LISA LA TOUCHE

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BROADWAy/off-broadway

S H U F F L E  A L O N G
Role: Ensemble/ Jazz Jasmine
Prod. Scott Rudin, Dir. George C. Wolfe, Chor. Savion Glover

S T O M P: Off-Broadway and National Tour
Principal role Bin Bitch & Cornish | Dir./Chor. Luke Cresswell & Steve McNicholas

LIVE CONCERT PERFORMANCE

E T I E N N E C H A R L E S’ R O A D M A R C H C O N C E R T
Tap Dance Percussionist | Queen’s Hall, Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago

N A T I O N A L J A Z Z M U S E U M O F H A R L E M
Director & Choreographer | “Lisa LaTouche Quartet” full-length jazz concert

T A P E L L I N G T O N w / D U K E E L L I N G T O N O R C H E S T R A
Featured Tap Dancer & Choreographer | Jazz at Lincoln Center, Birdland, Symphony Space

A P H O N S O H O R N E & T H E G O T H A M K I N G S: Mardi Gras Concert
Tap Dancer | Dizzy’s Club - Jazz at Lincoln Center

A D O N I S R O S E Q U I N T E T ft. Philip Manuel & Lisa LaTouche
Tap Dancer

D O R R A N C E D A N C E at Jacob’s Pillow Gala
Performing Artist | Dir./Chor. Michelle Dorrance

F L U I D F E S T I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A N C E F E S T I V A L
Director & Choreographer | “Phonetically Speaking” full-length dance concert commission

D E C I D E D L Y J A Z Z D A N C E W O R K S
Director & Choreographer | “Family of Jazz” choreography commission on company

S T E P Z: National Tour
Tap Dancer | Prod./Dir./Chor. Savion Glover

B L U E N O T E J A Z Z C L U B : E J S T R I C K L A N D P R O J E C T
Tap Dancer | Band Leader: Enoch Jamal Strickland

M A R C U S S T R I C K L A N D Q U A R T E T f e a t. T A P M E S S E N G E R S
Tap Dancer & Co-Choreographer

R E V I V E D A L I V E B I G B A N D
Tap Dancer & Co-Choreographer | with Nicholas Payton, Talib Kweli, and GURU

C O T T O N C L U B P R E S E N T S: S W I N G D A N C E N I G H T
Ensemble Dancer | Dir./Chor. Dormeshia Sumbry-Edwards

D A N Z Z E   D R E A M S:   R O A D   T O   B R O A D W A Y
Principal Actor/Narrator | Dir. Hinton Battle

G U G G E N H E I M  W O R K S  I N  P R O C E S S:  The Making of Shuffle Along)
Ensemble Dancer | Dir. George C. Wolfe, Chor. Savion Glover

B R O A D W A Y   C A R E S   E A S T E R   B O N N E T: CHARLIE'S ANGELS "DonnaLee"
Principal Dancer | Chor. Jason Samuels Smith

S O P H I S T I C A T E D   L A D I E S: Regional Tour
Ensemble | Dir. Curtis Farrow | Prod. Irving Street Productions

C O T T O N   C L U B   S W I N G   D A N C E   N I G H T
Featured/Ensemble Dance | Dir./Chor Dormeshia Sumbry-Edwards

IN CONCERT

J A Z Z   A T   L I N C O L N   C E N T E R
Tap Ellington - Choreographer Lisa La Touche - Producer Tony Waag

R O Y A L   A L B E R T   H A L L
Michele Drees Jazz Tap Project - Featured Tap Dance Artist - Producer EFG London Jazz Festival

Choreography

B I G   B A N D   R E V U E
Guest Choreographer | Prod. Toronto Rhythm Initiative. Dir. Ted Levy

H O L D   O N
Director and Choreographer | Prod. Vancouver Tap Society

R H Y T H M   I N   M O T I O N
Choreographer | American Tap Dance Foundation

T O R O N T O ' s   C H O R E O G R A P H E R S   B A L L
Guest Choreographer | Prod. ThaMovement

F E L L O W S H I P S

N E W O R L E A N S J A Z Z & H E R I T A G E F O U N D A T I O N
Fellowship/Research Grant Awardee | New Orleans

A R M S T R O N G N O W
Artist in Residence | Louis Armstrong House and | Museum Queens, NY

T A P B A S S D R U M S
Founding Band Member, Co-Director, Residency Curator, Project Lead

D A N C E L A B N E W Y O R K
Resident Choreographer | New York, NY

comissions

D A N C E I M M E R S I O N : T A P L E G A C Y S E R I E S
Program Co-Curator, Project Lead, Final Production Choreographer | Toronto, ON

T H E P R A I R I E P L A C E A N C E S T O R C O L L E C T I V E
Project Co-Curator & Co-Director, Artist, Consultant | Alberta, Canada

