| Education |  | 2008, Foundation Degree in Dance Teaching
Bucks New University | | | About me | Joanne Banks began dance classes aged 3 in Chilton, Co. Durham. She later trained with The Amanda McGlynn Academy of Performing Arts in Middlesbrough before completing a BTEC in Performing Arts at New College, Durham. She later joined the National Youth Music Theatre (NYMT) where she trained vocationally, working in musicals as a performer and assistant choreographer. Joanne gained her first dance teaching certificate in Tap dance with the IDTA. In 2008, Joanne completed a Foundation Degree in Dance Teaching at Bucks New University.
Over the years Joanne has not only trained many hundreds of students at her own school but has choreographed many hundreds more in local, regional and national musical theatre productions. Joanne's choreographic credits include: 'The Late Sleepers' for the NYMT, 'Oliver', 'Bouncers', 'Jesus Christ Superstar', 'Little Shop of Horrors','42nd Street', 'Fiddler on the Roof', 'Fame', 'Me and My Girl' and 'Wizard of Oz' for Dionysis Theatre Company, 'Anything Goes', 'Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat', 'The Pirates of Penzance', 'Chess', 'Five Guys Named Moe', 'Seven Brides for Seven Brothers', 'Kiss me Kate' and a musical specially commissioned for Durham Youth Musical Theatre Company: 'Box of Tricks'. | |
| | | more details | | Primary Job | Choreographer | | General Dance Skills | Ballet, Jazz, Tap | | Specific Dance Skills | Acrobatics, Hip Hop, Jazzdance, Modern Jazz, Streetdancing | | Experienced In | Choreography, Musical Theatre, Show Dancing, Teaching Dance, Theatre | | Hair Length | Short | | Ethnicity | White/Caucasian | | Skin Color | Tanned | | Specific Singing Skills | Mezzo-Soprano | | Interested in | Choreography, Film, Teaching Dance, Theatre, Tours (UK), TV | | CRB checked | Yes | | Professional Memberships/Affiliations | IDTA | | Perform nude? | No |
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