Jay T is a Dora Mavor Moore Award nominated performer, educator and adjudicator. His twenty-five year teaching career spans Canada’s most prestigious post-secondary arts institutions and dozens of dance studios. A graduate of Ryerson University’s dance program and a former Mr. Dance of Canada, he has been a faculty member at the Randolph College, George Brown College and Saint Lawrence College. Jay has been a guest teacher at Sheridan College, Canada’s National Ballet School, Etobicoke School of the Arts, Pearson School for the Arts, the Eastern Arkansas Ballet, Duboforce Mexico, Metro Movement and the Charlottetown Festival Young Company. He is currently the Tap Director at Dimensions in Dance in Kitchener, a choreographer for the Canadian Tap Team of World Performers and the Co-Owner & Director of Programming for the Toronto Dance Teacher Expo.
His professional choreographic credits include: Singin in the Rain (Drayton), The Fan (Odyssey Theatre), The Time of My Life (Soulpepper), The Haunted Hillbilly (Sidemart Theatrical), Little Shop of Horrors (Magnus Theatre) & Dads II (Magnus Theatre).
His professional grade home recording studio “Make Me A Tape” is the where industry professionals come to record their voice demos, songs & self tapes. Jay is proud to be a member of AACE – The Association of Acting Coaches & Educators, a best practices organization of acting coaches and educators committed to maintaining respectful learning practices.
He is represented by Shari Quallenberg & Noëlle Jenkinson at AMI – Artist Management Inc.
Contact Information
Make Me A Tape: www.MakeMeATape.com
Principal Agent: Shari Quallenberg, AMI
Voice Over Agent: Noëlle Jenkinson, AMI
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