Juliette "JET" Verne (born 26 April 1972) is an Australian choreographer and dancer. She studied at Broadway Dance Center, Steps and the Alvin Ailey School of Dance in New York. [1] Along with her husband, Douglas Blaikie, Verne is the founder and director of Sydney's Urban Dance Centre, which opened in January 2006.[2] She was a member of The Rockettes dance troupe in New York for a year, and was a featured choreographer on So You Think You Can Dance Australia.[3]
Credits
- Verne's choreography credits include:
- Australian Idol winner Guy Sebastian's performance at the Aria Awards
- Guy Sebastian's "Beautiful Life" Australian tour.
- Sony Music duo Shakaya for the Destiny's Child tour
- Shakaya's video clip "Are You Ready"
- Jive Record’s Samantha Jade for the Urban Music Awards 2007
- USA hip-hop star Chingy on his Australian tour.
- So You Think You Can Dance - Australia Choreographer:
- Other choreography credits includes:
- Deni Hines “Pull Up To My Bumper”
- “Stomp” with Marcia Hines and Deni Hines
- Cherry “SOS” single
- Joanne’s “Jackie”
- Fox Fire IV @ Rumba
- “Buskers & Angels”: A Rock Musical written by Jon English
- Nikki Bennett’s “Diamonds, Divas and Dolls” Cabaret Show.
- Resident Choreographer for the Russian Coachman Restaurant in Sydney
- Choreographed fashion shows for labels:
- One Teaspoon
- Wish
- Bonds
- Backstage
- Swarovski
References
- ^ Urban Dance Centre, Urban Dance Centre, 26 January 2010
- ^ Theatre Australia, Theatre Australia, 11 January 2006 Archived 5 September 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "My memorable audition: Juliette Verne Blaikie - Dance Australia". www.danceaustralia.com.au. Dance Australia. Retrieved 30 August 2019.