb online series of Iannaccone & Yulia lectures was well arranged by the IDTA. If you missed Musikhina – Ballroom the 28th February it can now be found in the members WDO World Champions, area of the IDTA website. The top ranked lecturers UK championship included: Amateur Champions 3 times, Blackpool Amateur Alternative Latin with Champions 3 times, Darren & Anita Kelly International Amateur Champions. who have been running their own social medallist Ballroom with Marcus Hilton dance school for over 15 MBE, Patron of the IDTA, with years teaching ballroom, his wife, Karen, they were both Latin American, and Club made MBE’s in the Queens Latin dances such as birthday honours in 1997 for Salsa and Bachata. They their charity work and for have lectured for the IDTA both regionally and nationally services to the Ballroom Dance numerous times and are proud of being long standing industry. He is 16 x undefeated members of the IDTA. Darren is also currently serving in his World Champion and in March second term as Chairman of the South East Area. this year became President of the British Dance Council (BDC). Marcus is also the current Freestyle with Colin Maxwell Chair of the British Dance Festival and has held this position who tells Dance International since 2007. : “I was always committed to creating different opportunities Ballroom with Mark & Olga for young people within my Elsbury Youth Champions: local community. I originally Closed British Ballroom volunteered all my efforts into Champions, International dance coaching and teaching. Ballroom Champions, Closed I danced as a young child and UK Ballroom Champions, Open had a background in dancing British Ballroom Champions. for many years. The Colin Maxwell School Of Dance Amateur:UK Closed 10 Dance emerged and has provided a safe and secure environment Amateur Champions, 4 x UK for young people for over 30 years, irrespective of Closed Amateur Ballroom religious belief or creed. Within this time frame my dance Champions,4x Closed British school has produced many champions.” Mr Maxwell is Amateur Ballroom Champions, proud to be a member of the IDTA and has won a number Open British Amateur Rising of awards. His international coaching experience has taken Star Vice Champions, WDC him to: South Africa, Norway, Spain, Germany, America. He Al World Amateur Ballroom has numerous choreographic achievements to his name Finalists,World Cup Amateur Champions . Professional: as well as events including the Ibiza Championships for 3 2 x British Classical Showdance Champions. WDC World Years (with Anna Jones). Showdance Finalists. International Professional Rising Star Champions. 2 x UK Closed Professional ballroom Latin with Fabio & Amy Champions. 2 x Closed British Professional Ballroom D’Angelo former British Champions.World, European and International Professional Closed finalists, European Cup Ballroom Semi-Finalists. semifinalists and Amy was junior ballroom Latin and Ten Street with Sadie Flower who is dance champion. Winners of the founder and promoter of the the IDTA Arthur J Gallagher ‘rapt’ street dance and commercial award they are coaches and competitions live and online! international adjudicators. Teachers can book their schools The content of their lecture is onto this. Sky’s winner of ‘bump n “Choreography” they choreographed a Waltz and a Rumba grind’ 2004, BBC 1’s winner of ‘strictly with description of figures and timing. The songs chosen dance fever’ 2005. She danced for are : Snow Waltz by the Empress Orchestra, and In Too Katy Perry, Pink and was assistant Deep by the Empress Orchestra. choreographer and dance captain of the ‘bratz’ world tour directed 28 | Dance International Magazine by Arlene Phillips and was choreographer of the ‘Jane Tap with Dan Harrison and Mcdonald’ uk tour. With a substantial work experience Adam Brant fromThe Tap her specialised dance styles are: Street Dance, Hip Hop, Step Brothers this is a high Latin, Freestyle Disco, Rock n Roll, Lindy Hop, Aerials, energy, entertaining two-man Cheerleading, Street Jazz, Commercial. show that visits different Tap styles from a multitude of Sequence with Thomas Cliff eras; from vaudeville to even is a Fellow and Examiner of the Irish dance! Together and