Biography

Born in Manchester, Lancashire, England, Courtney-Davies began as a classical ballet dancer. Trained by some of the greatest ballerinas of the last century she won the gold medal at The Royal Academy's 1983 Genee International Ballet Competition, one of the most prestigious classical ballet competitions in the world. The gold medal was presented to her by it's president Dame Margot Fonteyn, Prima Ballerina Assoluta. Courtney-Davies is also a highly qualified graduate of The Royal Ballet School's Teachers Course, taught by Valerie Adams in the style of Dame Ninette de Valois. This versatile dancer, singer, actress, began her professional career at the age of thirteen playing Rochester's ward "Adele" in a production of "Jane Eyre." She is best known for her performances in London's West End theatre starring in shows including Andrew Lloyd Webber's "Song and Dance" and "Cats." She was cast by Trevor Nunn in The Royal National Theatre's production of "Oklahoma!" starring Hugh Jackman, with choreography by Susan Stroman, and the third epic musical operetta "Martin Guerre" by Alain Boublil and 'Claude-Michel Schonberg' the composers of "Les Misérables." Courtney-Davies met her future husband Nick Musker in Anthony Van Laast's accomplished dance company "Souls In Motion." She has been presented to Her Majesty The Queen and other members of The Royal Family on several occasions and invited to perform at Buckingham Palace for "The Duke Of Edinburgh's Award." Feature film and television include Andrew Lloyd Webber Great Performances (1998), Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (1999) with Donny Osmond, Oklahoma! (1999) with Hugh Jackman and Vanity Fair (2004) with Reese Witherspoon.
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Gold Medal Winner 1983 International Ballet Competition - Adeline Genee Awards "The only British entrant to win the Gold for 16 years"

In the Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat an 'Apache Tango' was created for Amanda Courtney-Davies and London Contemporary Dance Theatre's Michael Small.

A graduate of The Royal Ballet School, London, England.

She is a member of The Royal Academy of Dance and The Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing in London. In 2015 she was invited to join the International Dance Council which is based at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris. The CID brings together the most important international, national and local organizations, as well as select individuals active in the world of dance.

Amanda Courtney-Davies is a television and theatre actor, singer and award winning dancer mainly known for theatre work in London. The daughter of Ballroom M.C.'s Alice and Jim Davies, well loved modern sequence dancers in the North Manchester area known for their grace and style. Amanda grew up on the ballroom floor, waltzing, tangoing and singing with her family. (TV.com).