Jack 
Pallister

He/Him

Jack is a Carl Alan Award winning choreographer. 

Jack started dancing at the age of 3 at the Christine Kearsley School of Dance and aged 8 he won a place at the Royal Ballet School. He went on to train at Central School of Ballet before gaining a vocational diploma in Musical Theatre at The Arts Educational Schools London. He most recently completed the ‘BBC Writers’ course led by Jed Mercurio.

He is a member of the Young Vic Directors Program and the Movement Directors Association. In 2016 he was awarded the Nina Hodgson Award from the NATD. In 2024 his production of Goldilocks: The Ballet was nominated for 2 Off West End Awards. 

He has performed for the Royal Family and in 2020, appeared in Vogue Italia.

He currently holds the title of Creative Supervisor at E3 Production & is a Creative Producer & Resident Choreographer at the renowned Brick Lane Music Hall. Jack is an accredited All England Dance Adjudicator and adjudicates throughout the UK at some of the biggest dance competitions and festivals. 

In 2020 he joined Classic Ballet UK as one of their company dancers and has appeared in their last four seasons. 

In 2024 he became a Creative Mentor for the Mercury Theatre Colchester. He was also awarded Honorary Membership from the NATD. 

Performer Credits

Theatre Credits: The Royal Ballet’s “Cinderella” & “Coppélia” (The Royal Opera House), “Rumpelstiltskin”, “A Little Princess” & the world premiere of “The Secret Garden” (Sadlers Wells, Peacock Theatre), “The Sleeping Beauty” (UK Tour), “Taboo! the Boy George Musical” (Polska Jazz Cafe London) “Cinderella” (Rotherham Civic Theatre), “The Sound of Musicals” (European Tour) “The Nutcracker” (RADA Studios), “Jack & the Beanstalk” (Lyric Hammersmith), “Reach out & Touch 2018/19” (Streatham Space Project), “Autumn Variety” (London Hippodrome), “Jack & the Beanstalk” (Brighton Met), “Se7en” (No Mans Fort), “The Rocky Horror Show” (The Grand), ‘Alice in Wonderland’ (Phoenix Theatre & UK Tour), “Peter Pan” (Brighton Met), ‘Inside Out’ (Rambert), “The Nutcracker” (Sadlers Wells & UK Tour), “Aladdin” (Brighton Centre), “Teddy Bears Picnic” (Leicester Square Theatre & UK Tour), “At Last It’s Summer” (Workshop), “The Princess & the Frog” (UK Tour), “Cinderella: The Ballet” (Sadlers Wells & UK Tour), “Cockney Sing-a-long Show” & “30 Glorious Years of Music Hall”, “The Coronation Show”, “Vincent’s Jingle Bell Christmas” (Brick Lane Music Hall), “Riddles & Romance” (Underbelly Boulevard). 

Film & Radio Credits: “Brighton Pride 2022 Special” ‘Co-Host’- (BBC Radio Sussex & Surrey), ” SAS: Rogue Heros” (BBC/Kudos), “All Of Us Strangers” (Film4), “Amar, Akbar, and Tony” (Sach Media Productions), “Big Toe Show” (BBC Radio 7), “IPPA Awards 2018” (London 02 for Hum TV), “IPPA Awards 2019” (Hum TV), “Brightonton” (BBC Sounds), Co-Host of “Late Night Love” & “The Saturday Club” (Box Office Radio).

Other Credits: Dancer for Marella Cruises, Thomson Cruise Lines & Tui Cruises (Peel Talent), Production Dancer (One Entertainment), Seasonal Artist (Center Parcs UK), That’s Showbiz (Blackpool Opera House, Echo Arena, Liverpool) & Host of the Sussex Festival of Performing Arts (Hawth Theatre), Host of the Dance World Cup 2023 (Circo Theatre, Braga). 

Creative Credits

2024- Choreographer: Sleeping Beauty- Brighton Met, Producer: Down Memory Lane- Queens Theatre, Hornchurch, Choreographer: Kerry Ellis Does Christmas, Choreographer: Madame Chandelier Saves Opera- UK Tour, Choreographer: Pippin- Peter Sarah Theatre, Choreographer: Goldilocks: The Ballet- UK Tour, Choreographer: From Rock To Pop- Brick Lane Music Hall, Choreographer: Peter Pan- Brick Lane Music Hall, Choreographer: Vikki Stone’s Noteables. 

