BIOGRAPHY
Jack trained at Bird College - Conservatoire for Dance and Musical Theatre, graduating with distinction and as one of two recipients of the Doreen Bird Award. Whilst studying, he also trained with Tap Attack and in 2010 won the Adult Duo category at the IDO World Tap Championships with his own choreography. This achievement precipitated an early creative career and lead to an additional five choreographic world titles for Team GB.
Alongside choreography, Jack is an established filmmaker for dance, most notably as the writer, director and choreographer for DATELEAP (Short Film). Other short form works have garnered millions of views and viral successes online. For the theatre, he has written and directed sixteen original multi-genre dance short stories, and is the writer of ‘Feet Keep Me Flyin’ - a full length, narrative driven tap dance show. Other choreographic credits include ‘SKIN Fashion Show’ (Canary Wharf), ‘G-Star RAW’ (Kiev / TV), and ‘Game of Talents' (ITV).
As a performer, credits include: ‘42nd Street' (Theatre Royal, Drury Lane); ‘Bend It Like Beckham’ (Phoenix Theatre, West End); ‘Dolce & Gabbana’ (Italy); ‘Anything Goes’ (Sheffield Crucible & UK Tour); ‘Burberry- Festive Commercial’ (TV); Daniel in ‘Seven Brides for Seven Brothers’ (UK & Ireland Tour); ‘42nd Street’ (Curve, Leicester); ‘Got To Dance 3: Adam Garcia’s Performance’ (Sky 1); ‘The X Factor Live’ (ITV); ‘The Anton & Erin Show’ (Guernsey); ‘McDonald’s Great Taste of America’ (TV Commercial); ‘BBC Proms- The Broadway Sound’ (Royal Albert Hall, BBC1); Laura Mvula on ‘Alan Carr- Chatty Man’ (Channel 4); ‘Priscilla Corporate’ (Leicester); ‘ATP Tennis Tournament Opening Ceremony’ (Doha, Qatar); ‘Spring/Summer fashion week’ (Derby, Manchester Trafford Centre & Arndale); ‘Qatar Cool Awards’ (Doha, Qatar); ‘Gas & Oil Awards’ (Abu Dhabi); ‘Dick Whittington’ (Hereford Courtyard); ‘42nd Street Concert’ (London Palladium); ‘Aladdin’ (De Montfort Hall, Leicester); The Northern Tap Company’s ‘Soundz Extraordinary’ and ‘Tap A Story’ (Barnsley Civic) and World Tap Champion 2010 (Riesa, Germany).
Jack has been a faculty member / guest choreographer for: TAP’d OUT (Arizona); Penguin Tappers (Germany); Tap Attack / Team GB (2009-2019); CAN YOU DANCE?; The London Studio Centre’s ‘Jazz Co’; Masters Performing Arts; Morea Performing Arts; The Urdang Academy; LIPA; Addict Dance Academy; Bird College; Mountview Academy; The Brighton Tap Festival; Tap United (Boston) and MOVE IT! (ExCel, London).
