• Karen Edwards: MATT MATOX BASED JAZZ/ MUSICAL THEATRE
Karen was an original cast member of the London production of Fosse, playing the lead role at The Prince of Wales Theatre on many occasions, and undertaking the role of Dance Captain. She played Frenchie in Grease (Cambridge Theatre, Asst. Res. Dir/Res. Choroegrapher); Isabella in Pickwick (Sadlers Wells, Dance Captain); was part of an international cast of Fosse that was invited to Japan; Tiger Lily in Peter Pan (Leicester Haymarket); Jesus Christ Superstar (Barbican Theatre); Funny Money (Adelphi); Carnival (Royal Opera House); as a member of the Wayne Sleep Company for three years that toured productions nationally and internationally, and The Edinburgh Festival with The Jiving Lindy Hoppers.
TV credits include commercials for Coca-Cola, Lindt, Tarley Rice, Amstell, Lloyds Bank, Visa and The Daily Mirror; Mary in Head Over Heels; Suzan in Circus Paflof (Dutch TV); Selina in Lipstick On Your Collar; Mrs. Tilbury in The Bill; Maria Kaye in Poirot; Suzanne in London's Burning and Ms Smith in Paradise Club; The Paul Daniels Magic Show; The Brian Connely Show; Royal Variety Performances with Pickwick & Fosse and The Rudy Coby Show.
Film credits: Sisyphus, Mrs Black; Urban Sunbather, Joanne; payback.com, Lou; Recordings, Paula Weaver and The Finland Testament, Mrs Vine, along with various Corporate films for companies such as BAE, Rapier Group, Wishart Foundation, Renault and Now Watch It Productions.
Most recently Karen has been both Directing and Choreographing. Director/Choreographic work includes Choreographer Bella Cora Choir (various venues); Director Jack & The Beanstalk (Old Market Theatre, Hove); Associate Director/Choreographer for the Grease production Company; Strictly Come Dancing (Asst. Chor. BBC1); two productions of A Slice Of Saturday Night (Novello Theatre, Director; Jack Lyons Theatre, choreographer and asst. director); Company (Judi Dench Theatre, choreographer); Nine (Judi Dench Theatre, choreographer); Be My Baby (Old Red Lion Theatre,choreographer); Director and musical staging for the production of I Love You, Your'e Perfect, Now Change (Kings Head Theatre, Edinburgh Festival `05 and `06, The Pavillions Theatre and Andrews Lane Theatre Dublin, with a tour of Ireland that followed `06, and the Novello Theatre); Artistic Dir. Millennium Performing Arts Assessment Show `09 and choreographer at MPA for `08 and `09 Summer Showcases; many other original choreographic pieces for both students and professionals.
Karen trained at The Susan Robinson School of Ballet and London Studio Centre.
She has been invited to teach at The London School of Musical Theatre, The Royal Academy of Music, Arts Educational London, Mountview Academy and The Midlands Academy of Dance and Drama. She has taught drama to a variety of ages at Pembroke Hall School, Jigsaw Arts, A.C.T.S., Stagestruck Stage School, Fieldnight and Redroofs Theatre School.

• Brenda Garrett Glassman: BALLET
Brenda trained at the Joyce Butler School and the Royal Ballet School. She turned down Alvin Ailey Company to join Arthur Mitchell Dance Theatre of Harlem. Her other theatre credits include ‘Sarava’ and 'Daddy Goodness in Broadway’, ’The Wiz’, ‘Spell No7’, ‘Kiss Me Kate’, and ‘Mutiny’ in the West End. Her other credits include a film ‘A Piece of Action’, starring Bing Crosby, ’The Wiz’, Starring Michael Jackson and Dianna Ross, presenting Home Shopping Channel on Sky, guest appearances on Sunday Morning’s Umbrella Programmes, dance series ‘Street Ahead’ for Channel 4, an omnibus special ‘Tango’s and Rags’ ,and commercials for ‘Halifax’ and ‘Harp’ lager. Brenda has taught audition tours for the Royal Ballet School and Birmingham Royal Ballet, master classes for The Cechetti Society and is now a member of the New Advisory Group for the Governments Music and Ballet scheme.

• Liza Hobbs: SINGING
Liza trained at Trinity College of Music, and works as a singing teacher both in East Sussex where she lives, and also in London. Liza’s performing career spanned West End musicals, opera (at Covent Garden and Glyndebourne), and recitals of both classical and light music, pantomime, music hall and cabaret. As a member of the Ambrosian Singers and London Voices she made many recordings of classical repertoire, and has also taken part in a good many recordings of musicals. Teaching singing now takes up almost all of her time. She teaches in the Junior Department of the Royal College of Music, in the performing Arts department of Battle Abbey School, and at Morley College in London.

