Arlene Phillips was a founding member of the hugely popular dance group Hot Gossip and is the world-renowned Director and Choreographer whose work has been seen widely on stage, feature film, concert arenas, television, music videos and commercials. She has collaborated on music videos with Aretha Franklin, Whitney Houston, Robbie Williams, George Michael, Elton John, Queen, Duran Duran, Diana Ross, The Bee Gees, and many more; on international stage shows such as
Saturday Night Fever,
Starlight Express,
Joseph,
Jesus Christ Superstar,
Lord of the Dance,
Flashdance,
Sleeping Beauty,
The Sound of Music,
Grease and
We Will Rock You; and in television productions including
Strictly Dance Fever,
Friday Nights with Jonathan Ross, the
Friday Night Project, the
One Show, the
Brit Awards, the
Royal Variety Show,
Children in Need,
Party in the Park,
Party at the Palace and the
Eurovision Song Contest 2009. For six years Arlene was a judge on BBC1's
Strictly Come Dancing and continues to tour with the
Strictly Come Dancing live UK tour. She is now a judge on the BBC1's newest Saturday night primetime show,
So You Think You Can Dance?, the hugely successful US import, hosted by Cat Deeley. In 2009 she was appointed as the Government's 'Dance Tsar' to help improve the UK's health and fitness in the run up to the 2012 Olympic Games.
Arlene Phillips is a world-famous director and choreographer. She has collaborated on music videos with Aretha Franklin, Robbie Williams, George Michael, Elton John, Queen, Duran Duran, Diana Ross, and many more; on international stage shows such as Saturday Night Fever, Starlight Express, Joseph, Jesus Christ Superstar, The Sound of Music, Grease, We Will Rock You and The Wizard of Oz; and in numerous television productions.
For six years Arlene was a judge on BBC1's Strictly Come Dancing and toured with the Strictly Come Dancing live UK tour. She is now a judge on BBC1's So You Think You Can Dance?
