Damien Delaney

Biography

Damien Delaney (dance tutor) Damien trained at the London Studio Centre. His West End credits include: Cats (New London Theatre),Hard Times (Theatre Royal Haymarket) Tonight’s The Night (Victoria Palace Theatre) and the original cast of Billy Elliot The Musical as well as the Children’s Dance Captain (Victoria Palace Theatre). Other theatre credits include Jack Tinker In Review (London Palladium), Half A Sixpence (West Yorkshire Playhouse), the National Theatre’s production of Singin’ In The Rain (West Yorkshire Playhouse and UK Tour); Babes In The Wood (Churchill Theatre); Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (New Victoria Theatre); The Wizard of Oz (Cork opera House); Dance Overture (Sadlers Wells); Sweet Charity (Peacock Theatre). Television: Hangar 17; The Prince’s Trust Gala with Claire Sweeney; Showtime at the Stadium; The Sound of Musicals (BBC); The Brit Awards; International Indian Film Awards (ITV). TV Commercials include Ericsson, More Magazine and Super Noodles.Film: Phantom Of The Opera directed by Joel Schumacher and choreographed by Peter Darling; Alexander The Great (as assistant choreographer directed by Oliver Stone); KabhiKushiKabhiGham (Bombay, India); Wind In The Willows (directed by Terry Jones & choreographed by Arlene Phillips). Damien has just recently finished a 4 year run in Billy Elliot The Musical in the West End.Damien has lectured for the IDTA at the Linbury Studio, Royal Opera House and has taught at Bird College, Mountview, London Studio Centre, LIPA, Reynolds Performing Arts, Midland’s Academy of Dance & Drama, Stella Mann, C.P.A. and South East Dance. Damien also teaches at Italia Conti in London and Brighton.

Research Interest

Musical Theatre (Dance)