Gerry Symonds

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Gerry trained extensively in acting at the Actors Centre & with the late Hayes Gordon in Sydney Australia. Some of the roles Gerry has played onstage, include a singing soprano drag queen, a street kid and an evil cat to name a few. Gerry had a featured small speaking role as a paranoid dancer in the film BELINDA for Fontana Films. He played a homeless larrikin in the UK comedy series ‘Alas Smith & Jones’. Gerry was also a featured extra/dancer in the Australian mini series ALL THE RIVERS RUN. He also played a villain opposite the late American legend screen & film actor/comedian Eddie Bracken ( National Lampoon’s Vacation). CHOREOGRAPHY 1987 Good Morning Australia with Bert Newton Ch 9 1988 The Midday Show with Ray Martin Ch 9 2004 Sydney HOTSHOTS 2004 Sailor Tap Show for Sydney Maritime Museum 2004 LG Korea Television Commercial 2004 Cathay Life Convention at Sydney’s Exhibition Centre 2011 CITY OF ANGELS theatrical production for the Victorian College of the Arts CABARET 1987 NIGHTCLUB CONFIDENTIAL with Angela Ayres (Singer/Dancer) 1987/88 The Jackie Love Show Australia/Singapore (Singer/Dancer) In 2005 Gerry created a Dance work called CLICKETY CLACK the Magical Sound of Tap which is a concept of combining the art of Tap dance with Magic & Illusion which opened the Australian Dance Awards at the Sydney Opera House In 2007 Gerry was involved with the initial Australian auditions for Billy Elliot and was involved in taking Tap workshops with all the potential Billy’s & Michael’s prior to the show’s commencement & also trained the boys in Personal Fitness, Pilates training and Nutrition advice, during the Sydney rehearsal period. TEACHING Sydney – Brent Street Performing Arts, ED5 International, Urban Dance Centre, Macdonald College Melbourne – Jason Coleman’s Ministry of Dance, Patricks Studios, Victorian College of the Arts, The Dance Factory, Triple Threat Performing Arts, Children’s Performing Arts Company, Grada Go Tafe