About Taira
Taira Foo is a choreographer and movement director working across theatre, film, and music videos. Known for her emotionally charged, story-led movement, her work blends cinematic visuals with raw physicality.
Taira is the founder and artistic director of TF Dance Co., a narrative-driven dance theatre company whose credits include Snow Patrol’s Don’t Give In music video, the short dance film Undo (premiered at San Francisco Dance Film Festival & Dance on Camera, NYC), and London Portraits, a new opera-ballet in collaboration with Constella Music which premiered at Sadler’s Wells.
Emotion in motion
With support from Arts Council England, Taira has developed and toured new works such as S I C K, a bold exploration of male mental health, and Prisoner 466, a contemporary piece exploring Mandela’s 27-year imprisonment, which was shown
at the House of Lords.
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Recent choreographic work includes Amélie and Children of Eden (Guildford School of Acting), Sweeney Todd and West Side Story (immersive production’s at Champneys Spa’s), and a major music video project (filmed at the Natural History Museum) currently under NDA. She has also choreographed numerous professional pantomimes in and around the UK.
Taira’s approach blends contemporary and street influences, always placing storytelling at the heart. She is passionate about creating work that moves people both emotionally and physically. ​
Musical Theatre
Children of Eden – GSA (2025)
Amélie The Musical – GSA (2024)
Sweeney Todd (Immersive, Champneys Spa) – Vivo D’Arte (2024)
Les Misérables (Youth Project) – Wycombe Swan (2024)
West Side Story (Immersive, Champneys Spa) – Vivo D’Arte (2023)
Little Ships (New Musical) – Barnfield Theatre, Exeter (2023)
Opera & Cross-Disciplinary
London Portraits (Opera-Ballet) – Sadler’s Wells | Constella Music (2023)
Growing Old – Unity Theatre / FACT Cinema | Wellcome Trust Project (2022)
Troika (Circus & Dance R&D) – National Centre for Circus Arts (2021)
Film & Screen
S I C K – Short Film (2025)
Searching for Dottore – Short Film (2021)
Timmy Xu – Music Video, Natural History Museum (2020)
Don’t Give In – Snow Patrol Music Video, Director Brett Simon (2018)
In The Light of The Stars - Will Cookson Music Video (2015)
Undo – Short Film | San Francisco & New York Dance Film Festivals (2012)
What is Love - The Flutes | Music Video, Director Mark Buchanan (2012)
Showcases & Festivals
MOVE IT – Wonder Woman/Paradise Island (2019)
MOVE IT – Game of Thrones (2017)
Shanghai Spring Festival – Greenland Investment Company (2015)
TF Dance Co. (Original Works)
S I C K (Phases 1–3, ACE Funded 2020–21)
Flowers in December – The Place, Resolution Festival (2018)
Prisoner 466 – Inspired by Nelson Mandela | House of Lords, Arts Council England (2014)
Rain Man – The Place, Resolution Festival (2014)
The Soloist – The Place, Resolution Festival (2011)
Additional Experience
Pantomime & musical theatre choreography (Cinderella, Peter Pan, Jack & The Beanstalk) – Hiss & Boo, Paul Holman Associates (2013–2017)
University & college musical theatre projects (Cabaret, Chess, Fame)
Projects
Guest Teacher at
Author
Expanding her creativity beyond choreography, Taira is a published author. In 2017, she released Pocket Guide for Dancers, a motivational resource for performers navigating the dance industry. She has also written a collection of children’s books, bringing her love of storytelling to younger audiences.
PROJECTS
Taira spent over a decade performing as a professional dancer, with credits including the original cast of We Will Rock You, The Royal Variety Show, The Queen’s Jubilee, and Party in the Park. She has worked with renowned artists such as Snow Patrol, Brian May, Roger Taylor, Phil Collins, and Arlene Phillips.
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Now a choreographer and movement director, Taira is the founder and artistic director of Taira Foo Dance Company (TF Dance Co), where she creates original work and supports emerging talent.
Maggie Foyer | Seeing Dance
“‘Carly’s Exit’ is an uplifting and passionate expression of the fight to save a loved one from self-destruction. With original score, setting, and choreographer Taira Foo’s unstoppable energy, ‘Carly’s Exit’ forces colour and light into one of the darkest of subjects - illustrating with immediacy, realism and tenderness the battle for a friend’s life”
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