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Travis Knights

/Montreal - Toronto

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Montreal native Travis Knights is realizing his dreams, pounding rhythms on wood floors all over the world. His talent and dedication have earned him audiences in Shanghai, Berlin, Melbourne, New York, and Vancouver to name a few. 

His career began in 2000, when he was cast as a principal dancer in the motion picturebiography of Bill 'Bojangles' Robinson with Gregory Hines and Savion Glover.  The film, entitled 'Bojangles' gave Travis the chance to work with the legendary choreographer Henry LeTang. 

In 2006, he was tapped to be the principal dancer in the video game adaptation of Warner Brother's 'Happy Feet'.  In '07- '08, he participated extensively as a Tap Dance consultant for Cirque du Soleil in Montreal.  Since then, he has performed in Tandem Act Productions' 'Diary of a Tap Dancer' at the Apollo Theatre, and the touring show 'Wonderland: A Tap Tribute to Stevie Wonder', created by Ayodele Casel and Sarah Savelli.

He was a featured Tap Dancer in the Opening Ceremonies to the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver. In the same year he toured North America in the internationally acclaimed Australian Tap Dance show, Tap Dogs.

From 2010 to 2013, Travis was a principal dancer with Tapestry Dance Company, North America's only full-time professional tap dance company.  While in the company he received the Austin Critic's Award for best dance artist in 2011 and 2013, and best choreography in 2012.  Most recently, he embarked on a world tour with his partner Tanya Rivard, teaching and performing with the Tap Love Tour.  Watch out for him, because the best is yet to come.

 

 

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