Lisa Boyd

Dancing since the age of 6, Lisa started out with Ballet at Turfhall Primary School and continued for another 6 years. As those years progressed she moved on to Modern dance, hip hop, contemporary, and African dance.

In 2002, she joined Silverleaf Dance Company and trained with them for 3 and a half years. In her matric year (2005), Lisa auditioned at Jazzart Dance Theatre (September 2005) and was accepted into their “Young Adult Training and Job Creation Programme”, which starts with a new set of trainees every 3 years.

While dancing for Jazzart, she was fortunate enough to have worked with legendary artists and dance-makers, being exposed to and trained in a variety of dance forms, namely Contemporary, Hip hop, African, Spanish, Indian dance (Barathanatium), pantsula, tap, gumboot, and ballet.

Lisa performed in major productions during her 3 years at Jazzart, namely:

Danscape, Guardian of the Flame (featuring musicians such as Neo Muyanga, Sibongile Khumalo, Tina Schouw, Janine Neethling, Heather Mac), Twenty1, I am cinnamon, Gatherings, The Baxter Contemporary Dance Festival, Alfred Hinkel’s “Bolero” at the FNB Dance Umbrella.

Some corporate gigs:

2006:

Cape Town Fashion Week

2007:

Spier Arts Festival – directed by Jay Pather, Design Indaba (CTICC), Dance Africa Finals show (Channel O)

2008:

J&B Met, Engen Conference (Sun City Superbowl), AIDA (Cape Town Opera Co.)

Private/Freelance work

2007:

Orphans of Qumbu (Cape Town Opera Co.), Pro 20 ICC Cricket World Cup, NYE performance (Mini version of the Lion King) – Arabella Hotel and spa

2008:

Fashion show at V&A Waterfront, Transnet Conference, Chebanka advertisement, Music video for Afrikaans Rock band, 2 Bollywood movies, 2 Music Videos by Nigerian R&B artist Darey (flighted on MTV and Channel O)

2009:

Rudimentals (South African band), Bollywood Movie shoot, Loerie Awards, Business Connexion’s year end function, Walking in the Footsteps of legends (Renovatio Dance Co.)

2010:

Our Life, Your Entertainment (Renovatio Dance Co.), Performance with violinist Caitlyn van Pyre • Walking in the Footsteps of Legends (Renovatio Dance Co.), Rocking the Daisies (EJ von Lyrik)

2011:

Razzle Dazzle (Door 6 Entertainment), Dance Showreel (Jason Sisam), Catalogue shoot for Sportsmans Warehouse, Campaign shoot for Die Son, Colour Contrast (Renovatio Dance Co.), Kuier Magazine birthday (Door 6 Entertainment), It’s a kind of magic (Door 6 Entertainment), Fabulesque Burlesque (Door 6 Entertainment), The Best, Tribute to Tina Turner (Door 6 Entertainment)

2012:

Nokia Lumia campaign (Front Row Entertainment), Runway show at Club 169 (Loleepop productions)