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).