COOPER GUINEA - Choreographer

Episode 117,   Sep 14, 2022, 01:22 AM

Cooper has trained all across Victoria; including Centrestage Performing Arts School in Melbourne where he is signed with Centrestage Talent Agency. Cooper was awarded the 'Corrie Lodders Senior Dancers Scholarship' from Ian and Leanne White in 2018 at Centrestage where his choreographing experience began and found his love for this field.

Cooper is currently a dance instructor at 'Soraya McKee Dance Society’, specialising in Hip-hop, Commercial Jazz and private competitive tuition.

Cooper proudly worked with BLOC Theatre Company as the Assistant Choreographer for their production of 'SEUSSICAL, which unfortunately was cancelled due to COVID-19. 

Cooper most recently was awarded the 2020-2021 Guild Award for 'Best Dancer' within the multi-award winning 2021 production of 'MAMMA MIA!.

Cooper's other credits include, DISNEY'S CAMP ROCK: THE MUSICAL (2015), 'BUGSY MALONE' (2017), and 'DISNEY'S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST' (2019).

At the beginning of 2022, and was fortunate enough to be awarded the 'Peter Jacobs Memorial Award’ for his outstanding contribution to the BLOC Theatre Company.

Cooper's professional credits include the original Melbourne season of 'MATILDA' as Tommy in 2016 at The Princess Theatre.