Like the other Austin dancers I kissed this past weekend, I first became aware of Lisa when she joined the Kathy Dunn Hamrick Dance Company some years ago. I recall different things about Lisa's early days with Kathy, but it was when she danced a solo that I really sat up and took notice. It was in the context of having seen a few disappointing solos and beginning to lose faith in soloist in general.
Then I saw Lisa and I thought, "That's how it's done!"
Lisa's career started well before the KDHDC, most notably spending many years in New York City with the Doug Elkins Dance Company. She's now a founding member of Austin's newest company, Circuitous Dance / Kate Warren, which as I've mentioned before, was my reason for being in Austin to begin with.
I should also note Lisa's other creative outlet: postage stamp collage. It's pretty amazing stuff. Check out her website and be amazed how a bold dancer of big solos also sits still to create these pieces of art with postage stamps.
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