About Me.
Where it all began …
David grew up around Manchester, and like most performers his first professional contract was Panto, his first at 15 years old being, ‘Cinderella’. Roll on two years, and by 17 had his first Dance Captain role for an 800 seat regional venue for ‘Beauty and the Beast’, 2013.
At 18, he moved to London to study at Bird College, graduating with a 1st Class Honours Degree in Professional Dance and Musical Theatre and from here, left straight for Miami for his first show with Royal Caribbean Productions - Eugene in ‘Grease, the Broadway Musical’.
After returning to the UK, it became clear the travelling was not something that was going to stop. Over the coming years, David toured across the globe for various contracts;
As Dance Captain, for internationally renowned composer and Oscar winner Hans Zimmer; performing for over 500,000 people across Europe - including sell out shows at the O2 arena in London.
David has toured the UK as a Dancer and Vocalist with BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing Stars, Anton Du Beke, Giovanni Pernice and Lauren Oakley, in their sell out shows, including Westend venues including The London Palladium, Theatre Royal Drury Lane, Peacock Theatre and the Bloomsbury Theatre.
Further Television and filming work also includes dancing for NBC Original series for US Television, The Royal Variety Performance , BBC original series and Hans Zimmer: Diamonds in the Desert.
David has worked as a performer in so many sectors of the industry, and after settling in London, continued to enjoy working across many wonderful musicals including Oklahoma! and White Christmas for Olivier award winning choreographers Bill Deamer and Stephen Mear.
Becoming a Creative.
Working at some of the top Dance Colleges across the UK gave opportunity to create for a variety of platforms both in house and on national stages such as Move It and CYD? Conventions. Projects including Directing and Choreographing musicals such as Little Shop of Horrors, Grease, Rocky Horror Picture Show and 9 to 5.
A natural progression from Swing and Dance Captain roles as part of a company then led on to Assisting, Choreographically, on a number of projects, Working as Assistant or Associate to choreographer Alan Burkitt": for “Together: Live” for Anton Du Beke and Giovanni Pernice (Theatre Royal Drury Lane, UK & Ireland Tour), “Peter Pan” for Crossroads (Nottingham Theatre Royal) and Associate choreographer for Holland America Cruise Line - 6 brand new production shows across the fleet. Following this with Olivier Award Winner Matt Cole (Newsies) as Assistant for “Robin Hood” - Crossroads Pantomime, New Wimbledon Theatre.
David was Choreographer for the UK Revival of Zanna Don’t! - The Musical for The Old Joint Stock, Birmingham. A beautiful, heartfelt and funny show that received rave reviews working alongside Westend Director Scott LeCrass (Rose, Westend).
Credits.
Theatre includes:
Angel in Kinky Boots the Musical (Royal Albert Hall, Royal Variety Performance, ITV), Cord Elam & Ensemble in Oklahoma! (Theatre Royal Drury Lane), Swing (U/S Ezekiel) in White Christmas (UK Tour), Dance Captain for TOGETHER: Anton Du Beke & Giovanni Pernice (Theatre Royal Drury Lane/UK Tour), Eugene (U/S Sonny) in Grease (Royal Caribbean), Showman: Anton Du Beke (UK Tour), An Evening With Anton Du Beke (London Palladium), Dancer/Vocalist in Him & Me 2023 - Anton Du Beke and Giovanni Pernice (Theatre Royal Drury Lane & UK & Ireland Tour), Featured Ensemble in Made in Italy: Giovanni Pernice (London Palladium, UK & Ireland Tour), Dance Captain (U/S Anton Du Beke & Paul Chuckle) in Peter Pan (Woking New Victoria Theatre), Dancer/Vocalist in Him & Me 2022- Anton Du Beke and Giovanni Pernice (Peacock Theatre Westend & UK Tour), Dance Captain for Hans Zimmer Live 2022 (International Arena Tour), Swing for Giovanni Pernice: This is Me (UK Tour), Ensemble (U/S Craig Revel Horwood) in Cinderella (Southampton Mayflower), Ensemble in Him & Me 2021- Anton Du Beke and Giovanni Pernice (UK Tour), Latin Dancer in Mountbatten Festival of Music (Royal Albert Hall), "42nd Street" - An Evening at Joe’s (Online), Ensemble in Beauty and the Beast (Belfast Grand Opera House), Invitation to Dance (Royal Caribbean), Once Upon a Time (Royal Caribbean).
TV And Film includes:
Royal Variety Performance 2025 (ITV), Ballroom Dancer in The Courtship: An NBC Original Series (Endemol Shine North America for NBC Universal/Peacock), Hans Zimmer: Diamonds In the Desert (Film), Workshop for What It Feels Like For A Girl (BBC).
Choreography Includes:
Choreographer for UK Revival of Zanna Don’t (Old Joint Stock, Birmingham), Associate Choreographer “Timeless”, “Curtain Up”, “Solid Gold”, “Feeling Groovy”, “A Swing Thing” and “Celtic Spirit” for Holland America Cruise Lines (International), Assistant Choreographer for TOGETHER: Anton Du Beke & Giovanni Pernice (Theatre Royal Drury Lane/UK Tour), Director/Choreographer for Flashback! (Leicester Haymarket), Assistant Choreographer for Cinderella (Crossroads Pantomimes), Assistant Choreographer for Robin Hood (Crossroads Pantomimes, New Wimbledon Theatre), Assistant Choreographer for Peter Pan (Crossroads Pantomimes, Nottingham Theatre Royal), Choreographer for Grease (SLP College), Little Shop of Horrors (SLP College), ‘Turn Back Time!’ (SLP College), “Sock Hop” MoveIt Main Stage 2025, “Swing Fling” Move It Main Stage 2024, “Is It Love? - CYD Conventions 2024, Go The Distance (Leeds Carriageworks), Rehearsal Choreographer for Shooting Stars (Stagebox UK).