2023- Choreographer: Vincent’s Christmas Spectacular, Choreographer: Fruit-tella Campaign for Heart Radio & Global, Choreographer: Divas- Brick Lane Music Hall, Associate Director: Build a Rocket- Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Assistant Choreographer: At Last, It’s Summer- The London Palladium, Choreographer: Cool Britannia- The Brighton Met, Choreographer: Goldilocks & the Bare Bears- Brick Lane Music Hall, Choreographer: The Met Gala Ball- Brighton Met & Choreographer: The Winter Extravaganza- Hilton Metropole.  

2022- Choreographer: The Snowman Spectacular- The Grand, Director/Choreographer: The Elf Express- Ironworks Studios, Movement Director: Build A Rocket- Leeds Playhouse, Choreographer: St Georges Day Gala- Brick Lane Music Hall, Choreographer: Live from Las Vegas- Brighton Met, & Choreographer: Robin Hood- Brick Lane Music Hall.

2021- Assistant Choreographer: Aladdin- The Brighton Centre, Choreographer/Director: The Elves Save Christmas- Brighton Christmas Festival, Choreographer/Director: EuroVibes- St Peter’s Pavilion , Associate Choreographer- At Last It’s Summer- Workshop, Tarento Productions, Choreographer: The Sundaes, Diva Las Vegas- Tour & Producer: Schmoozing with David Hill- Apple Podcasts .

2020- Assistant Choreographer: Save Our Swans- Ruth Howard Jones. 

2019- Assistant Choreographer: Peter Pan- Brighton Met, Choreographer/Director: The Rocky Horror Show- The Concert- Brighton Grand & Choreographer: Se7en- No Mans Fort.

2018- Choreographer: The Beatrix Potter Ballet- The Bradford Alhambra & Choreographer: Gatsby Nineteen Twenty 18- So You Think You Can Dance.  

2017- Choreographer: In the Heights- Newcastle University.

Resident Choreographer at Brick Lane Music Hall, Creative Supervisor and In House Choreographer for E3 Production, Choreographer for Hire-A-Dancer LTD & Assistant Choreographer for PEEL TALENT. 

Adjudicator
Credits 

All England Dance Qualified Adjudicator 

TDCI World Performer Grand Finals- 2024

KO Dance Events Sussex 2024

NATD Theatrical Scholarships 2024

Euphoria Dance Events- 2024 

Dance World Cup 2023 & 2024- Host 

Stars of Tomorrow- June 2023

Sussex Superstars- ‘Head Judge’- 2022-2023

Starz UK- 2022-2024

Ultimate Victory Dance Championships- 2022-2023

Time2Shine- South East- June 2022

Dance Equality: UK Heats- February 2022

So You Want to Dance: UK Heats- 2020-2022

That’s Showbiz UK: Heats, Semi Finals & Grand Final- 2017-2021

TDCI Championships: UK Finals, Champion of Champions & Scholarships- 2020-2022

Starbound Dance Competition: UK Finals- 2020

Lavolta UK Dance Competition: UK Heats- 2020

Dance Explosion UK: Magnetar Events- 2020-2022

Elite Dance Championships: Finals 2017-2019

IDTA Dance Festivals: UK Heats- 2019

Chester Starz Dance Competition: Chester- 2018

Jack has delivered workshops and seminars across the UK at some of the most prestigious dance schools and colleges. He has lectured for the NATD and has given private tuition to many young dancers.

Some of his privately taught pupils have gone on to train at The Royal Ballet School, Northern School of Dance, Tring Park, The Hammond School and Elmhurst.

Writing Credits

2024- ‘Pinocchio’ (Lyrics for Brick Lane Music Hall), ‘Riddles & Romance’ (Additional lyrics,  Underbelly Boulevard), ‘The Wizard of Oz’ (The Boleyn Trust).

2023- ‘Fanny Cart Operatic Society’ (Brick Lane Music Hall), ‘Beauty & The Beast’ (The Bridewell Theatre), ‘Chitty Goes Bang’ (The Boleyn Trust) & ‘Le Petit Chef’ (2Spicy Entertainment).  

2022- ‘The Elf Express’ (Ironworks Studios).

2021- ‘The Elves Save Christmas’ (St Peter’s Pavilion), ‘EuroVibes’ (Brighton Christmas Festival), ‘Brightonton’ (BBC Sounds) & ‘The Sundaes: Diva Las Vegas’ (Tour). 

2020- ‘Let’s Do It’ (BBC Sounds).