Graeme
has danced all over the world from the Theatre Royal Drury
Lane to the Swing 46 Club in New York, from the top of
the Eiffel Tower to the middle of the Pacific Ocean on
the QE2!
The American Connection
Starting when he played Billy Lawlor in '42nd
St' at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane opposite Catherine
Zeta-Jones. It continued through his work with Danny Daniels
(choreographer of The Tap Dance Kid on Broadway)
and more recently with Graemes improvisational skills
at the Swing 46 Club. He danced alongside Savion Glover,
Max Pollack, Barbara Duffy, Roxane Butterfly, and Buster
Brown. He has also trained in New York with Charles Goddertz,
Germaine Goodson, Phil Black and Margaret Morrison.
The UK
Work with British choreographers includes Gillian Gregory,
Frank Thompson, Stephanie Carter, Jenny Arnold, Stephen
Mear, Chrissy Ling, Johnny Worthy and Mark Bruce.
Graeme has choreographed many shows which include No
No Nannette (Guildford School of Acting), Rhythm
N Shoes (for the Spirit of the Dance
UK tour), Flora The Red Menace (London revival),
A Drop Of Fred (Edinburgh Festival and UK
Tour), Aint We Got Fun (Prince of Wales
Theatre with Barbara King), Crazy Rhythm (for
the Dance Spectacular at the Hackney Empire) Steppin
Out for Jon Peterson (QE2 World Cruise) and Tapestry(Edinburgh
Festival).
His last venture was his critically acclaimed one-man
show Tapestry, which he took to the Edinburgh
Festival in August 2000 and with which he hopes to tour
the UK and America soon.
He has taught at the Italia Conti School, Doreen Bird
College, the Urdang Academy, Judith Sylvester School,
Arts Educational School and the Elliott-Clarke School
as well as lecturing on many occasions for the IDTA, BATD,
ADA and NATD.
In July 2000 he was made an honorary member of the BATD
in recognition of his contribution to dancing.