TRAINING DAYZ
LISA LA TOUCHE and DANNY NIELSEN July 17th–20th in CALGARY
Four full Days of Summer Classes with Lisa & Danny
10:00am - 3:00pm
Elite Dance Academy
9715 Horton Rd SW
Calgary, AB
T2V 2X5
CANADA
$400 + gst
Daily Schedule and REGISTRATION HERE
Prices in Canadian Dollars
See bios below
email trainingdayzworkshop@gmail.com for further info
LISA LA TOUCHE - BIO
Originally from Calgary, Alberta and based in New York City, is a highly regarded and sought after dancer, teach and choreographer. Lisa’s credits include being an original cast member of SHUFFLE ALONG on BROADWAY choreographed by Savion Glover and directed by George C. Wolfe. She appeared on the 70th annual TONY Awards and Maya & Marty on NBC and became recipient of both the Fred Astaire award for “Outstanding Ensemble in a Broadway show” and the A.C.C.A. Actor’s Equity Award for “Outstanding Broadway Chorus”. She also appeared as a principal dancer in Amazon's Original TV series Z- The Beginning of Everything starring Christina Ricci, with choreography by John Carrafa. Previous highlights have also included touring with Savion Glover his production STEPZ, and also performing in both New York's Off-Broadway and the North American touring casts of STOMP. She was also in the original ensemble of Dormeshia Sumbry-Edwards "Sophisticated Ladies" where they performed weekly at The Cotton Club in Harlem, a former member of Jason Samuel Smith's company A.C.G.I., Barbara Duffy and Co., and Max Pollak's Rumba Tap.
Lisa continues to perform, choreograph and teach world wide and has worked endlessly North America, London, Germany, Switzerland, China, Japan, Brazil, etc and appears at endless festivals and conventions. Most recent endeavors include a month residency teaching at the Hinton Battle Dance Academy in Tokyo nurturing the development of their dancers' tap dance education. She was a proud faculty member of the School of Jacob's pillow under the direction of her mentor Dianne Walker, has been a guest at both The Juilliard School, New York University and the Joffrey Ballet School. She appears as guest faculty at Broadway Dance Center and is currently artist in residence at The American Tap Dance Foundation in New York City and loves sharing her passion within eager up and coming professionals of all ages. She is currently expanding her artistry and studying in-depth the craft of acting at Susan Batson Studios, and works with vocal coaches Shelton Becton and Susan Eichborn Young. She believes whole heartedly that we are all to trust and follow our inspirations and welcome a journey of unlimited opportunities. Please visit www.lisalatouche.com
DANNY NIELSEN - BIO
Danny Nielsen is originally from Calgary, AB, where he began tap dancing at the age of 8 under the direction of Gail Scott. He furthered his training in his teens by joining MADD Rhythms Canada and travelling to tap festivals across Canada and the U.S. At the age of 20, Danny was hired by the highly regarded jazz company Decidedly Jazz Danceworks, which lead to having featured choreographies in their productions of Tinge and Tone and 25.
In 2010, Danny became the ‘Artist in Residence’ at the Vancouver Tap Society, where he directed the boys program, the girls program, and youth ensemble Tap Co with the Society for 2 years. During his time in Vancouver, Danny was a part of many productions including A Chronological Life Story of a Few Tap Dancers with Matt Shields and Travis Knights, Stark Pulse with Jessie Sawyers, and the original tap dancer in the creation of Taps and Twang with the Vancouver Chinese Music Ensemble. In 2012, Danny was the recipient of the Santa Aloi Award from the Scotiabank Dance Centre. He later used the grant to create and direct his first full length production Love.Be.Best.Free, which just finished touring BC for 3 and a half weeks in February of 2017.
Danny has emerged onto the international tap scene as a soloist, having performed at various tap festivals in Germany, Switzerland, Brazil, Houston, Portland, North Carolina to name a few. Television credits include the worldwide broadcast of the 2010 Winter Olympics Opening Ceremonies and the opening number for the 2008 Jerry Lewis Telethon choreographed by Chloe Arnold in Las Vegas, NV.
Most recently, Danny has been working with Shay Kuebler's Radical System Art on a show entitled Telemetry and will continue to tour over the next year.