Love Me Or Leave Me - Lisa La Touche's classic choreography - Int/Adv Virtual Residency

Learn Lisa La Touche's classic repertoire of almost 20 years to the music of Nina Simone's Love Me Or Leave Me

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"Love Me Or Leave Me": Learn the entire piece of a classic Lisa La Touche's Tap Dance Repertoire geared towards the Intermediate and Advanced dancer

*Total course runs approximately 2 hrs and 15 min

CHECK THE HISTORY!

LOVE ME OR LEAVE ME was originally choreographed on M.A.D.D. Rhythms Canada in 2003 in Lisa’s hometown of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. This was a result of coming out of a summer filled with inspiration spending quality time with Dianne Walker, Jason Samuels Smith, Harold Cromer, Jimmy Slyde, etc at three legendary simultaneously positioned festivals; Robert L. Reed’s St. Louis Tap Festival, The Chicago Human Rhythm Project, and The L.A. Tap Festival. Nina Simone’s version of the tune “Love Me or Leave Me”, which was originally written in 1928 by Walter Donaldson with lyrics by Gus Kahn, was playing on repeat all summer long. It then became inevitable that Lisa wanted to explore choreography to such a masterpiece. After months in the shed with her company (original members including Danny Nielsen, Danielle La Touche, Amy Gardner, Courtney Woods, Ashley Steele, Eric Wagner, etc), they finally performed it for the 1st time in 2004. As the partnership with Bril Barrett, Martin “Tre” Dumas III and Jumaane continued ℅ the original M.A.D.D. Rhythms based in Chicago, they invited Lisa to set her choreography on their company which also included Starinah Dixon, Jabowen Dixon, Donnetta Jackson, Nico Rubio, Lee Howard and Cayla Trotter at that time (2005). From there, the rest is history. In 2012, Lisa had the honor of teaching this repertoire as part of the School of Jacob's Pillow tap program under the direction of Dianne Walker. The piece has been performed all over the world, from China, to Germany, to all across the US and Canada and continues to be a request for Lisa to teach and pass on to various ensembles and festivals world wide.

NOW IT’S YOUR TURN! Take the time to enjoy this classic piece of Lisa La Touche’s choreographic repertoire alongside such a musical masterpiece and learn it at your own pace. Let’s get swingin’! I hope you ENJOY

Lisa La Touche goes between explaining everything step by step, count by count, sound by sound and offers helpful tips and historical references for each chorus of choreography. She takes plenty of time to make sure all students can follow along with her in time, and work on counting and holding time together along the way. By the end of each chorus, she will run it back from the top with music and offer encouragement to enhance your own self practice.

Please refrain from using this material as part of choreography or workshops. Any questions or special requests, please contact Lisa La Touche directly through her website www.lisalatouche.com.



Your Instructor


Lisa La Touche
Lisa La Touche
As a proud New Yorker and proud Canadian, 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 also currently a Dora Award (Canada) nominee for her performance, choreography and co-direction of the Tap Dance Legacy Concert c/o dance Immersion and Canadian Stage in Toronto 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 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 choreographic works for institutions such as The Brooklyn Museum, 92Y, Gibney Dance, Decidedly Jazz and Fall For Dance North. As an educator and Professor she is on faculty at PACE University, Marymount Manhattan College and the University of Calgary.She has also taught at NYU, The School of Jacob’s Pillow, 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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