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Glenn Wilkinson
Swing, Dance and Fight Captain
Training: Born in Leeds, Glenn trained in theatre dance at his mother and sister's school, Armley Dance Studio, and at Intake High School with John Auty. Following his formal dance training at Rambert School, he joined Rambert Dance Company in 1987.
Dance includes: work with many choreographers, including Christopher Bruce, Richard Alston, Siobhan Davies, Mats Ekk and Juri Kylian. As a choreographer, many of Glenn's original works were integrated into Rambert's repertoire. After leaving Rambert in 2004, he was appointed head of performance at the Northern School of Contemporary Dance in Leeds, overseeing all the school's performance and technique work. He has also assisted the school in setting up its own performance company, Verve, which will showcase his latest choreography, Four Point Five. The company began touring nationally and internationally in February 2007.