- He was awarded the OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2009 Queen's Birthday Honours List for his services to the Performing Arts. He was a choreographer and director.
- He has been awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award by the prestigious International Choreographers Organizatio.
- He was inspired from an early age by the musical films of the day those of Gene Kelly and Donald O'Connor in particular.
- He was appointed Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO) in the 2017 New Year Honours for services to choreography and stage direction of royal pageants.
- Equally innovative at the time was the fact that no matter what ethnic background you came from you could audition and be considered for Douglas Squires group if you had the potential. No longer was it necessary to be regimented by height, weight or colour - the more individual the better (the beautiful Chinese dancer Wei Wei Wong was one of the most popular members). Families all over the country saw the possibility that their offspring could stand a chance of becoming a member of the popular Young Generation and later the 2nd Generation. Nowadays it would be unusual if a dance group was not multi-cultural, but at that time - before Hot Gossip and other star dance groups, The Young Generation stood alone. Groups all over Europe sprang up to try and emulate the success of the trail blazing group.
- Inspired by street dancing of the period, Squires created a young style that encouraged audiences to appreciate dance in television.
- His theatre and casino shows were innovative and brought a refreshing modern look to traditional concepts. He directed Patti Boulaye's spectacular African musical 'Sundance' which opened in May 2005 to great acclaim at the Hackney Empire London and he co-directed (with Wendy Toye) the star-studded Sir Noel Coward's 70th birthday celebrations.
- He has directed for stage and television worldwide - from Hong Kong to New York - exploring all forms of theatre including choreography for the HK Contemporary Ballet Company and his phenomenally successful production of 'Los Argentinas' at the Paris Olympia which combined the poetry, music and dancing of Argentina to great effect and acclaim.
- His use of dancers of talent - no matter the shape or height or colour - was trail blazing in the Sixties and Seventies and he was the first choreographer to use an integrated group of dancers of all ethnicities on British television.
- His career spans over 7 decades and it is estimated that he has choreographed and directed more than 10,000 dancers over this period.
- At the age of twenty he began his dance training with Audrey de Vos and Kathleen Crofton.
- His unique style captured the imagination of the nation in popular shows starring amongst others Dame Vera Lynn, Rolf Harris, Lulu - to list the stars Douglas Squires has choreographed and directed would read like a Who's Who of the world of entertainment, but have also included Diana Ross, Julie Andrews, Chita Rivera, John Lennon and many other top stars throughout the world.
- As well as TV work he has been involved with theatrical productions and fund-raising events.
- Douglas Squires has directed and choreographed so many musicals around the world, including 'Guys and Dolls', 'Irma la Douce', 'Stop the World', the German version of 'My Fair Lady' in the Opera Houses of Berlin and Munich and the Dutch version in Holland, and choreographed 'Oliver' in German.
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