Forever LaVelle!
If Michael Jackson was the King of Pop, our legendary choreographer LaVelle Smith Jr must be the Prince of Movement, a point proven when yet again, working with long-time colleague Frank Gatson, he provided the creative direction for the star-studded tribute concert to Michael in Cardiff earlier this month.
Working with some of the stars of today such as Christina Aguilera, Ne-yo and JLS, LaVelle schooled the talent in the moves of yesteryear to provide an awesome spectacle, watched by a sell out 60,000 fans in the magnificent home of Welsh Rugby, Cardiff’s Millenium Stadium.
The concert was hugely successful and was an apt tribute to late King of Pop. The organisers insisted on keeping the roof closed as you can’t raise the roof if it’s open in the first place!
Other News

The Ellen Show ‘Chaka Khan’
We had such an great time working on this one, Chaka Khan on ‘The Ellen Show’ Our very talented choreographers ‘I could Never be a dancer’ have been working with Chaka after the amazing success of the Like Sugar video. The Ellen show dancers were cast out of LA especially for the performance by Louise on the Mark Summers […]


Recap: Dance Agency Auditions
After weeks of preparation, we were on the lookout for new talent to add to our agency books. On the morning of, the odds seemed against us due to the 4 degrees and down Tube lines that Saturday. However, neither of those stopped the over 450 determined dancers from all around the UK and Europe from lining […]


Mark Summers Dance Agency Auditions.
Mark Summers Dance Agency will be holding Dance auditions for the chance to be signed to the agency this 2018. If you are interested in auditioning with us please send an email to agency@marksummers.com PLEASE INCLUDE: Head shots / Pictures / CV & Showreel if you have, if you are very new and have none […]

Unicef “A child is a child” by FCB Inferno
Unicef – “A Child is a Child” Rankin was the director for this emotional Unicef video. Rankin is a top photographer and director, who’s base in the UK. The premise of the video is to highlight the struggle of war, poverty, and disaster, focusing on children. Mark Summers Casting was tasked with finding children to be the faces […]

Morrison’s ‘Way Down Price Crunch’
Supermarket Morrison’s launched the new ‘Way Down Price Crunch at Morrison’s’ commercial today the commercial features many dancers & also includes some of Morrison’s own dancing staff. The spot was choreographed by the talented Litza Bixler & assistant Livio Salvi.


The Shaman now online
After raving views at some of the worlds best short film festivals The Shaman is finally available to watch online . This mind blowing short was directed by Marco Kalantari Casting Director Mark Summers It’s Trailer had over 4 million plays in less then 4 days . Check out the full movie Festivals […]


House of Fraser race for number 1 chart spot
House of Fraser’s Christmas Campaign 2015 #YourRules has entered the Shazam chart at number two with ‘You Don’t Own Me’ (Ft Grace and G-Eazy). We’re proud to announce this hit commercial featured some of our very own, super talented dancers from Mark Summers Management, Sian Taylor, Joana Borja, Josie Pocock, Todd Holdsworth, Ross Sands and Shaun Niles. This […]


SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE AUSTRALIA 2014
We are so happy to announce that Our very own Choreographer Aaron Cash has joint the Judging panel of So You Think you Can Dance Australia 2014. Aaron will be joining judges Paula Abdul, Jason Gilkison & Shannon Holtzapffel. You can check out the trailer right here!


“Imagine it was us” Jessie Ware
Another great video choreographed by the very talented Natricia Bernard. “Imagine it was us” is the great new track from singer Jessie Ware & the video features some of our amazing dancers: Justine Claire, Michael Anthony, Denzel Daniels, Marvin Brown & Brooklyn Sanchez.


