Pineapple Dance Studio – Where careers are made, dreams are broken, bitching is an Olympic sport and everyone is fabulous

The biggest West End shows, the most famous pop acts, the highest level auditionees, and some of the world’s most successful dance teachers all pass through Covent Garden’s Pineapple Dance Studio on a daily basis.

In February 2010, Sky1 HD will give viewers exclusive access to the world famous dance space – the largest in Europe – and will capture every move, every performance and all the drama. Blurring the lines between documentary, comedy and drama it will aim to create a new style of documentary filmmaking.

Pineapple Dance Studio will follow the lives of the teachers, pupils and staff at the studio as they attend auditions, rehearsals and performances. Sky1 HD will be there to witness the thrill of their dreams coming true but also their pain at being rejected. Over 200 classes take place each week, covering over 30 styles of dance, taught by industry professionals who choreograph and dance with the world’s leading artists, companies and West End shows.

The show will introduce a number of unique characters; from millionaire founder Debbie Moore to outrageous Artistic Director Louie Spence, self-proclaimed ‘ready made pop star’ Andrew Stone to celebrated choreographer Mark Battershall.

Pineapple Dance Studio has been used by Madonna, Kylie Minogue, Beyonce and Girls Aloud, and has been hired for rehearsals, castings and auditions by the likes of West End shows Chicago, Dirty Dancing and The Lion King.

Pineapple Dance Studio is an exclusive fly-on-the-wall documentary series that will bring the most outrageous pirouetting, pouting and bitching to Sky1 HD when it begins in February 2010.

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