the green room

  ... bits & bobs about what we do...

Who are we...?

 ... one half ballet dancer & one half tap dancer, a husband & a wife...one of us is right!

JOANNA ERNEST (ladies first...)

Joanna began her dancing experience at the age of six as a gymnast. A year later she joined a local Children's Dancing and Singing Touring Company 'Pedziwiatry' and performed nationwide. The following year she passed her exams and was accepted to the 'Feliks Parnell National Ballet School' in Lodz / Poland, where she educated and trained in all aspects of dance until her diploma and graduation in 1997. In September 1997 Joanna joined the resident ballet company at the Great Opera Theatre House in Lodz /Poland and remained there until the end of season 2000. During that time Joanna performed and covered leading parts in ballets such as: 'La Bayadere', ' A Midsommer Night's Dream', 'Requiem' by Verdi and many more...In 2001 Joanna moved to England with her then fiance and future dance partner Chris. She then went on to appear in the 'Phanton of the Opera' movie as a featured dancer, 'Piccadilly Jim' and 'Harry Potter'. She was also a stunt double for Alicia Silverstone in 'Stormbreaker'.

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CHRIS ERNEST

Chris started dancing at the age of six. He was trained at the Prince Regent Theatre, Hampshire, where he studied all aspects of theatre performance, excelling in tap. As a child and young adult Chris appeared in a variety of shows including Old Time Music Halls, pantomimes and musical revues at venues such as Kensington Olympia and Liverpool Street Theatre. In May 1997 Chris was honoured to join the show Tap Dogs and since then has toured through nearly forty countries around the world and has performed in various television programmes including The Barrymore Show, LWT and in a TV advert for Amena TV. Chris also performs at several Tap Dogs special events around the world several times a year.

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We are very passionate about what we do...we feed off one another and inspire eachother. We love working with new talent, developing new projects and creating innovative dance performances...

We don't take ourselves too seriously but we are very serious when it comes to our work...

We are always open to new ideas...

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