Joe Tremaine

 INTERNATIONALLY KNOWN CHOREOGRAPHER AND TEACHER

JOE TREMAINE

President, Co-Founder

DANCE STYLES: JAZZ | CHARACTER WORK

Joe Tremaine started dancing when he was four years old, and hasn’t stopped since. This charismatic, six foot tall man grew up in tiny Oak Ridge, Louisiana (population 250) and, until he was old enough to drive, his mother would take him to dance class three times a week in Monroe, 35 miles away.

Joe began teaching dance in high school and then furthered his passion in college. He earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology at Northeastern University of Louisianaand moved to New Orleans where he trained and performed at the New Orleans Ballet Association and New Orleans Opera. Joe then moved to New York City to pursue a career in theatre, where he swiftly landed dance and summer stock jobs.

He performed in Caterina Valente’s European Shows, became a June Taylor Dancer on “The Jackie Gleason TV Show”, worked on the movie “Hello, Dolly,” performed in “Ed SullivanSpecials” and was asked to be the lead dancer on “The Jerry Lewis Show” at NBC Television in Burbank; a career move which brought him to Los Angeles, California, in 1967 and where he had a very successful career as a performer.

There he put together his own act called “Black, White and 14”. It opened a new room at Anaheim’s Grand Hotel, and on opening night, Las Vegas producers Line Renaud and Loulou Gaste helicoptered in, caught the performance and hired them on the spot to star in their new Las Vegas review “Flesh”. The show ran for a year at Caesar’s Palace and regularly sold out shows.

JOE TREMAINE DANCE CENTER & TREMAINE DANCE CONVENTIONS:

Joe opened his own studio in California in the 1970’s, “Joe Tremaine Dance Center”; the dance studio to the stars, where he had thousands of students pass through his door. After nearly 30 years, he stepped aside from the Dance Center in order to devote more time to the conventions and competitions. Tremaine Dance Conventions and Competitions was established 1981. President Joe Tremaine and his staff tour the country to about 25 cities every year bringing professional choreography/teaching to over 50,000 dancers nationwide.

CREDENTIALS

B.A. in Sociology – Northeastern Louisiana University – Monroe
Tremaine Dance Center – Owner & Teacher for over 23 years
University of California – Irvine & Riverside campuses
Arizona State University – Phoenix
University of Arizona – Tucson
Northeastern University – Boston
California State University – Long Beach
San Diego State University – San Diego
Board of Councillors of University of Southern California School of Theater
Former Vice President of the Professional Dancers Society of America
Co-Founder of the Professional Dancers Society’s Scholarship Program
Member of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
Board of Advisors of the American Dance Awards
Board of Directors of the Professional Dancers Society
Board of Advisors of the Jazz Dance World Congress
Board of Advisors of Premiere Performing Arts in New York
among others…

AWARDS & HONORS RECEIVED

Joe Tremaine Commercial Dance Scholarship” – Relativity School – Established 2014 – Ongoing
“Gene Kelly Legacy Award” – Dizzy Feet Foundation – 2015
“Outstanding Contributions to the World of Dance” – Career Transitions For Dancers – 2014
“Master Educator Award” – Carnival “Choreographer’s Ball” – 2014
“Lifetime Achievement Award” – Kids Artistic Review – 2013
“Lifetime Achievement Award” – Dance Studio Life Magazine – 2011
“Star Teacher” Legacy Award from Dancers Over 40 – 2011
Special Recognition from Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal for his Contribution to the Arts – 2011
“President’s Award” – Dance Masters of America – 2011
“Man of the Year” – The Michael Awards – 2008
“Tremaine Dance Convention & Competition Days” Proclamation from NY Mayor Michael Bloomberg – 2007
“Extraordinary Contribution to The Dancer and the Dance World” – Professional Dancers Society – 2006
“Lifetime Achievement Award” – Jazz Dance L.A. – 2002
“Lifetime Achievement Award” – Dance Under the Stars, Palm Springs, CA – 2001
National Spokesman for National Dance Week – 2000
Judge at the Miss Louisiana Pageant – 1999
Judge at the Miss America Pageant – 1998
“Joe Tremaine Day” – City of Shreveport, LA – 1998
“Lifetime Achievement Award” – Retter Productions – 1998
“Founders Award” – Friendship Through Dance – 1997
“The Gypsy Robe” – Professional Dancers Society – 1995
“Outstanding Achievement in Dance Education” – The Bob Fosse Awards – 1994
“Joe Tremaine Day” – State of Louisiana – 1993

