Choreographed by double Tony Award nominee Jen Weber, known for her work on & Juliet, Grease: The Immersive Movie Musical promises to be the dance event of the summer, with a 30-strong cast bringing to life the iconic tale of teenagers Sandy and Danny, who find love during those summer nights.

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Baz Luhrmann’s movie was renowned for its lavish dance sequences — not surprisingly, given the director’s dance background. So, when the film became a stage musical, audiences clamoured to see the vibrant can-can number at the Moulin Rouge, Satine’s “Sparkling Diamond” entrance, and the sultry, dramatic “El Tango de Roxanne” all transported to the theatre.

Happily, you can see those and much more in the explosive West End production, choreographed by Sonya Tayeh (who picked up one of the show’s 10 Tony Awards, including Best Musical). There are also thrilling new numbers, like the steamy rehearsal medley – which features “Bad Romance,” “Tainted Love,” “Toxic,” and “Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This).”

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Another sizzling-hot nightclub in town is the Kit Kat Club — aka the Playhouse Theatre, home to the acclaimed revival of Cabaret. Rebecca Frecknall’s immersive production places the audience close to the action; dancers even weave into the crowd. It makes us deliciously, then disturbingly, complicit in what follows.

Julia Cheng’s choreography captures that dichotomy. Her diverse chorus, which reflects Weimar-era Berlin's freedoms and fluidity, is both tantalising and challenging, playful, and eerie. But the real horror comes from their climactic transformation into “conventional” figures when liberation and individuality are all stripped away by reality.

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Michael Jackson’s dance skills were as dazzling as his vocals, thanks to his rhythm, flexibility, and unique stage presence. Through his music videos and live performances, he popularised many street dance techniques, with the moonwalk, first seen when performing “Billie Jean” in a television special, becoming his signature move.

MJ the Musical is directed and choreographed by Christopher Wheeldon, a former ballet dance turned choreographer, whose productions include the Royal Ballet’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. With Rich and Tone Talauega (who toured with Jackson), he received a Tony for his choreography, which features all of Jackson’s greatest hits staged with the utmost aplomb.

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The 1920s are known as an era of intensive partying (for the wealthy, at least), in which a host of new dance styles were popularised. These included the tango, the foxtrot, the black bottom and the one most closely associated with the era, the Charleston. The rise of jazz led to a moral panic in some quarters due to its improvisational nature and sometimes unruly execution.

In the musical adaptation of The Great Gatsby by Jason Howland, Nathan Tysen, and Kait Kerrigan, Dominique Kelly choreographs the summer’s most glamorous party, which blends familiar 1920s styles with hip hop and street jazz to bring the romantic tragedy bang up to date. Tony-winning costume design and stunning set design completes the dazzling stage picture.

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“Oom-pah-pah, oom-pah-pah that’s how it goes / Oom-pah-pah, oom-pah-pah everyone knows”… steeped in the tradition of Victorian music hall, the songs from Lionel Bart’s Oliver! are truly evergreen and make you want to dance with knees up and skirts swishing!

Matthew Bourne, one of the leading choreographers and impresarios of our age, directs and choreographs this 5-star revival that fully captures the boisterous joy and the grit and desperation of Dickensian London. The rousing ensemble numbers include “Consider Yourself”, “You’ve Got to Pick a Pocket or Two”, and “Who Will Buy”, all of which are presented in their Sunday best in Bourne’s production.

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Who would have thought of humans playing trains as superheroes – and on roller skates too? Well, this idea by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Richard Stilgoe has had considerable milage since it was first brought to life over 40 years ago and Luke Sheppard’s new production has now been playing at the specially constructed Starlight Auditorium at Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre for over a year, proving to be a true intergenerational treat.

LondonTheatre.co.uk’s reviewer marvelled at how “Ashley Nottingham, working with creative dramaturg and original choreographer Arlene Phillips, gives us everything from hip-shaking swing and a kick line to funky street dance. The race marshals, riding scooters, do incredible upside-down flips off the ramp”. The spectacle truly has to be seen to be believed.

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Set in an Eastern European shtetl at the turn of the 20th century, Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick’s bittersweet musical celebrates Jewish joy through music, dance, and comedy – and a fair amount of drinking! Jordan Fein’s Olivier-winning production features outstanding choreography by Julia Cheng (Cabaret), which according to LondonTheatre’s 5-star review “honours the musical’s Golden Age roots, as well as Jerome Robbins’s original choreography”.

Robbins’s famous “Bottle Dance”, in which a male chorus line dances with bottles balanced on their heads, isn’t a traditional Jewish dance and instead sprang from Robbins’s imagination but nevertheless has become one of the most iconic sequences in Broadway dance. L’chaim!

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The art form of burlesque has a colourful history, involving suggestive dancing and costumes that are employed to tantalise the audience. Modern burlesque follows in the traditional style, with an added emphasis on body positivity and personal expression.

Todrick Hall directs, choreographs, and stars in the stage adaptation of the 2010 film that starred Christina Aguilera and Cher. Rising star Jess Folley makes her West End debut as aspiring singer Ali Rose who finds herself working in a lively burlesque club. Fans and feathers at the ready!

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