Lisa La Touche

Photo Credit: Mark Bennington

Lisa La Touche is proud to be a Canadian-New Yorker and a passionately devoted Tap Dance Artist.  Her career highlights include Broadway’s "SHUFFLE ALONG" choreographed by Savion Glover and directed by George C. Wolfe, and the international sensation "STOMP". She is a recipient of the Fred Astaire award for "Outstanding Ensemble in a Broadway Show" and the Actor's Equity Award for "Outstanding Broadway Chorus". TV credits include The 70th Annual "Tony Awards", and Amazon Original's "Z: The Beginning of Everything" to name a few. She has worked/performed alongside the greats such as Savion Glover, Dormeshia Sumbry-Edwards, Jason Samuels Smith, and Max Pollak and continues to honor her mentors such as Dianne Walker, Brenda Bufalino, Barbara Duffy and Michèle Moss.  She's recently been a featured artist in Ayodele Casel's "Diary Of A Tap Dancer 6.0" (presented by New York City Center) and debuted new works, “Fool’s Gold”, with her company Tap Phonics co-commissioned by Toronto’s Fall For Dance North and Harborfront Dance Centre in support by Decidedly Jazz Danceworks.  She currently teaches virtually worldwide, is a Professor at PACE University (Manhattan), sessional instructor for the University of Calgary, guest faculty for Rosie O'Donell's Rosie's Kids outreach program in NYC, Creative Consultant for The American Tap Dance Foundation, and guest instructor for Decidedly Jazz Danceworks.