Sam Quy

Overview
- Ethnicity
- Caucasian
- Age Range
- 40 - 50
- Height
- 5' 6" (1m 68cm)
- Weight
- 12st. 8lb. (80kg)
- Hair Colour
- Brown
- Eye Colour
- Brown
- Build
- Large
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Credits
Year | Job Title Project Type |
Project Name Director / Company |
Location |
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2021 |
Actress/ dancer
Theatre |
Macbeth Phyllida LLoyd / The Royal Opera Company |
Royal Opera House Covent Garden |
2021 |
Movement Direction
Event |
Workshops Sam Quy / Barraca Flamenca |
Online during Lockdown |
2020 |
Dancer/ choreographer
Event |
Gypsy Disco Jared Phillipo / Royal Academy of Arts |
Royal academy of Arts |
2020 |
Flamenco dancer
Event |
Kerbside Touring Rosie Whitney Fish / Dance West |
Tour |
2019 |
Invited Guest Artist
Voiceover |
Sounds of dance Katie Derham / BBC Radio 3 |
BBC |
2018 |
Actor
Theatre |
Siegfried Keith Warner / The Royal Opera Company |
Royal Opera House Covent Garden |
2018 |
Actor
Theatre |
Gotterdamerung Keith Warner / The Royal Opera Company |
Royal Opera House Covent Garden |
2018 |
Actor
Theatre |
Die Walkure Keith Warner / The Royal Opera Company |
Royal Opera House Covent Garden |
2018 |
Dancer/ choreographer
Theatre |
Ignition Dance Festival Rosie Whitney Fish / Dance West |
Rose Theatre |
2017 |
Dancer/ choreographer
Television |
Strictly Come Dancing Jamie Mc Leish / BBC |
Tasca |
2016 |
Choreographer and dancer
Television |
Strictly Come Dancing Luke O'Connel / BBC |
|
2016 |
Cigarette factory worker and flamenco dancer
Theatre |
Carmen Francesca Zambello / Royal Opera Company |
Royal Opera House, Covent Garden |
2015 |
Walz dancer/ Spanish dancer and gypsy
Theatre |
La Traviata Richard Eyre / Royal Opera Company |
Royal Opera House, Covent Garden |
2014 |
Writer/ director/ dancer/ percussionist/ flautist
Theatre |
Lorca's Flamenco Peña Flamenca de Londres |
|
2014 |
Flamenco dancer
Commercials & Industrials |
Troubadour Paco Peña / Peña Flamenca de Londres |
|
2014 |
Dancer
Commercials & Industrials |
Espanya on Fire Ronnie Scotts Jazz CLub |
|
2014 |
Passenger/ Indian wedding dancer
Film |
Welcome to Karachi Ashish R Mohan / AA Films |
|
2013 |
Dancer
Theatre |
On the Edge Barraca Flamenca |
|
2013 |
Teacher/ dancer/ choreographer
Television |
Strictly Come Dancing BBC |
|
2012 |
Street dancer
Commercials & Industrials |
Olympic Opening Ceremony Danny Boyle / MASS Productions |
|
2012 |
Peasant/ slave to the Gods
Theatre |
Gotterdamerung Keith Warner / Royal Opera Company |
Royal Opera House |
2011 |
The stepdaughter
Theatre |
Six Characters in Search of an Author Fredi Gelmetti / Mediteranean Theatre Arts |
Bridewell Theatre |
2011 |
Cigarette girl/ dancer
Film |
Carmen 3d Film Julian Napier / Royal Opera Company |
|
2011 |
Prisoner's wife
Theatre |
Fidelio Jurgen Flimm / Royal Opera Company |
Royal Opera House, Covent Garden |
2010 |
Dancer/ choreographer
Theatre |
Carmen Ellen Kent / Ellen Kent International |
UK Opera Houses |
2010 |
Host's assistant/ dancer
Theatre |
Cabaret Simon Lone Twins |
Barbican |
2010 |
Dancer
Theatre |
Lluvia Eva la Yerbabuena |
Sadler's Wells |
2010 |
Dancer
