Lorraine Le-Blanc Davis

Lorraine’s professional career spans 25 years in all aspects of the performance industry, including a decade of Performing as well as being the Rehearsal Director touring internationally with the hit show STOMP! She was a founder member of JazzXchange, one of the UK’s most prominent Jazz Dance companies. She was lead with Bullies Ballerinas and an original member of Souls in Motion Dance Company (Anthony Van Laast/Claude Paul Henry/Stuart Arnold).

An experienced educator specialising in social cohesion/youth rehabilitation through dance, Lorraine teaches a variety of disciplines including Jazz, Tap, Matt Mattox, Body Percussion, Modern Dance, Commercial, Hip Hop/Street and Lindy Hop. She trained at London Studio Centre and will complete her PGCert in Learning and Teaching (Professional Practice) in  2024. Dedicated to diversity and inclusion in education, Lorraine has made an essential contribution to the development of programmes and curricula that represent and serve our multicultural society. 

Her most recent appointment was that of Principal Lecturer for Contemporary Musical Theatre BA at ICTheatre Brighton and served as the Head of Opportunities and Inclusion where she was able to increase diversity in the faculty and developed outreach work to increase the global majority student body. In her post at ICTheatre Brighton, she was integral in the development of and made essential contributions to the current, diverse educationally inclusive Contemporary Musical Theatre Degree. Lorraine is known as an innovator and skilled collaborator and collaborated in the re-design of the UK's first Hip Hop Artistry BA with JP Omari. Lorraine continues to work on the development of programmes that are truly inclusive and diverse and represent and serve the community. 

Over the years Lorraine has been an educator for dance at some of the best conservatoires. Universities and colleges. Arts Educational,  Millennium Dance, London Studio Center, Impuls Tanz, Dance Works, Urdang Academy, SELTEC, Scream Studios, Old Market, Bird, ICTheatre, BN1 Arts, Summer School tutor all over the UK and Stomp Workshop Leader all over the world.

As a choreographer, she is the creator of over 30 new works, having choreographed across stage, film and TV. Original choreographic works include critically acclaimed Mercy Mercy Mercy, Foot and Vibes and Visions. Other notable works as an invited choreographer include the first ‘Nubian Steps’ at Queen Elizabeth Hall, ‘New York on Tap’ at the Royal Festival Hall, Dr Martins Trade Shows (Birmingham NEC), ‘Sammy The Musical’ at Stratford Theatre Royal and National Tour, and ‘Vacuums’ Feature Film shot In Rahova Studios Romania. She has also choreographed the video for Omar There's Nothing Like This and musicals Anything Goes with director Ray Schell and Twelfth Night with director Franny Rafferty at ICTheatre Brighton.

As a performer Lorraine has worked extensively nationally and internationally in Theatre, Film, TV, Corporate Trade shows, Music Videos, Opera and Panto! Some of her performance work includes groundbreaking productions such as the West End Musicals King, The Cotton Club, and Stomp (Performer and Rehearsal Director in UK /West End and the USA). Lorraine's other appearances include Top of the Pops, Brit Awards, Royal Variety Show, Live at the Palladium, Blue Peter, Paul O’Grady Show, The Graham Norton Show, Clothes Show Live (Birmingham NEC), halftime Performance Boston Celtics and the Gala performance in Monte Carlo for The Super Cup (winners of the Champions Leauge against the Uefa cup winners). She has performed with Lost and Found Orchestra (Brighton Dome, Sydney Opera House, Royal Festival Hall, USA tour), New York on Tap (Queen Elizabeth Hall), Sammy (Stratford Theatre Royal and national tour), Jonzi D’s Bustin Moves (Spitz London), Funny Black Women on the Edge (Stratford Theatre Royal), Carmen the Opera (Birmingham NEC and European tour). and Anansi Fantasia (Carlton Television).