Lisa La Touche

As a proud Canadian and New Yorker, Lisa’s credits include being an original cast member in Broadway’s Shuffle Along, choreographed by Savion Glover and Directed by George C. Wolfe, where she received both the Fred Astaire Award and the Actor’s Equity Award for Outstanding Broadway Chorus.

She is currently a Dora Award nominee for her performance, choreography and co-direction of the Tap Dance Legacy Concert , c/o Dance Immersion and Canadian Stage,  with Travis Knights.

Her TV credits include the 70th Annual Tony Awards and Amazon’s Original “Z, The beginning of everything”. Previous highlights have also included touring with the Savion Glover production, "Stepz", performing with Dormeshia Sumbry at Harlem’s legendary Cotton Club, as well as performing with both New York's Off-Broadway and the North American touring casts of STOMP. Since 2010 she has run her own performance company, "Tap Phonics", and has been commissioned to present for organizations such as The Brooklyn Museum, 92Y, Gibney Dance and Fall For Dance North.

As an educator and Professor she is on faculty at PACE University and the University of Calgary and has taught at NYU, The School of Jacob’s Pillow, Decidedly Jazz Danceworks, Rosie’s Theater Kids and member of the creative council for the American Tap Dance Foundation.

Her recent endeavor includes co-curating the Tap Dance Legacy Series along with Travis Knights in partnership with Dance Immersion providing the local black community free access to their cultural history.

She also has written and directed her debut documentary film, TRAX, encompassing her journey back to Alberta while discovering important local black history. Above all, her proudest achievement greatest inspiration, is the gift of being a mom.

For further info please visit www.lisalatouche.com

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