Tutor: Mandy Petty
Mandy received her training in Musical Theatre at Laine Theatre Arts in Epsom, England – one of the leading Musical Theatre schools in the UK today. She began working with the HKAPA when it opened, 35 years ago, and was a full-time member staff from 1995 to 2014, teaching Musical Theatre Dance (Jazz & Tap). Throughout those years, she choreographed for many dance concerts and musicals at the Academy, and also in the private sector. Her credits include Bye Bye Birdie, Pippin, Merrily We Roll Along, 42nd Street, Crazy for You, South Pacific, Guys and Dolls, Annie Get Your Gun, Vision Party, Annie, The Boyfriend, My Fair Lady, Little Shop of Horrors, The Full Monty, Anything Goes, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Follies, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, to name but a few. Mandy also works in the commercial sector, choreographing and performing with local celebrities such as Liza Wang.