Caroline Hurst

Caroline began dancing at the Buckhurst Hill & Woodford School of Dancing at the age of 5, before continuing her training at Sylvia Young Theatre School. On graduating Caroline went into television production work where she worked for Film Fair Animations and Visions Post-Production. This lead to numerous film promotion work, where she choreographed for children's videos and touring shows (The Turtle Tour, Bugs Bunny's 50th Birthday and various others). She then continued to choreograph shows for various companies before opening her own Dance School, Stage One in Loughton, specialising in Street Dance. Stage One has been running now for 18 years, children from which have performed in Michael Jackson Tribute Shows, BBC Live, The Hippodrome and many West End Theatres, and many of whom have graduated to Drama Colleges such as RADA, LAMDA, Italia Conte and The Urdang Academy. Stage One is renouned for its original productions, of which many Caroline has written herself, and has produced over 20 shows.



Nina began dancing in her home village of Writtle, Chelmsford, at the Brenda Goddard School of Dancing. She was also a member of The Chelmsford Ballet Company and The Chelmsford Young Generation. On leaving School Nina studied Dance, Drama and English A-levels at Harlow College before embarking on her professional training at The Arts Eduational Schools, Chiswick on the Musical Theatre Course.
Her professional credits include:
WEST-END Miss Saigon (Ellen Cover ) - Jesus Christ Superstar (ensemble) - Fame (Lambchops) - Saturday Night Fever (Annette) - Grease (Rizzo) - 'Aladdin' with Sir Ian Mckellen- (ensemble)
TOURS & others... Grease (Rizzo) - Joseph & the amazing technicolor Dreamcoat (Swing) - Fame (Lambchops) - Chicago (Roxie) - Chess (Svetlana) - Pal Joey (Val & Dance Captain) - Guys & Dolls (Agatha/Dance Captain) - Sweet Charity (Helene) - A Chorus Line (Maggie) - How to Succeed in Busness without really trying (Miss Krumholtz) - Carousel ( Mrs Mullin) - The Government Inspector (Sergents Widow)
Nina has worked as a teacher for Caroline at Stage one over the past 5 years but mainly as a teacher/choreographer and Director for SONGTIME Theatre Arts Schools, which are based in west London. She has directed many shows for Songtime including Fame, Jesus Christ Superstar, Copacabana, Disney's Aladdin, Summer Holiday, The Wiz, Side by Side, High School Musical and most recently the british amateur premiere of 'Dream Girls'.

In 2007 Nina was back in the West-End taking over the role of Mrs Tottendale, whilst also understudying Elaine Paige in the title role and being Dance Captain in the Award winning Broadway hit musical 'The Drowsy Chaperone' .
In the summer of 2008 she joined the cast of 'Gigi' starring 'Topol' (Fiddler on the Roof, Flash Gordon) at Regents Park Open Air Theatre.

This Christmas Nina will be performed at the Lyceum Theatre, Sheffield as 'Genie of the Ring' in their 2008 Pantomime 'ALADDIN' opposite the iconic Phil Daniels (Eastenders, Quadrophenia and Blur's 'Parklife') as the evil Abanazar & Kevin Sacre (Jake Dean in Hollyoaks) as Aladdin.

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