ABOUT BILL CALHOUN

Bill Calhoun was most recently on the judging panel of the recent Channel 5 dance reality programme, The Dance Floor and is an acclaimed dance choreographer in the region. He was also the Master Choreographer and Stage Director of the recent President's Star Charity: A Musical Extravaganza 2007, where he managed a total cast of 196 performers with the likes of Olinda Cho, Dr Woffles Wu, Gurmit Singh, Dr Jannie Tay, Dick Lee, Taufik Batisah and finalists from the Dance Floor, amongst others.

Bill Calhoun has over two decades of experience in the industry, with professional presence spanning the arts and entertainment scene in the region. The acclaimed producer, director and choreographer has performed in musicals like Cats and has taught intensive dance workshops to industry professionals in Hong Kong, Australia, China, Thailand, Japan and Singapore.

As the only American producer/director/choreographer working in Asian television, Bill has won accolades and awards for variety directing and choreography in Thailand, Singapore and Japan.

Bill has worked in both Singapore's Mediacorp (TV) and Thailand's Channel 13 and was instrumental in the conceptualization and development of TV variety programmes and children's television specials in various Asian languages. He was also Executive Producer of the APEC CEO Summit 2003 (Thailand), which featured prominent personalities with the likes of former Thai Premier Thaksin Shinawatra, Hu Jintao (PRC) and Colin Powell (USA).

Bill was conferred the Asian Television Award in the Choreography segment for Best Variety Programme in 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2004 and achieved significant viewership figures for Stage Directing the 2005 President's Star Charity Show. In addition, Bill also produced, directed, and choreographed Miss Thailand World Pageant in 2001 and 2002 and was nominated the International Emmy Award for stage directing Star Search 1999, in Singapore.