Emma Clandon

Dancer in Beckenham, United Kingdom

Emma Clandon

Dancer in Beckenham, United Kingdom

Emma has been dancing since the age 3 in numerous dance schools. Has always been a passionate performer since she started and knew that she wanted to dance and perform. The stage is like home to her.

Her love for performing increased when she got a principal role in a school musical at the age of 7. She went to the uk briefly to study ballet for a year with Miss Bell in Lewes and Patcham. Her love for performing on stage started when she got a principal role in a school musical at the age of . Then she went back to Sydney to Ecole Classique, Sydney where she furthered her studies in ballet and contemporary and she did HSC dance their too aquivilent to A Levels. Her love for performing on stage started when she got a principal role in a school musical at the age of 7. She was part of different choirs, chamber groups and head cello in the school orchestra. Often spent her free time in the music or dance department.

While in Sydney she worked with Entity Dance Company under Mira Mansell and attended classes at Sydney Dance Company.

After lots of video auditions to numerous performing arts, ballet and contemporary courses in the Uk and being offered 11 of them. She chose to go to Laine Theatre Arts to further her dance styles and skills to include jazz, tap, musical theatre, singing and acting. While at Laine's she performed in different In house shows and projects. She attended for 3 years where she gained a Diploma in Professional Dance and Musical Theatre.

After graduating she was thrilled to get her first professional uk tour The Show Must Go On as lead dancer/ ensemble and solo singer cover.

Then she went on to playing a villager and dancer in Robin Hood directed by Ridley Scott. Where after that a lot of other film work followed including Pirates of The Caribbean, Duchess of York in Downton Abbey, maid on Mr Selfridge, Bridesmaid on The Crown. Dancer in Me Before You.

She worked with musician, John Gowers producing her own small show performing solos and duets in cafes/halls. It was a mixture of songs from musicals, excerpts from plays, all about love.

She is an experienced dance captain in panto and some musicals including The King and I and Pirates of Penzance.

She has also performed in a variety of different musicals. Most recently she played Teresita in West Side Story with Vivo Darte Productions. Her most favourite role. Also performed as Kit in Betty Blue Eyes.

She is principal dancer and one