RANDY ALLAIRE

Founder, Principal
Director, Scholarship Director

Jazz, Turns

Randy is a Founder and Director of EDGE and the Scholarship Program. He is also the Executive Director of L.A. DANCEFORCE Workshop and Competition and The Master Series. Since 1992 Randy has been the President and General Manager of L.A. DanceForce Inc, which is the parent corporation for EDGE, LADF and The Master Series. With partners Connors and Prudich, Randy also operates the non-profit corporation The Dance Fund.

Before EDGE and L.A. DANCEFORCE, Randy worked in Los Angeles as a performer, choreographer and educator. He was a principal performer with Michael Jackson for the Bad and Dangerous world tours, appearing in the acclaimed HBO performance from Bucharest, as well as the XXVII Super Bowl, the American Music Awards, Grammy Awards, Soul Train Awards and other live and televised shows around the globe. He has worked in front and behind of the cameras as a performer, choreographer and assistant choreographer while he taught dance and directed an education program. From 1985 to 1987, Randy was the assistant choreographer for the original television series Fame, as well as dancing on the show and playing the recurring role of Vince. Other television series appearances include Mama's Family, Faerie Tale Theatre, It's Gary Shandling's Show, Look Of The Year, You Write The Songs and Double Platinum. Randy can be seen in classic music videos with Paula Abdul (Cold Hearted Snake), Rod Stewart (Young Turks), Toto (Roseanna), Rodney Dangerfield (Rapping Rodney), Michael Damian (Cover of Love) and in the live performance videos with Michael Jackson (Black and White, Man In The Mirror). His commercial credits include, 7-UP, Pepsi, Butterfinger, Orange-Ade, Continental Edison, Nissan and Target; and the motion pictures Stayin' Alive, Back to the Future, Girls Just Want To Have Fun and Electric Boogaloo.

Having assisted several notable choreographers for television and film, Randy took the natural step of becoming a choreographer himself. When a chance of a lifetime performing opportunity presented itself in the late 1980's, Randy placed his choreography career on the backburner. Some of his choreography credits include an episode of the original television series Fame (7th season), Super Model Of The World for the Ford Modeling Agency, the motion picture "Teen Wolf Too" with Justin Bateman, a Three Musketeers commercial, Playboy Video promotion, the Golden Apple Awards for the Foreign Press Association, and the NCOA (National Council on Aging) tribute to MGM Movie Musicals.

Randy began teaching in 1981 at several studios in Los Angeles.  Within a few years he was among the most in demand teachers at Dupre Dance Academy, which was considered "the" professional studio at the time.  Through the 1980's and 1990's, then at EDGE, Randy held Jazz 2 through professional level jazz classes. His class includes a variety of techniques and range of styles, and at times his combinations reflected the projects he was working on and casting. Randy's instruction is known for its athleticism, fusion of style and musical range and interpretation. With LADF, he has taught throughout the United States, Canada, New Zealand and Australia.

In 1988, Randy and collaborator Bill Prudich developed the Professional Dance Program that is known as "scholarship". The highly acclaimed program has a reputation for excellence in completing a dancer's training for commercial dance and providing valuable business knowledge, experience and contacts in Los Angeles. Randy currently teaches dance, career and business topics exclusively for the program.  Each year in July the participant's with L.A. dancers, EDGE and Hollywood choreographers present a showcase that is attended by the industry and has become a tradition and highlight of the summer.  The national publication Dance Spirit Magazine, recently referred to the program as "the incubator of new talent in Los Angeles." July 2009 will conclude the program's 20th year.