International Dance Teachers separately, Dan Harrison and Association. He runs a very Adam Brant have travelled successful dancing school in all around the world in shows Manchester, teaching various styles such as Spirit of the Dance, of dance to all ages and abilities. He Tap Factory, Dancing Queen and Essence of Ireland. has choreographed performances After also working on various cruise lines as a production for many different shows and dancer, Dan decided that he wanted to put his passion trained dancers to compete at both for tap into something that can be enjoyed by the cruise regional and national competitions. industry audiences too.The Tap Step Brothers has now Thomas has lectured at several travelled around theatres across the UK and is now a guest events throughout the UK, including act on some of the biggest cruise ships in the world. the IDTA, Nationwide Congress, London Seminar, and the IDTA Nationwide Freestyle Seminar. He is also a member Musical Theatre with Lizzi of the IDTA North West Area Committee. Gee is an extremely versatile creative, having worked Jazz with Aaron Parker on large scale musicals, who graduated from creating a movement Laine Theatre Arts in language for plays and 2010 with a distinction opera, working ‘one on in his Diploma in one’ to find the physical professional musical language of a character, to theatre, after starting personal movement coach. out in the industry at Lizzi is able to adapt and just 8 years old on collaborate easily across many different genres. She has TV, Stage and POP a particular ability to put any performer at ease with her Group “NAU-T”. Since self assurance, energy and excellent social skills. Lizzi’s graduating Aaron has credits include, The National Theatre, the Old Vic, the performed all around the Young Vic, English National Opera, The Royal Shakespeare world in theatre’s and arena’s, for audiences of 500 to Company, Regents Park Open Air Theatre, Chichester 30,000 people.working along side: Dionne Warwick, Festival Theatre, Sheffield Crucible, Nottingham Playhouse, Arlene Philips, McFly, Ben Elton, Jenna Coleman, Brian and many West End and touring Theatres. Lizzi also owns May and many more. Aaron has just finished playing the her own dance school, training children from the age of 3 role of “A-Rab” in the 2016 production of West Side Story right through to adults. She is often a guest lecturer and (Kilworth House Theatre). Previously Aaron has appeared dance coach for many theatre schools across the UK, and in a number of world renowned musicals: Pepper in when time allows volunteers at Nikosi’s Haven (a home for Mamma Mia! (International Tour, including: Hong Kong, children and mothers affected by HIV) in Johannesburg, Philippines, Dubai and Singapore.) Roger in Grease where she is a mentor and teacher of dance to the 120 (Ljubliana Festival, Slovenia) Ensemble in We Will Rock You children living there. (World Arena Tour) Ensemble in White Christmas (Pitlochry Festival Theatre) Ensemble understudy Goody & Schlomo Ballet with Tom Clark who has in FAME! (UK Tour) Ensemble & cover Prince in Cinderella been working professionally (New Wimbledon Theatre), Spider Dancer NYMT West End in the industry since 2009. His (Nation Youth Music Theatre). Concerts Include: Featured credits include Matthew Bourne’s Dancer/Vocalist in “Go Local” (Queen Elizabeth Olympic Company, West End Shows, films Park), A Tribute To Danny La Rue (London Palladium, such as ‘Rocket Man,’ ‘Mamma West End) and Principle Vocalist for Yamaha Orchestra Mia’, and TV. Tom now works (Birmingham Symphony Hall). Choreography includes: mainly in feature films assisting Dream Bingo (Advert) Northern Ballet school (American choreographers, and also Musical Masters, musical) Phil Winstons, “The Works”. coaching actors on movement FLASH MOB Glamour Bar, Daegu South Korea.TV & Films and dance. include: FREEMANS commercial (GATE Films), Blood Strangers (ITV) Simon in Coronation Street (ITV). Credits Well done to the IDTA team Include: Mamma Mia! International tour after playing Roger for organising and filming this in Grease, touring with We Will Rock You World Arena Tour. valuable service for members.

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