Thursday, April 23, 2009

Spotlight On...

Broadway Theatre Project Dance Faculty Member Kelly King!

In addition to being a Dance Faculty Member, Kelly King is also a BTP alum! She has been performing in New York City for the past 12 years and teaching and choreographing regionally and in NYC for the past seven years. Currently, she is going into her 12th year as a Radio City Music Hall Rockette where she has been a Dance Captain as well as a swing and has participated in several workshop specials. Kelly also teaches several Rockette Experiences at Radio City and is privileged to be able to participate in teaching the Rockette Intensives in June every summer. Her years of performing and teaching and traveling teaches young dancers the importance of discipline, hard work and to learn the “joy is in the work.”

She has performed on stage, television and in film. Her credits include: Gregory Hines In Concert with Gregory Hines, Fosse National Tour, Anything Goes National Tour, Busker Alley with Tommy Tune, Will Rogers Follies, Alvin Ailey, Sinatra “His Way, His World, His Voice,” Jay Leno’s Tonight Show, Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, MTV Music Awards, NBC’s Wow Awards, The Today Show and the Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony, Exit Independent Film, as well as Nike and several other industrials and fashion shows in NYC.

To learn more about Kelly and check out her teaching schedule, visit www.vkellyking.blogspot.com.