Diversity (dance troupe)

Diversity
Diversity in 2009
Background information
OriginLondon, United Kingdom
GenresStreet dance (popping, roboting, lyrical hip hop, contemporary hip hop dance, breakdance, acrobatics)
Years active2007–present
Members
  • Ashley Banjo
  • Jordan Banjo
  • Perri Kiely
  • Mitchell Craske
  • Sam Craske
  • Warren Russell
  • Nathan Ramsey
  • Adam Mckop
  • Kelvin Clark
  • Jordan Samuel
  • Shante Samuel
  • Starr Kiely
  • Georgia Lewis
  • Curtis Butler
  • Abbie Pheasey
Past members
  • Robert Anker
  • Ike Chuks
  • Ian McNaughton
  • Jamie McNaughton
  • Matthew McNaughton
  • Ashton Russell
  • Terry Smith
  • Morgan Plom
  • Jack Simmons
  • Floyd van Dongen
  • Theo Mckenzie-Hayton
  • James Botterill
Websitediversitystudio.co.uk
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Diversity is a British street dance troupe formed in 2007 and based in London. They are best known for winning the third series of Britain's Got Talent in 2009, beating Susan Boyle in the live final.

Diversity consists of friends from London (Leytonstone and Dagenham) and Essex (Basildon), including four sets of siblings and eight other members. At the time they appeared on Britain's Got Talent, some were still at school or university, while others had jobs of their own. As of February 2015, the then-members of the group, ranging in age from 11–30 (the lineup on Britain's Got Talent ranged from 12–25), consisted of: leader and choreographer Ashley Banjo, Jordan Banjo, Sam Craske, Mitchell Craske, Perri Kiely, Warren Russell, Terry Smith, Nathan Ramsay, Theo Mckenzie-Hayton, Adam Mckop, Kelvin Clark, Jordan Samuel, Shante Samuel, Starr Kiely, Georgia Lewis and Curtis Butler. Founding members Ashton Russell, Ian McNaughton, Jamie McNaughton, Matthew McNaughton and Ike Chuks have left Diversity. As of December 2013, they were managed by Danielle Banjo, Ashley and Jordan's mother, and based at Dancework Studio. On 28 July 2017, it was announced that former member Robert Anker had died following a traffic collision in Canada.