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Lisa Rene Johnson ballet

Lisa Renée Johnson

Lisa Renée has been in the entertainment business since age five. As an Entertainer, Instructor, Dance Captain, Choreographer, and Director, she has enjoyed working for numerous Dance and Musical Theatre companies across the United States.

Lisa Renée was a Performance Coach, Workshop Clinician, Staging Specialist, Choreographer, and Casting Director for Walt Disney World for over 12 years; choreographing for Disney’s Special Events and Conventions, workshops and auditions, and staging numerous production Shows, Parades, and Television. Some of her Disney professional production experience includes Beauty and the Beast live on stage, Hoop-Dee-Doo Revue, American Idol experience, and Disney’s Christmas Day Parade for Television taping, working with such stars as Carrie Underwood, Jonas Brothers, David Cook, Jordin Sparks, and Celine Dion.

Lisa Renée has performed, choreographed, and directed for an extensive list of Equity musicals alongside Jonathan Freeman (Broadway & voice of Jafar), Lindsey Korman (Passions), Sebastian LaCause (Showgirls, Boogie Nights), Donna Marie Asbury, and Ruth Williamson (Broadway, Television & Film). Her favorite roles include dancing the Cyd Charisse roles and tap in Singin’ in the Rain, Graziella in Westside Story, and A Little Night Music as Anne Egerman and Annie as Lily St. Regis both to which she received Best Supporting Actress.

Lisa Renée was a scholarship student at both Pennsylvania Ballet and Richmond Ballet companies and has taken Honors Invitational Master Classes from Robert Joffery, Richard Englund, Lupe Serrano, David Howard, and Bruce Marks to name a few. She has danced professionally with Fort Wayne Ballet, Indianapolis Ballet Theater, Tapestry Dance Company and Ballet Austin. Lisa Renée has performed Principle and Soloist roles in over 15 years in the Nutcracker, as well as Soloist and Featured roles in well-known classics as Cinderella, Coppélia, Swan Lake, Les Sylphides, Graduation Ball and Giselle. Previous to moving to Orlando, Lisa Renée was a Foy aerialist, featured dancer and vocalist in Branson performing for the award winning Dino Productions, Legends in Concert and Andy Williams. After three seasons, she joined the award winning Crystal Cruises’ 6 Star Luxury Cruise Line as a vocal soloist, adagio artist and featured dancer.

Lisa Renée has a BA in Performing Arts with honors from Butler University; major in Dance and minors in Music and Theater. While attending Butler, Lisa Renée studied private voice and piano, performed with the University’s Madrigal Singers, performed in Chicago with the Jordan Jazz Singers, and toured Europe performing with its Concert Chorale. She was active in the theatre program and played one of her favorite roles as Laurey Williams, in Oklahoma!

Lisa Renée is certified in Dance Education with honors from Southwest Texas State University and London and England’s Royal Academy of Dance. She holds active status in Florida’s Dance Education certification for grades K-12, attended the Dance Masters Association Teacher's Training School program in New York and has served as a judge for their local scholarship program held in Orlando.

Lisa Renée's administrative, choreographing and teaching experiences have been ongoing for over 24 years in numerous dance studios, professional dance companies, and entertainment convention companies throughout the United States. Her credits include teaching in the public and private school systems for Indiana, Texas, Missouri and Florida. She has been a dance docent educator for Texas Elementary school systems; has taught workshops, seminars, and dance & music classes for musical theatre camps and camps for children-at-risk.

Lisa Renée is actively involved in Liturgical Dance Ministry at St. Luke’s UMC in Orlando, FL, and has been an active dance liturgist in Conference Convocation for UMC; IN-KY Conference UCC; University UMC in Austin, TX; and First Wayne Street UMC, Altersgate UMC, and First Presbyterian Churches in Fort Wayne, IN.

Lisa Renée has either choreographed, directed and/or produced over 10 children’s musicals including Sound of Music, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dream-coat, Willy Wonka, Peter Pan, Annie (thrice), Hairspray, Disney’s Aristocats, Disney's 101 Dalmatians, and Bugsy Malone (twice). She continues to freelance as a performer, choreographer and associate director for dance and theatre companies alike. 

 

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