Elise McGrenera

Artist

Elise McGrenera is a tap dancer from Vancouver, Canada currently living in Toronto, Ontario. Elise is an alumna of the School at Jacob’s Pillow where she was accepted into the 2019 tap dance program and performed in the schools annual fundraiser held in the Ted Shawn Theatre. She was a featured dancer in the 2019 Vancouver premier of Danny Nielsen’s On Foot and joined the cast again in 2023 for their BC tour. Elise was featured in both the 2021 and 2022 productions of Jeffrey Dawson and Friends presented by the Vancouver Tap Dance Society. In 2022, Elise co-founded the tap dance collective Boys’ Club which has which has been selected for national and international residencies and performances at tanzhaus nrw (DE), TOES for Dance, Leña Arts Residency, Decidedly Jazz Danceworks, the Claquettes Club (BE), and Golem’s Theatre (ES). Elise continues to immerse herself into the jazz music scene in Toronto and is thrilled to be a part of this new Dance Makers project.