Cori Giannotta

Born in Toronto, Cori Giannotta has been heavily involved in the city’s tap dance scene teaching, performing, choreographing and producing. She’s had the opportunity to teach at various events, such as the Toronto Rhythm Initiative and Performing Arts BC Provincial Festival. She has had the incredible opportunity of assisting world renowned tap dancer, Lady Dianne Walker, on multiple of occasions, courtesy of the Toronto International Tap Dance Festival. Cori has been a featured artist at the TD Toronto Jazz Festival and the Toronto Vegetarian Food Festival. Her latest work, “Polyrhythms,” was presented at Night Shift, a co-presentation with Fall For Dance North. Other performing credits include the Big Band Tap Revue with the Toronto Jazz Orchestra, The Whole Shebang: Taken By Night, the Toronto International Tap Dance Festival, Dusk Dances, and the 2023 Fall For Dance North Festival in Dianne Montgomery’s piece, “Softly Losing Softly Gaining.” In 2015, Cori, alongside her partner Johnathan Morin, established tap dance company, Rhythm & Sound. The company has annual performances in Toronto and has been featured in festivals across Canada, such as the Edmonton Feats Festival and most recently, was voted “critic’s pick” by the Toronto Star for their presentation, “In Passing,” at the Toronto Fringe Festival.