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The Screen-to-Stage Powerhouse: Lukas McFarlane

Strictly Come Dancing, The Voice UK, Wicked — now, The Manor LDN

10 April 2025 · 1 min read

Choreography by Lukas McFarlane

Lukas McFarlane is a powerhouse in the world of dance, and The Manor LDN is always grateful to have him share his craft in Finsbury Park. What makes his résumé genuinely stand out is the range — most performers build a career on screen or on stage, rarely both at the level McFarlane has managed across each.

On screen, his signature style has shaped major productions including The X Factor, Strictly Come Dancing, The Voice UK, and Netflix's Dance Monsters. On stage, he's made his mark on hit musicals including Everybody's Talking About Jamie, Wicked, and Message In A Bottle — the same production that's also brought Dylan Mayoral and Oliver Andrews through The Manor LDN's doors, a small but telling sign of how tightly connected the industry's top performers actually are.

A visionary artist with that kind of dual command over screen and stage doesn't just teach choreography — he teaches the difference between performing for a camera and performing for a live room, and every part of his masterclass reflected that instinct. It's exactly the kind of session that reinforces The Manor LDN's own reputation: a studio built with the scale and standard to keep attracting talent operating at the very top of British entertainment.

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