Mark Summers Dance Auditions Short Film
With throngs of hopefuls lining the streets outside, Mark Summers Dance held their first open Auditions in 2 years at The Royal Academy of Dance last week. With a record turnout approaching a thousand professional and semi-professional artists, Mark Summers, with agents Louise and Sarah, were looking for the very best of throughbred talent to […]


It’s the seasons for M&S Christmas
M&S Christmas campaign is as British as The Queen Speech. This is the first time in Ten years that the brand has not used celebrities but got Mark Summers Casting to Cast performers of all different shapes, sizes and ages. The spot was directed by awarding winner Jake Nava ( Beyonce, Shakira) & is lunched today […]


007 is Back… Martin Campbell
This Autumn we see the return of James Bond to the big screensThe Mark Summers team has been casting again for 007 Director Martin Campbell ( Golden Eye & Casino Royale) This time a mini film for Lenovo Yoga Tablet . The film was cast in the UK & filmed in Kiev The film stars sportswomen/ new […]


Smirnoff #yoursforthemaking
The famous drinks brand with JWT NY has launched a world-wide campaign to inspire people to create new nightlife experiences, under the new global Hash tag #yoursforthemaking. Director Nima Nourzadeh at Partizan turned to Mark Summers to search London famous night life to cast the right female lead.


Glamour is back! Natricia Bernard
Natricia Bernard, Mark Summers & Louise Mason all were at the world premier of Show Me at Friedrichstadt Palast Berlin Germany last week. Natricia choreographed 4 amazing numbers for this lavish show that boasts the biggest stage in the world & the largest full time with crew of over 262 people. With a budget of […]


Olympics 2012 Open Ceremony
London 2012 is one of the biggest events ever staged in the UK. Very much the countries’ shop window for our brand, tourism and culture, and it’s no co-incidence that Mark Summers were selected to provide some dancers for the opening ceremony. Julie Jude, Sam Field, Antonine Marc and Aaron Witter all started in Danny […]

Olympics 2012 – Park Live with BA
We’d like to congratulate our dancer’/performers John Diamantis, Pip Hersey and Wade Lewin who are representing and dancing for BA “Throughout the Park’ LIVE. Their excitement is plain for all to see as they all will make their mark on London’s Olympics 2012 – a once in a lifetime gig for each and every one […]

The Gossip – Move in the Right Direction
The Gossip are back with this fantastic track ‘Move in the right Direction’, choreographed by the one and only Natricia Bernard, featuring dancers from Mark Summers Management- Luke Wilson, Karen Bengo, Phoenix Ampadu, Craig Anthony Kelly, Kibo Mark & Gala Robles.


Mark Summers and Natricia team up with Mariah Carey for T-Mobile.
Ever at the front of new technology, it was only natural that T-Mobile selected Mark Summers as Casting Director with Natricia Bernard providing the creative direction for this leading-edge, state of the art hologram-based commercial.


Jason Beitel has the X Factor too!
We’re delighted that Jason has been working alongside Brian Burke, one of the show’s Choreographers and Creative Directors, to bring some much needed glamour to the climax of the 2011 X Factor season. Jason’s slick moves put the mojo into the finalist’s interpretations as the show reaches another fantastic climax…

Lavelle talks Michael on Piers Morgan
Lavelle Smith Jr needs no introduction to the friends of Mark Summers- as you know he was the King of Pop’s very own Prince of Dance. Listen to him on the Piers Morgan show in a world exclusive, talking about Michael’s vision for the future. It’s very sad some of this never happened, but there’s real love in Lavelle’s eyes as he speaks.


Mark Mentors New Talent
Mark Summers is again the darling of the dance media. This time he’s featured in both Dance Review and Dance Gazette magazine in his role as Official Mentor to the forthcoming Dance Proms. Dance Proms is a unique and exciting collaborative project that celebrates the wealth of talent among the nation’s young dancers and culminates […]

Lavelle hustles and Bustles…
Not content with the huge workload of the Michael Jackson Forever gig, Lavelle also found some time to join the wonderful First Lady of Dance, Darcy Bustle, in filming a great new show for the BBC “Darcy Bustle Dances Hollywood’, where Darcy takes us on a journey examining the love affair between the Hollywood Musical and the phenomenon of dance.


Dancing Domino for Litza Bixler
Mark Summers Agency loves a big pop promo, and it was only natural that pop sensation Jessie J and Director Emil Nava chose us to provide not only all of the dancers on this video, but also the amazing dance talents of long-standing creative director/choreographer Litza Bixler and her assistant Nikki Trow.


