Karen Bruce
Karen Bruce (born 25 March 1963) is a choreographer and director who has worked in theatre and television. Bruce's work includes direction and choreography of "The Last Tango", "Dance 'til Dawn", "Midnight Tango" and "Love Me Tender". She choreographed "The Bodyguard" (UK, Germany, USA), "Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway", "BBC Tumble", "Strictly Come Dancing" (five seasons beginning in 2011) and on the second series of "So You Think You Can Dance" for the BBC. Bruce won an Olivier Award for her choreography of "Pacific Overtures" at the Donmar Warehouse and Best Choreographer at Premios del  Teatro Musical for her work on "Saturday Night Fever". She choreographed the Take That musical. She directed and choreographed the UK productions of "Footloose The Musical" and "Fame" on tour and in the West End. Theatre credits. "Strictly Come Dancing" – The Professionals (UK tour); "Footloose The Musical" (West End/ UK tour/ South Africa); "Saturday Night Fever" (Associate director/ choreographer, West End/ UK tour/ Australia/ Singapore/ Korea/ South Africa/ Spain); "Fame" (Shaftesbury Theatre/ UK tour); "The Wedding Singer" (UK tour) and Oliver! (Bermuda).