“Joe Tremaine Day” & “Key to the City” – City of Shreveport, LA – 1993
“Key to the City” – Monroe, LA – 1993

“Best Dance Instruction Video” – American Video Conference – 1988
“Best Instructional Video in the World” – Billboard/MTV –
“Excellence in Jazz Dance” – Dance Educators of America
“Gus Giordano Lifetime Achievement Award” – Jazz Dance World Congress

…among others

Joe has choreographed for every medium in the entertainment industry including television, movies, videos, commercials, nightclub acts, industrials and concerts. His fast, funky and “very today” jazz is sometimes rock & roll, sometimes character, but always fun, exciting, entertaining, and useful. Internationally known choreographer, coach and teacher, Joe has worked with entertainers such as:

MALE ENTERTAINERS:

JACKIE GLEASON | JERRY LEWIS | ED SULLIVAN | GENE KELLY | MILTON BERLE | TOMMY TUNE | BOB HOPE | ART CARNEY | JACK BENNY | BOBBY DARRIN | BRUCE VILANCH | DOUG HENNING | RICHARD THOMAS | ALICE COOPER | SONNY BONO | HAL LINDEN | ALAN ALDA | HINTON BATTLE | JOHNATHAN WINTERS | ROBERT ALDA | KENNY ROGERS | SAL MINEO | LOUIS ARMSTRONG | GUY LOMBARDO | JOEL GREY | LESLIE NIELSEN | DANNY DeVITO | JOHN WAYNE | GARY COLLINS | LEE GREENWOOD | GREGORY HINES | ZERO MOSTEL | REGIS PHILBIN | GAVIN MacLEOD | JEFF GOLDBLUM | DARREN McGAVIN | LORNE GREENE | RAYMOND BURR | DICK CLARK | GREG EVIGAN | DONNY OSMOND | ROBERT GOULET | BARRY MANILOW | BOBBY VAN | HARVEY KORMAN | BARRY WILLIAMS | FAYARD NICHOLAS | SAVION GLOVER | HOAGY CARMICHAEL | RICARDO MANTALBAN | MICHAEL CRAWFORD | SERGIO MENDES | THE SMOTHERS BROTHERS | HERB ALPERT & THE TIJUANA BRASS | THE OSMONDS

among others…

 

FEMALE ENTERTAINERS:

CAMERON DIAZ | CHRISTINA APPLEGATE | SELMA BLAIR | PAULA ABDUL | HELEN HUNT | LIZA MINELLI | BARBARA EDEN | RAQUEL WELCH | ANN-MARGRET | JOEY HEATHERTON | CONNIE STEVENS | JANE RUSSELL | DEBBIE REYNOLDS | PERT KELTON | MICHELE LEE | JANE POWELL | CYBIL SHEPHARD | CYD CHARISSE | SHEILA MacRAE | CAROL BURNETT | DIANA ROSS | LORNA LUFT | PENNY MARSHALL | THE KESSLER TWINS | GOLDIE HAWN | RENEE TAYLOR | RHEA PERLMAN | JANE KEAN | NANCY O’DELL | MEREDITH VIEIRA | CATHERINE BACH | TINA LOUISE | JULIE NEWMAR | VALERIE HARPER | CAROL LAWRENCE | MELISSA GILBERT | GEORGIA ENGEL | SHIELDS AND YARNELL | VICKI LAWRENCE CHER | ELIZABETH BERKLEY | JOELY FISHER | DOROTHY HAMILL | ANNE BAXTER | DOROTHY PROVINE | RUTH WARRICK | NANETTE FABRAY | IMOGENE COCO | CATERINA VALENTE | BARBRA STREISAND | MARGARET HAMILTON | BARBI BENTON | MARY TYLER MOORE | OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN | DAME MARGO FONTEYN | CINDY WILLIAMS

among others…

 

CHOREOGRAPHERS:

JUNE TAYLOR | NICK CASTLE | PETER GENNARO | JAIME ROGERS | GENE KELLY | LOUIS DA PRON | ALAN JOHNSON | ERNIE FLATT | RON FIELD | CLAUDE THOMPSON | ANITA MANN | MICHAEL KIDD

among others…

 

ARTICLES:

Besides Joe’s passion for dance, his foremost love and passion are his dogs. . . Axl (Wire Hair Fox Terrier), Boogie (aka – Boogie Woogie) (Curly Coated Retriever) and Zeke (1995-2006) (Curly Coated Retriever) who was truly Joe’s soul mate.