About the Instructor

Greg Zane
Diamond Head Theatre Guest Artist and
New York Choreographer and Director

Greg Zane has had a career in the performing arts as a dancer, actor, teacher, director and choreographer.

He has directed and choreographed productions of The King & I that include the Diamond Head Theatre 1999 production, the 2007 Ogunquit and 2002 Paper Mill Playhouse productions. His association with The King & I goes back to dancing in the 1996 Tony Award winning Broadway Revival and 2000 West End/London Revival. Other directorial/choreographic credits also include: Carousel, The Sound of Music, Annie, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Grease, Seussical, Cinderella, and Meet Me in St. Louis. Greg will direct and choreograph Flower Drum Song at Diamond Head Theatre in Winter 2008.

Greg has also danced professionally with the Alberta Ballet, Los Angeles Chamber Ballet, and Hawaii Ballet Theatre as a principal dancer. As a concert dancer, his repertoire ranged from the 19th Century classical roles to contemporary pieces. Favorite roles include: Puck (A MIdsummer Night's Dream), the Jester (Cinderella), Albrecht (Giselle), Prince Siegfried (Swan Lake), Basilio (Don Quixote), Solor (La Bayadere), Le Corsaire pas de deux.

He has worked with renowned teachers: Diana Cartier (ABT), David Howard, Peter Schabel, Alaine Haubert (ABT), Eve Walstrum (Netherlands Dance Theatre), Tom Pazik (Atlanta School of Ballet), Danilo Radojevic (ABT), Paul Maley, and Yasuki Sasa. Greg's approach to teaching has been informed by their teaching methods to stress body alignment, kinetic movement, musicality, and placement in order to develop artistry. Greg's students have included pre-professionals as well as professional dancers from companies such as ABT, Boston Ballet, Dance Theatre of Harlem, Royal Swedish Ballet, Ballet Hispanico, and Broadway professionals. Greg has taught at Broadway Dance Center and the Open classes at ABT in New York City. He has also taught in Rosie O'Donnell's arts education organization in New York City Public Schools: Rosie's Broadway Kids.

Direction:
The King & I (Diamond Head Theatre) 1999
Carousel (Diamond Head Theatre) 2000
The Sound of Music (Diamond Head Theatre)2002
Grease (PaperMill Playhouse) Assistant Director 2003
Peter Pan (Diamond Head Theatre) 2003
Seussical (Diamond Head Theatre) 2004
Drood (Diamond Head Theatre) 2006
Cinderella (Diamond Head Theatre) 2006
Meet Me In St. Louis (Diamond Head Theatre) 2007

Choreography:
The King & I (Allenberry Playhouse) 1998
The King & I (Diamond Head Theatre) 1999
The King & I (Westchester Broadway Theatre) 1999
Annie (Diamond Head Theatre) 2001
The King & I (PaperMill Playhouse) Associate Choreographer 2002
The Sound of Music (Diamond Head Theatre) 2002
Peter Pan (Diamond Head Theatre) 2003
Drood (Diamond Head Theatre) 2006
Meet Me In St. Louis (Diamond Head Theatre) 2007

Performance:
The King & I West End/London Revival-swing (2000)
The King & I Broadway Revival- original cast (1996-1998)
Los Angeles Chamber Ballet- soloist (1994-1995)
Alberta Ballet - principal (1990-1992)
Hawaii Ballet Theatre - principal (1984-present)
Atlanta Ballet - apprentice (1997-1998)
Guest Artist: Spokane Ballet, Omori Ballet (Tokyo), Michigan Opera Co, Detroit Symphony

Teaching:
Broadway Dance Center
American Ballet Theatre
Hawaii Ballet Theatre
Punahou Dance Academy
Dance Jamz Workshops

Education:
B.A. in Theatre, University of Hawaii at Manoa
Atlanta School of Ballet

Dance Training:
Atlanta School of Ballet
Nicolas Pacana, Thomas Pazik, Robert Barnett, Thomas Shoemaker, Kathy MacBeth

University of Hawaii
Alaine Haubert, Yasuki Sasa, Sandra Hammond, Eve Walstrum

American Ballet Theatre
Diana Cartier, Danilo Radojevic, Alaine Haubert

David Howard School of Dance (Scholarship)
David Howard, Peter Schabel, Nancy Bielski, Diana Cartier

The King & I (1996 Broadway revival)
worked with Lar Lubovitch and Susan Kikuchi (Jerome Robbins Choreography Supervisor) and Yuriko

Alberta Ballet
worked with Fernand Nault, Ali Poufarroukh, Maria Barrios, Maria Grandy, Domy Reiter- Soffer, Jean- Paul Comelin

Awards:
Hawaii State Theatre Council Po'okela Award for Best Choreography: The King & I
Hawaii State Theatre Council Po'okela Nomination for Best Director: Carousel
Hawaii State Theatre Council Po'okela Nomination for Best Director: The Sound of Music