38. Dance- Dame Arlene Phillips

Dame Arlene Phillips is a world-renowned, award-winning choreographer and theatre director. From creating the revolutionary dance group Hot Gossip in the 1970’s to working with stars from film, TV and theatre, Arlene is a household name. Her work includes choreographing Hollywood films such as ‘Annie’, ‘Legend’ and ‘Monty Python's The Meaning of Life’, West End and Broadway musicals such as ‘Starlight Express’, ‘We Will Rock You’ and ‘Grease’, and iconic music videos including Duran Duran's ‘Wild Boys’, Tina Turner's ‘Private Dancer’, Whitney Houston's ‘How Will I Know’ and Freddie Mercury's ‘The Great Pretender’.She was made Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 2021 Birthday Honours for services to dance and charity.Arlene's website: https://www.arlenephillips.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/arlenephillips/Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arlene_PhillipsIMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0680219/Interview with Arlene in 1981 about Hot GossipA showreel of 1970s and 1980s commercials choreographed by ArleneA showreel of Arlene's work----------------------The Cluster F Theory Podcast is edited by Julian Mayers at Yada Yada https://www.yada-yada.net/Thanks for listening to The Cluster F Theory Podcast! This post is public so feel free to share it. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit theclusterftheory.substack.com