Ivan De Freitas

Ivan trained at Middlesex University and London Studio Centre where he won the Lia Williams Cup for Best Performance in a Musical.

Theatre credits include: creating the role of Dinero in Sister Act (original cast, Palladium); understudy Jose in Never Forget (Savoy); understudy Garcia in Zorro the Musical (original cast, UK tour); Never Forget (original cast, UK tour); Frank Jnr and Joey in Saturday Night Fever (Asian tour); Travis, Principal and understudy Reverend Shaw in Footloose (original West End cast, Novello and Playhouse); Buffalo Bill and Chief Sitting Bull in Annie Get Your Gun (UK tour); Double J, Gus, Fusco and Cesar in Saturday Night Fever (Apollo Victoria); Bombay Dreams (Broadway launch at St James Theatre and Apollo Victoria); understudy the King in The King and I (UK tour) and Father in Children of Eden (Bloomsbury).

Creative/dance credits include: Choreographer for Kara and Artem's show dance in the Strictly Come Dancing final (2010); Assistant Choreographer to Karen Bruce on So You Think You Can Dance boot camp (2011); Strictly Come Dancing launch and final show (2010); So You Think You Can Dance (2010); Saturday Night Fever (Madrid 2009); Footloose (UK tour 2008); Assistant Choreographer to Richard Marcel on BBC Sport Relief (2010); Choreographic Consultant for Rachel and Vincent's show dance in the Strictly Come Dancing final (2008) and Co-Founder of Tango Argumentino with the Flying Gorillas (world tour).