BDC THEATRE COLLEGE - Key Persons


DAWN CLARK

Training at the Royal Ballet Lower and Upper School, Dawn was a soloist with Scottish Ballet for 14 years performing around the world. Throughout her career, she danced many leading classical roles in classical ballets such as The Nutcracker, Swan Lake, and Giselle to name a few.

George Hill

Job Titles:
  • Artistic Director
Training at the Royal Ballet School London, George danced with the Royal Ballet and toured with the Birmingham Royal Ballet. He was awarded the Lynn Seymour Award for expressive dance, and in 2003 was a young British dancer of the year finalist. In 2004, he was a Royal Academy of Dance Adeline Genee finalist at the Odeon of Herodes Atticus in Greece. Upon graduation, he went on to join the Semoperoper Ballet in Germany and the Dutch National Ballet in Amsterdam touring internationally throughout Europe, Asia, and America. His repertoire includes dancing soloist and principal roles in classics such as; The Nutcracker, Swan Lake, La Bayadere, Giselle, and Sleeping Beauty as well as working with modern choreographers such as Forsythe, Kylian, and Mats Ek. Wishing to explore the world outside of the Opera House, George went on to perform in the German premiere of Tabaluga the Musical and returned to London's Westend to create and star in McQueen The Play at the Haymarket Theatre, Piccadilly and had a regular slot at The London Cabaret Club. George has danced in music videos for bands such as The 1975 and Sticky Fingers as well as acting in dramas for television and film. George has also modeled internationally for fashion houses including Prada, Jil Sander, and Moschino. George is regularly invited as a guest teacher and has lectured for the International Dance Teachers Association, the International Dance Teachers Convention, and Move It, London, to name a few.

Jarry Glavin

Jarry trained at the Royal Ballet School, London and professional credits include: The Royal Ballet, The Royal New Zealand Ballet, Norwegian National Ballet. Jaered has additionally worked internationally as a contemporary and jazz choreographer receiving recognition from Lady Gaga.

KATIE HUMPHRIES

Katie trained at Performers College, London and as a professional dancer performed alongside artists including Kylie Minogue, Lionel Richie and S Club 7 to name a few. Since retiring from dance Katie has taken an active role in choreography and was recently commissioned by Guy Garvey to create a piece for the South Bank Centre, London.

Myron Birch

Training at LIPA Myron's theatre credits include: Melanie C, Nokia, Robbie Williams, The Brit Awards, Thriller Live, X Factor, Strictly Come Dancing.

TJ Firmin

TJ trained at BDC before moving on to complete his training at Rambert School of Contemporary Dance. TJ has worked as a member of Ballet Boyz, touring the country and as a freelance dance artist has worked in music videos with artists including Ellie Goulding.