Jacqueline Brunjes

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Jacquie is known professionally as Jacquie Storey. She is a performer and choreographer. Jacquie, started dancing in her home town of Brighton before training at the Arts Educational School in London with Dame Ninette de Valois, Arlene Phillips, Ivor Megido and many others, who influenced her greatly.

At the age of sixteen Jacquie was the English National Ballet Champion and made her first appearance in the West End. An accomplished singer and dancer, she headlined in major productions alongside a career as a choreographer and director which continues to this day. For many years Jacquie ran a large theatre school in Sussex.

Recent productions as a Choreographer include 'What a Performance' for the BBC, 'Toast of London' Channel 4, and a 60th Anniversary Performance of 'My Fair Lady'.

She has presented shows with Harriet Walter, Tommy Steele, Tim Rice, Ruthie Henshall, Henry Blofeld, Alexander Armstrong, David Gower, Jenny Eclair, Ruby Wax, Lesley Garrett, Wayne Sleep and Joe Stilgoe.

In 2017 she appeared at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and toured the UK with Dame Arlene Phillips in 'Glitz, Glamour and Gossip.'

Jacquie has been awarded a Fellowship from British and International Federation of Festivals for outstanding contribution to the festival movement. More recently she has been made Chair of All England Dance and sits on the Board of Matthew Bourne's New Adventures as well as Chair for Sussex Festival of Performing Arts, Trustee for ArtsEd and Artistic Advisor of Dance World Cup UK.

Jacquie is married to Dr Harry Brunjes, Chairman of English National Opera at the London Coliseum and they have four children and six grandchildren.

2017