HISTORY

In 2004 I came to a point when I wanted to start creating something both for and about myself. Not having any idea how to do that I took myself off to Paris (my favorite city) to work with Sarah Petronio – a tap dance improvisor extraordinaire. Although I could not reproduce one single concrete thing we did, I came home energized and inspired to make a commitment to myself and my own creativity.

I proceeded to commit myself to going in to a studio at least once a week, for no purpose other than to create. At first I was alone, and then one of my assistants came in, then another, and then we had a piece of choreography, and then another……and then……

I realized that we were actually a company.

And what to name us? Since we were 4 women, I decided to honor Paris and my favorite language and call us Les Femmes. And so we were……..until Xander came along and then we were no longer Les femmes, what could we do? So we became Le Femmes Plus.

For me - Les Femmes (Plus) was a company that consisted only of people I really enjoyed working with. (I never had an audition.) I always enjoyed working with people who were individuals, with their own set of skills and personalities to bring to the table.

MISSION

My mission is to utilize tap dancing, as well as other elements of my background (acting, modern dance) in order to delight people. When someone says of a piece or performance that they found us delightful I am very happy.

COMPANY MEMBERS

Original Members
Jill Kenney, Shelby Kaufman, Allison Plamondon

Core Members
Jill Kenney, Shelby Kaufman, Nicole Ohr, Katharine Ponza, Pamela Vlach, Julie Garcia

Guest Dancers
Dre Torres, Xander Weinman, Justin Boccitto, Crystal Chapman