Kelley Abbey - Director, Choreographer and Performer

Kelley has been a leading performer and choreographer in TV, Film and Musical Theatre for the last 25 years.

Kelley won the Green Room, Mo and Variety Heart awards for her performance as the lead in "Sweat Charity". She also won the Mo award for playing in the lead in "Fame the Musical" which she also choreographed. In 2000 she won the Green Room award for her choreography in "Fame" and later restaged this show in Asia and South Africa. Then in 2010, she won the Helpmann award for a brand new version of "Fame" which she directed and choreographed.

She has also played "Rizzo" in an arena production of "Grease" and later choreographed the stadium tour of "Grease the Arena Spectacular". Other musicals Kelly has choreographed include "Follies" at the Opera House, "Footloose" and "Hugh Jackman's Boy From Oz in the arena" which she won a Helpmann award along with Kenny Ortega. She was honoured at the "Choreography Media Honours" in Los Angeles for her choreography in the Oscar winning feature "Happy Feet". She was also head motion capture consultant on the film, ran penguin school and was the principal motion capture performer.
 
Kelley has also choreographed many music videos, pop concert tours, television commercials and awards specials. Just last year she was involved in choreographing the feature film "In Her Skin" starring Guy Pearce and Sam Neil in which she also played a small role. Kelly was a special guest judge and choreographer on the hit TV show "So You Think You Can Dance" Australia series 1,2 and 3, and has also been a special invited guest choreographer on the same American series.

Plenary: Question Time with Kelley Abbey

Saturday 14 April (10.50am - 12.20pm)

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