• Josephine Holling: BALLET
Josephine trained at White Lodge and the Royal Ballet Upper School and graduated into the Royal Ballet Company at 17. Performing all the major classical ballets in the UK, and abroad, other works performed included Grosse Fugue and Septet Extra by Hans Van Manen and Ballanchine’s Allegro Brilliante. Following her performing career, Josephine retrained to become an examiner for the Royal Academy of Dance and commenced teaching extensively. In 1990 she became Artist-In-Education for Birmingham Royal Ballet and ballet mistress to the Junior and Senior Associates of the Royal Ballet School in Birmingham. Prior to joining Millennium Dance 2000, Josephine was Dance Director for the Dance School of Scotland.

• Annette McLaughlin: HEAD OF ACTING
Theatre credits include : The Bakers Wife in Into the Woods (Derby Playhouse); Queen Anne in 5/11 and Hedy La Rue in How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (Chichester Festival Theatre ), nominated for Best Performance in a Musical T.M.A Awards; Jacquenetta in Loves Labours Lost and Erma in Anything Goes (National Theatre and Theatre Royal, Drury Lane); Velma Kelly in Chicago (Adelphi Theatre); Tracey in High Society and Helena in A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre); Miss Dinsmore and Dora Bailey in Singin’ In The Rain (West Yorkshire Playhouse and the National theatre); Mema in Peter Hall’s production of Lenny (Queens Theatre); Babette in Beauty and The Beast (Dominion theatre); Betty in Damn Yankees with Jerry Lewis (Adelphi Theatre); Tess in Crazy For You (Prince Edward Theatre and UK Tour); Louisette in The Feydeau Farce and Horse and Carriage and Andy in Stepping Out (West Yorshire Playhouse); Amanda in Alan Ayckbourn’s Dreams From A Summerhouse (Watermill, Newbury); Handmaiden’s of Death and The Old Lady (Soutwark Playhouse); Pam in Immaculate Deception (Wimbledon Studio); Poppy in Godspell (Basingstoke);
T.V and Film: The Legionnaire, Heartbeat, and The Frank Skinner Show.
Radio and Recordings: Friday Night is Music Night (Radio 2 ); More of Loesser (Radio 3); The National Theatre recording of Anything Goes.
Annette has performed at the opening of the The Millennium Centre in Cardiff and has appeared in many concerts including tributes to Trevor Nunn and Cy Coleman, both at the Royal Albert Hall. Also The Glory of Gerswin at The Prince Edward Theatre and The Women at The Old Vic.
Annette is also a writer for a female comedy duo called Fair Do’s.

• Stephen Mear: MUSICAL THEATRE DANCE ADVISOR/CO-ORDINATOR
An early pupil of Jacki Mitchell and Donald McLennan. One of the best performers, choreographers and teachers of today, Stephen has appeared in Cats, Evita, 42nd Street, Some Like It Hot, and Crazy For You, of which he became Resident Choreographer. His TV credits are numerous and he has performed in several Royal Command Performances. Recently he has choreographed his first original musical Grapevine, the musical Snoopy, and his own original version of the musical Grease for Greece. Stephen was the Associate Choreographer for Sweet Charity in the West End and is Associate Choreographer for the musical Oklahoma at the National Theatre. Recently he has choreographed for Julia McKenzie’s production of A Little Night Music and Babes In The Woods in Nottingham. Soul Train at Victoria Palace, and Of Thee I Sing, West End and Singing In The Rain at the West Yorkshire Playhouse and National Theatre. These are just some of Stephen’s credits as a choreographer. In 1999 Stephen was nominated for an Olivier award for his choreography for Soul Train and again in 2000 for Singing In The Rain. He was appointed choreographer with Bill Avian for Cameron Mackintosh’s production The Witches of Eastwick. Stephen’s exhilarating choreography for Trevor Nunn’s production of Anything Goes has become Legendary. The production goes to the USA in 2005. Stephen has recently choreographed the Rod Stewart musical Tonight’s The Night and Mary Poppins. Millennium Dance is very proud that Stephen devotes all of his available teaching time to the school.

• Joseph Pitcher: MUSICAL THEATRE REPERTOIRE
Joseph trained at Millennium Dance 2000 on the Gillian Lynne Scholarship. Upon graduating he received the award for Musical Theatre His theatre credits include; Sunset Boulevard (No 1 UK National Tour), Chicago (Adelphi Theatre), Singing’ In The Rain (Royal National Theatre and West Yorkshire Playhouse), Of Thee I Sing (Bridewell Theatre), the roles of Billy and Dwight in Elegies (Globe Centre), Polidori in Bloody Poetry (Brockley Jack), Charlie Brown in Snoopy (Rosemary Branch) and Edmund (Millfield Theatre). Joseph also understudied and played the lead role of Bill Snibson in Me and My Girl at The Birmingham Alexandra. Film and Television credits include the role of ‘Steve’ in The Autograph (Bournemouth Films in association with Channel Four), ‘Paul’ in The World Within The Flame (IP Films), Crimewatch UK and Showtime at the Stadium choreographed by Stephen Mear. Choreography credits include Aladdin (Kings Theatre Glasgow), Too Marvelous For Words (The Mill At Sonning), Shiny Happy People (Queens Theatre, Hornchurch), The Diana Ross Retrospective (Etcetera Theatre) and Godspell (Bloomsbury Theatre). Too Marvellous For Words transfers to the King’s Head, London this Christmas. Joseph is also co-director of Zoop Zoop Productions whose first production was Snoopy. Most recently Joe did Anything Goes, (Theatre Royal Drury Lane). In September Joe is commencing a one year intensive acting course at the Bristol Old Vic and is soon starting a junior Theatre school.