TEACHING

PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS

P A C E U N I V E R S I T Y
Adjunct Professor and Guest Choreographer | NYC

N E W Y O R K U N I V E R S I T Y
Guest speaker | NYC

M A R Y M O U N T U N I V E R S I T Y
Adjunct Professor | NYC

U N I V E R S I T Y O F C A L G A R Y
Sessional Instructor and Guest Choreographer | CAN

FILM

T R A X
Writer, Director and Performer

K E Y S T O N E
Co-Director and Featured Solo Artist

T H E Y C A L L H I M S R C H A R L E S
Featured Artist

C U T M E S U M M A D A T N O I S E
Featured Artist

TELEVISION

Z:  T H E   B E G I N N I N G   O F   E V E R Y T H I N G
Principal Dancer | AMAZON Original Tevelision, Dir. Shane Black, Chor. John Caraffa

7 0 th   A N N U A L   T O N Y   A W A R D S  w Shuffle Along
Principal Dancer | CBS, Dir. George C. Wolfe, Chor. Savion Glover

M A Y A  &  M A R T Y   S H O W
Principal Dancer | NBC.Dir. George C. Wolfe, Chor. Savion Glover

S E C R E T   T A L E N T S   O F   T H E   S T A R S  w Maya Harrison
Principal Dancer | CBS, Chor. Jason Samuels Smith

SPECIAL Awards

H O O F E R S A W A R D 2 0 2 5
American Tap Dance Foundation

F R E D   A S T A I R E   A W A R D
"Outstanding Ensemble in a Broadway Show" c/o Shuffle Along

A C T O R S   E Q U I T Y   A.C.C.A
"Outstanding Broadway Chorus" c/o Shuffle Along

CONVENTIONS

T R I P L E   T H R E A T   D A N C E   C O N V E N T I O N
Guest Faculty | Canadian Tour

I N D U S T R Y   X P E R I E N C E
Faculty | US Tour

T A P   T H E   M A P
Faculty | US Tour

W I L D   A B O U T   D A N C E
Faculty | US Tour

T O T A L L Y   T A P
Faculty | US Tour

T A P   K I D S   I N T E N S I V E
Faculty | Vermont

DANCE fEStIVALs/iNTERNATIONAL

T A P   C I T Y / N Y C   T A P   F E S T I V A L
Guest Artist in Residence / Teacher | NYC

C H I C A G O   H U M A N   R H Y T H M   P R O J E C T
Guest Artist / Teacher | Chicago, lL

D E B B I E   A L L E N   D A N C E   A C A D ' s   L A   T A P   F E S T I V A L
Faculty | Los Angeles, CA

T R A I N I N G D A Y Z
Co-Owner | Calgary, CANADA

T H I R D   C O A S T   R H Y T H M   P R O J E C T
Guest Artist / Teacher | San Antonio, TX

H O O F E R S S T U D I O
Teacher | Hamburg, GERMANY

B A C K S T A G E   S T U D I O
Guest Choreographer / Teacher | Zurich, SWITZERLAND

H I N T O N B A T T L E D A N C E A C A D E M Y
Guest Choreographer / Teacher | Tokyo, JAPAN

B R A Z I L   I N T E R N A T I O N A L   T A P   F E S T I V A L
Faculty | Campinas, BRAZIL

B R A Z I L   T A P / J A Z Z
Faculty | Curiciba, BRAZIL

S H E N Z H E N C U L T U R A L Y O U T H C E N T E R
Faculty | Shenzhen, CHINA

StUDIOs/COMPETITION TEAMS

E S S E X   D A N C E   A C A D
Resident Tap teacher / Choreographer | NJ

D A N C E   A C A D E M Y   of   N O R T H   J E R S E Y
Guest Tap teacher | NJ

J A Z Z   U N L I M I T E D
Guest Tap teacher / Choreographer | NJ

T H E   P U L S E
Guest Tap Choreographer | Westchester, NY

N E S A   P E R F O R M I N G   A R T S   H I G H   S C H O O L
Guest Choreographer | San Antonio, TX

E A R L   C O B B   D A N C E   A C A D E M Y
Guest Tap Choreographer | San Antonio, TX

MEDIa

POdSCASTS

A F R O P O P
“The Black History of Tap Dancing” | Guest Feature

T H E D A N C E P O D C A S T
Interview with Lisa La Touche | Guest Episode

M O V E R S & S H A P E R S: A D A N C E P O D C A S T
Guest Episode with Lisa La Touche

B O D Y A N D S O U L: T A P F O R T H E P E O P L E
Conversation with Lisa La Touche

TRAINING

T A P
Savion Glover, Marshall Davis Jr., Dianne Walker, Barbara Duffy, Brenda Buffalino, Jason Samuels Smith, Dormeshia Sumbry, the late Dr Jimmy Slyde, Gregory Hines, and Harold Cromer.

J A Z Z / J A Z Z   F U S I O N
Sean Cheesman, Cecelia Marta and Joel Hall

B A L L E T
Dawn Hillen and Joel Hall

A C T I N G
Susan Batson Studio, Matthew Newton Acting Studio

V O I C E
Susan Eichhorn Young, Shelton Becton