Nicole Romine
- Actress
- Director
- Producer
Lovely and petite dancer and choreographer Nicole Adette Romine was
born on September 23 in Sterling, Colorado and raised in Kansas City,
Missouri. Romine was inspired by her ballet dancer mother to pursue
dancing. She has a younger brother named Brandon. Her first dance class
was ballet at age eight. Nicole trained for dancing at the Walnut High
School for Performing Arts, Joffrey Ballet, the Paris Dance Center, and
Steps in New York City. Moreover, Romine studied acting with Betty
Buckley, John Lindsberg, and Anita Jesse. Her first professional
dancing job was in a Kansas City stage production of "The Wizard of
Oz." Following graduation from high school Nicole traveled to Europe
and lived in Paris, France for several months. She then worked in
Tokyo, Japan and Argentina before moving back to the United States to
continue working in Las Vegas, Nevada. In Las Vegas Romine worked at
the Silver Slipper in "Branded" and at the Riviera Hotel in its "Solid
Gold" stage production. Nicole joined the cast of the immensely popular
musical variety TV series "Solid Gold" in the mid 80s as a regular
featured dancer and remained on the show until 1986. After leaving
"Solid Gold" Romine went on to appear as a dancer in several episodes
of the last season for the TV series "Fame." Her other dancer TV
credits include the Jerry Lewis Telethon and the Miss Teen USA beauty
pageant. In addition, Nicole has also worked as a director, producer,
production coordinator, and choreographer (she has worked in this
latter capacity for singer Andy Williams on numerous PBS TV specials
which include a Christmas show that was nominated for an Emmy Award).
Romine co-owns and teaches at the Danceworks Conservatory in Kansas
City, Missouri. Her favorite dance subject is ballet. In 2006 Nicole
directed, produced, and choreographed the acclaimed short film "Ing."