• Mark Smith: TAP DANCE
Mark is a freelance dancer, teacher, actor and choreographer. He trained at the Royal Ballet School and London Studio Centre (taught by Jackie Mitchell and Donald McLennan). He had performed in dance companies and taught dance classes/workshops all over England. He co/choreographed with Firefly, Maria LaRibot, Arron Williamson and Fergus Early for Green Candle Dance Company. He had performed and choreographed his signature work called ‘Signdance’ (sign-language and movements together) at the Royal Festival Hall, Jackson’s Lane, ICA, Albany Theatre and The Place. Recently, presented his new work called ‘The Lift’ at Stratford Circus, 2005 and Swindon Dance's Moving for Change Gala at the Wyvern Theatre, 2006. At moment, he is teaching colleges - Colin’s Performing Arts, London Studio Centre and Millennium Dance 2000. He is setting up his own choreography project called Parafraze.

• Spencer Soloman: BALLET
Spencer’s Theatre work includes Resident Director/Choreographer on ‘Guys and Dolls’ (Piccadilly Theatre) Assistant Choreographer/Dance Captain on ‘A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum’ (National Theatre). Assistant Choreographer on ‘Pardon My English’ (City Centre, New York). Resident Choreographer on ‘On Your Toes’ (Royal Festival Hall). As an actor/dancer, credits include: Head Waiter in ‘Contact’ (Queens Theatre) Fogarty/understudy Billy Flynn and Amos Hart ‘Chicago’ (Adelphi Theatre) His T.V. and Film credits include Assistant Choreographer on ‘Beyond The Sea’ Directed by Kevin Spacey. The latest series of ‘Auf Wiedersehen Pet’ Spencer trained at the Royal Ballet School and Sylvia Youngs Theatre School. He has had a successful ballet career as a Soloist wlth Dusseldorf Ballet, Berlin Ballet, Duisburg Ballet, Bonn Ballet (all in Germany) Nice Ballet (France) Basel Ballet (Switzerland) he has also worked with Birmingham Royal Ballet.

• Richard Teverson: ACTING & TEXT
Richard trained as an actor at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art and now works in film, theatre, television and voice overs. On film he can be seen as Cousin Jasper in the new Miramax production of Brideshead Revisited. West End Theatre includes: Richard Hannay in The 39 Steps, Scar in The Lion King, A Woman of No Importance, When Harry Met Sally and The Mousetrap. Regional theatre includes: Cleo, Camping, Emmanuelle and Dick (Newcastle under Lyme), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Creation, Oxford) and The Singing Group (Chelsea Theatre). Television work includes; Poirot for LWT and The Roman Mysteries, Dogtown, The Project, Diversity and Balderdash And Piffle for the BBC.

• Nikki Woollaston: ASSISTANT TO DIRECTOR OF JAZZ
Nikki trained under Jacki Mitchell and Donald McLennan at The London Studio Centre. Most recently Nikki was the Associate and Resident Choreographer for the new musical production of Sinatra at the London Palladium, directed by David Leveaux. In 2005 and 2007 Nikki was the Assistant Choreographer for On The Town directed by Jude Kelly and choreographed by Stephen Mear (English National Opera at the Coliseum). Nikki’s choreography credits include Cinderella & Aladdin at Watford Palace, and The King And I (UK Tour); further credits include Assistant Choreographer for Anything Goes, directed by Trevor Nunn and choreographed by Stephen Mear (Theatre Royal, Drury Lane and National Theatre); Nymph Errant (Minerva Theatre, Chichester); The Vivien Ellis Awards (Her Majesty’s Theatre, London) musical staging for Kismet at The English National Opera ; Assistant Choreographer for Gershwin Concert choreographed by Stephen Mear (London Palladium); Nikki was Resident Choreographer for Oliver! directed by Sam Mendes and choreographed by Matthew Bourne (London Palladium), and she was also Associate Artistic Coordinator on Cats (New London Theatre). Nikki also worked as part of the choreographic team on the Commonwealth Games, Manchester 2002 for both the opening and closing ceremonies. Nikki has choreographed Hair-shows in the UK for various salons and teaches regularly at Millennium Dance 2000 where she is Assistant to the Head of Jazz.