Faculty
Dance
AMDA Faculty since: 2021
Lisa Jay has worked in theater, television and live entertainment. Lisa's TV credits include: ABC's Lost, MTV's DanceLife, NBC's Jake & the Fatman, ABC's Life Goes On, NBC's The Little People. Commercial credits include: Walgreens, RC Cola, Gloria Vanderbilt, Macy's, 7-11 Stores, Disney Travel. Theatrical Choreography: A Chorus Line, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Aladdin, A Midsummer Nights' Dream, Grease. Lisa danced w/ New York Motion and the Ken Molina Dance Company. She choreographed and danced in numerous industrials; Compaq Computers (Sting's World Tour) & Chevis Regal (with the late EGOT awardee Marvin Hamlisch). Lisa was a soloist in Al Harrington's Polynesian Revue, danced with The Brothers Cazimero at the iconic Waikiki Shell and taught Hula to the late Tony awardee, Thommie Walsh. She choreographed for Betty Jones & Fritz Ludin's Dances We Dance concert series and for the Goodwill Games in England. Lisa holds certifications in Yoga, Pilates Mat, Zumba, and is signed with MTA Agency.
Degrees
M.A., Dance, University of Hawai'i - Manoa