{"id":9892,"date":"2022-11-08T15:16:21","date_gmt":"2022-11-08T15:16:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/starmakerz.co.uk\/home\/?page_id=9892"},"modified":"2023-09-07T11:46:21","modified_gmt":"2023-09-07T11:46:21","slug":"james-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/starmakerz.co.uk\/home\/meet-our-team\/james-2\/","title":{"rendered":"James Butcher"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row enable_arrows_animation=&#8221;no&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1667912920120{padding-top: 112px !important;padding-bottom: 112px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;9717&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; style=&#8221;vc_box_shadow_3d&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;slideInLeft&#8221; el_class=&#8221;quote_wrapper&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;James Butcher FISTD ARAD&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1668423119392{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1667920574433{padding-bottom: 60px !important;}&#8221;]<strong>HEAD OF ISTD<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>ISTD BALLET<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>James trained in Musical Theatre from a young age where he was coached in all styles of dance. James attended The Royal Ballet Summer School and received a scholarship to train at The Royal Ballet School full time.<\/p>\n<p>James graduated with a contract to dance as a member of the \u2018Corps de Ballet\u2019 in The Royal Ballet Company, Covent Garden. Since then, James has moved into dancing in the West End in roles such as \u2018Older Billy\u2019 In Billy Elliot The Musical (Victoria Palace Theatre), Swing\/ Ensemble in the original London cast of An American in Paris (The Dominion Theatre), and most recently Assistant Dance Captain and Ballet Dancer in Phantom of the Opera (Her Majesty\u2019s Theatre). He has also danced on The Royal Variety Performance and been on UK and International Tours.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout his stage career, James has danced in many movies such as \u2018Cinderella\u2019, \u2018The Nutcracker And The Four Realms\u2019 and, \u2018Artemis Fowl\u2019 all for Walt Disney Studios.<\/p>\n<p>Being a passionate teacher as well as a performer, James currently teaches at some of London\u2019s top vocational dance schools and is currently studying for his MA in Dance Education.<\/p>\n<p>James has recently been awarded Licentiate status with the ISTD and is now working towards his Fellowship qualification[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;The Team&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|font_size:18px|text_align:left&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1667917590807{margin-top: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1694087085970{padding-left: 20px !important;}&#8221; el_id=&#8221;staff-menu&#8221;]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/starmakerz.co.uk\/home\/meet-our-team\/vicky-metcalfe\/\">Vicky Metcalfe<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/starmakerz.co.uk\/home\/meet-our-team\/james-2\/\">James Butcher<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/starmakerz.co.uk\/home\/meet-our-team\/carmen-2\/\">Carmen Gibson<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/starmakerz.co.uk\/home\/meet-our-team\/lily-2\/\">Lily Mullen<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/starmakerz.co.uk\/home\/meet-our-team\/lois-2\/\">Lois Fox<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/starmakerz.co.uk\/home\/meet-our-team\/elizabeth-2\/\">Elizabeth Findon<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/starmakerz.co.uk\/home\/meet-our-team\/gabrielle-kemp\/\">Gabrielle Kemp <\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row enable_arrows_animation=&#8221;no&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1667912920120{padding-top: 112px !important;padding-bottom: 112px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;9717&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; style=&#8221;vc_box_shadow_3d&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;slideInLeft&#8221; el_class=&#8221;quote_wrapper&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;James Butcher FISTD ARAD&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1668423119392{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1667920574433{padding-bottom: 60px !important;}&#8221;]HEAD OF ISTD ISTD BALLET James trained in Musical Theatre from a young age where he was coached in all styles of dance. 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