ASHLEY NOTTINGHAM

Training: London Studio Centre, where Ashley is now a regular teacher and choreographer. He also teaches at LSMT and Bodyworks.

Theatre includes: ensemble and covered Barnaby Tucker in Hello, Dolly! (Leicester Curve), swing and covered Scarecrow in The Wizard of Oz (London Palladium), dance captain, swing and covered Gangle and Squelch in Love Never Dies (Adelphi – original cast), We Will Rock You (Dominion), swing and covered Ash Sherwood and Adrian Banks in Never Forget (Savoy), Billy Lawlor in 42nd Street (UK tour), Cheese Grater and covered Lumiere in Disney’s Beauty and The Beast (UK tour), Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (Milton Keynes Theatre), Beauty and the Beast (Eastbourne) and The Jazz Dance Company (UK tour).

Television includes: The BBC Broadway Proms, EastEnders the Musical, Alistair McGowan Christmas Special, Top of The Pops, UK Gold Style Challenge and Ultra Beat Pop Video.

Choreography includes: Spring Awakening (Pleasance), Snow White (Manchester Opera House), Wildboyz (Elgiva, Chesham) and Rumplestiltskin’s Daughter (Earls Court Festival). As assistant choreographer: So You Think You Can Dance (BBC), The Drowsy Chaperone (Upstairs at the Gatehouse), Crazy For You Showtime Challenge (London Palladium), The Boy Friend Showtime Challenge (Her Majesty’s). Also, West End Eurovision (Piccadilly), National Dance Awards (Sadler’s Wells), Dance Overtures for the London Studio Centre, Colin’s Performing Arts and Central School of Speech and Drama summer shows.

Ashley was assistant director for Peter Pan (New Victoria Theatre, Woking).

RACHEL SARGENT

Rachel started dancing at the age of 2 in her home town in North Wales. At sixteen she moved to London to study dance at Performers College, Essex before moving to Epsom a year later where she trained for three years at Laine Theatre Arts. During her time at Laine's she appeared in numerous professional shows and pantomimes. On graduating, Rachel appeared in the workshop production of the musical Raindogs in Trafalgar Studios London, where she played the part of Rusty and went on later that year to make her West End debut playing Shelly in the musical Hairspray, covering the part of Tracy. Following her year in Hairspray and up until earlier this year, Rachel was playing the role of Lisa in Mamma Mia at the Prince of Wales theatre, London. Although Rachel has spent a lot of time on stage performing, she has always had a love of teaching - from a young age she would assist her dance teacher with the younger classes and has taught many classes and workshops in schools and colleges, even in the Royal Academy and is delighted to be returning to Glass Dance for another year of summer school.