Theatre |
Utopia Arthur Pitta / Birmingham International Dance Festival |
|
2009 |
Cigarette girl and dancer
Theatre |
Carmen David Freeman / Raymond Gubbay |
Royal Albert Hall |
2009 |
Lola de Valence
Film |
Manet: the Man who Invented Modern Art Waldemar Januzczak / BBC |
|
2008 |
Choreographer
Theatre |
Carmen Ellen Kent / Ellen Kent International |
Leeds Castle |
2008 |
Choreographer
Theatre |
Carmen Ellen Kent / Ellen Kent International |
Royal Opera House, Moldova |
2008 |
Choreographer
Theatre |
Carmen WLO |
Questors Theatre |
2007 |
Flying Walkure/ double to Lisa Gasteen
Theatre |
Die Walküre Keith Warner / Royal Opera Company |
Royal Opera House, Covent Garden |
2006 |
Dancer
Commercials & Industrials |
San Miguel pilot San Miguel |
Ritzy Ballroom |
2006 |
Dancer
Theatre |
Flamenco at the Scoop City Hall |
The Scoop |
2005 |
Dancer/ choreographer
Television |
Dancing in the Street Bruce Forsyth / BBC |
Trafalgar Square |
2004 |
Dancer
Theatre |
Duende Flamenco Rosario Serrano / Duende Flamenco |
The Grand, Brighton |
2003 |
Dancer/ choreographer
Theatre |
They Don't Shoot Poets David Rolphe / BCDP |
St Cuts, Edinburgh Festival |
2003 |
Dancer
Theatre |
Mask Dance Scottish National Galleries |
Dene Gallery |
2002 |
Dancer
Television |
Baile Flamenco Milagros Menjibar / Canal Sur |
|
2002 |
Dancer
Theatre |
Cafe Cantante Milagros Menjibar / Teatro Sol, Sevilla |
|
2001 |
Flamenco dancer
Commercials & Industrials |
Photo shoot Teatro Sala Endanza, Sevilla |
|
2001 |
Actor
Theatre |
Mother Goose Tim Lince / Pendle Productions |
|
2000 |
Choreographer
Theatre |
Cinderella Tim Lince / Pendle Productions |
|
2000 |
Choreographer
Theatre |
James and the Giant Peach Tim LInce / Storytellers Theatre Company |
Education
Year | Qualification | Where |
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1998 | Post Graduate Musical Theatre | Laban Centre London |
1990 | 3 yr Musical Theatre | Arts Educational |
About me
Sam Quy is an award winning choreographer/ dance artist and strong physical theatre actor with over a decade of professional experience in opera and theatre.She is the well-known flamenco dancer (Strictly Come Dancing) and plays castanets, basic flute and percussion.
Sam is author of Reading Dance in the Musical and dance expert on Katie Derham's BBC Radio 3 Sounds of Dance.
She holds MA Dance Studies (distinction) from Laban and professional experience in stage combat, flying, and skin-work.
Skills
Years in industry | 6+ years |
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Home Studio | Yes |
Native accent | English |
Languages Spoken | Spanish |
Accents (UK) | Cockney, English, standard, Lancashire, Liverpool, London, RP |
Accents (International) | Spanish |
Dance Styles | Asian dance styles, Ballet, Contemporary, Flamenco, Folk, Hip Hop, Jazz, Tap |
Vocal Types | Soprano |
Additional Skills | Actor, Dancer, Mime Artist, Puppeteer, Story Teller, Street Artist |
Athletics | Aerobics, Boating (sail), Diving, Scuba Diving (certified), Stage Combat, Swimming, Yoga |
Musical Skills | Cajon, Castanets, Drums, Flute, Percussion |
Organisations / Memberships | Equity (UK), RAD |
Driving License | Yes |