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Awad

FRANCOIS AWAD - Swing / Dance Captain

Birthplace Sydney, Australia

Training McDonald College, 2000

Theatre Joe Labero 'Magic Master' (Star City Showroom), Lights, Camera, Chaos (Fox Studios Back Lot), Sydney 2000 Olympic Games Opening and Closing Ceremonies; Sega World Sydney

Other Sydney Dance Company Studios (Teacher) and Pineapple Studios, London (Teacher); Founder of Dance Intensity training workshops; Alegria (Cirque du Soleil), Dance Trainer

DANNY BEIRUTI - Swing

Birthplace Melbourne, Australia

Training Bachelor of Performing Arts (Monash University); NIDA – Singer Dancer Actor.

Theatre The Wiggles – Australian tour as host for children’s super group; Godspell (Lambert House); Children of Eden (Music Theatre on Location)

Other Walt Disney Special Events – Asia tour; Royal Caribbean International – USA and Caribbean

Television X-Factor (Network Ten)
Scott Bowie

SCOTT BOWIE - Standy Timon/Zazu/Ed

Birthplace Melbourne, Australia

Training Victoria College, Rusden 1988-1991;  NIDA 1992-1994

Theatre Broken ( Melbourne Fringe Festival 2002), Lochie Leonard the Human Torpedo, Dags (Ensemble), Dogs (Old Fitzroy), A Property of the Clan (NSW Schools Tour)

Television Skirts, All Saints, Blue Heelers (Channel 7), Operation Phoenix , Swingin' (ABC), Bingles (Channel 10), Water Rats, The Coast - Pilot (Channel 9)

Film Lillian's Story, Shifting Ground (Short film)

Other Blackrock, The Golden Hammer (ABC Radio); Acting & Audition coach

Cutler

DAVID CUTLER - Swing

Birthplace Launceston, Tasmania, Australia

Training Australian College of Entertainment, 1995

Theatre 1936 (Reef Hotel Casino), P&O Fair Princess Show (Grayboy), Mysterium (Reef Hotel Casino), Switch (Tivoli Theatre, Brisbane)

Commercials Nokia, VISA Card

Extra Work Scooby Doo (Warner Bros)

AMY EDWARDS - Swing

Birthplace Sydney, Australia

Training Brent Street School of Performing Arts IV; McDonald College of the Performing Arts

Theatre I Am Australian (Chungshan Society); West Side Story (McDonald College); Cinderella – The Pantomime & Wizard of Oz (Gosford Musical Society).

Television All Saints (Channel 7); Home and Away (Channel 7); Comedy Inc (Crackerjack Productions)

Commercials Fanta; KFC; Capri-Sun; Kodak; Qantas; Nokia; Weetbix; Colgate; Speedstick; Bledisloe Cup

Film Quick Flicks (short film)

Other Wimbledon Ball (support performer for Caroline O’Connor) Four Seasons Hotel;

Modelling: Dance Train Magazine.
Garrett

SACHIE GARRETT - Swing/Dance Captain

Birthplace Okayama, Japan

Training Gekidan Shiki (Japan)

Theatre Crazy for You, John Manjiro, Utawa Tomodachi, Aspects of Love, The Phantom of the Opera (Gekidan Shiki)

Other Various engagements including magic shows, dance festivals and performances in several cities in Japan; Reoma World Amusement Park (Choreographer's Assistant, Japan)

Loredo Malcolm

LOREDO MALCOM - Swing

Birthplace Kingston, Jamaica

Training Ashe – Caribbean Performing Arts, 1995 – 2004; Hillside High School (North Carolina), 1998 – 2000; Edna Manley College of the Performing Arts, 2003 – 2004

Theatre Lift Up Jamaica (Ashe, The Little Theatre)

Commercials Smirnoff, Ice, Red Label wine, Colgate

Film One Love (Jamaican film)

Other Ashe (dance teacher); The first 20 year old to choreograph at the Dallas black dance conference in San Diego, California; Gold Medalist for three years at JCDC Dance Festival (Jamaica); Winner Best Male Performer at Ashe

Lee Morunga

LEE MORUNGA - Swing

Birthplace Whangarei, New Zealand

Training Music and Audio Institute of New Zealand; Diploma in Contemporary Music

Theatre Te Korimaki (Auckland Theatre Company)

Television Touring (Kahu Productions), Hikoi (Aka Productions)

Other Hinewehi Mohi – Debut Album Tour (Europe)

Richardson

DEANNA O'LEARY - Swing

Birthplace Townsville, Queensland

Training Queensland Dance School of Excellence, 2002 – 2003; ED5 Performing Arts Centre, 2004

Theatre ED5 Cabaret (Darren Mapes – Director/Choreographer)

Other Big Steps, Little Feet (Queensland Ballet); Baralga (Australian Ballet Theatre) Video Clip: Guy Sebastian's Out With My Baby (Kelly Abbey – Choreographer)

YAEL ALANO PINEDA

YAEL ALANO PINEDA - Swing

Birthplace Pagadian City, Philippines

Training Bayanihan Philippine Dance Company, 1985-1994

Theatre Cinderella (Repertory Philippines), Alikabok Sino Ka Ba Jose Rizal (Musical Theatre Philippines), The Rocky Horror Show (Atlantis Productions); Bayanihan Philippine Dance Company (world tour)

Television Has appeared on local television shows/sitcoms.

Film Film Culture Through Music & Dance (Documentary Film)

Other Opera: Juan Luna Spoliarium, conducted by Maestro Ryan Cayabyab; A likabok Sino Ka Ba Jose Rizal (Choreographer); A television commercial model; radio voice talent

Richardson

JEFFREY RICHARDSON - Swing

Birthplace Port-of-Spain, Trinidad

Training Youth Church Choir; Mrs Holitsia (Vocal Trainer)

Television Daybreak, Community Dateline (Trinidad & Tobago TV)

Other Gospel Festival/Schools Song Festival (Trinidad & Tobago); Barbados Gospel Festival; Double Keynote Award Recipient, Gospel Recording Artist

Van der Stap

SIMON VAN DER STAP - Standby for Scar & Pumbaa

Birthplace Sydney, Australia

Training NIDA, 1996

Theatre The Lady in the Van (Sydney Theatre Co.), True West (Belvoir St Theatre), Death of a Salesman (The Actor's Forum), The Mill on the Floss, A Midsummer Night's Dream (NIDA)

Television Life Support (SBS); All Saints (Channel 7), Water Rats, The Agency - pilot (Channel 9), Big Sky (Channel 10), Mumbo Jumbo (Beyond Productions)

Other Jimmy, True West, Danny and the Deep Blue Sea, Our Country's Good, White with Wire Wheels (Fight Choreographer); Reactor (Acting Tutor)

WEI WEI ZHANG

WEI WEI ZHANG - Swing

Birthplace Shanghai, People's Republic of China

Training Bachelor of Dance, Victorian College of the Arts (VCA) 2000-2002; VCA Secondary School 1998 - 1999, Shanghai Dance School 1992 - 1997

Theatre Wild Swans (The Australian Ballet), Tivoli (Sydney Dance Co.)

 
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