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Choreographer and Dance Tutor<\/span><\/span><\/h5>

Andr\u00e9 Fabien Francis<\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Andr\u00e9 is the founder of @Step1.Reflect<\/a> , an initiative dedicated to promoting leadership pathways for individuals from marginalised backgrounds.
\nWith over twenty years of experience in the arts industry, Andr\u00e9 has danced, lectured, created work, assisted, and been mentored both nationally and internationally. He draws inspiration from working with renowned artists, theatres, and organisations such as Antoine Vereecken, Antony Van Laast, Artistry Youth Dance, Buddy Watkins, Disney Theatrical Group, Ellen Kane, Geoffrey Garratt, Hackney Empire, Jane Sanig, MPAA, Rambert School, The Place: London Contemporary Dance School, The Royal Academy of Music, Theatre Royal Stratford East, and the late Thea Barnes.<\/p>\n

Andr\u00e9\u2019s international performance career includes credits in productions such as The Lion King, Wicked, Kiss Me Kate, Hairspray, Joseph, Saturday Night Fever, and A Chorus Line. Before this, he trained at The Ailey School\u2019s Summer Intensive in 2013, completed The Place: Centre for Advanced Training Programme, and graduated with Honours from London Studio Centre.<\/p>\n

In 2020, Andr\u00e9 was headhunted to join the faculty at Trinity Laban. 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