02/08/2026
We are so excited for Josette Wiggan to perform with us on March 1st! 🌟 Read more about Josette below and don’t miss purchasing tickets for our show before it’s too late!! Link for tickets : https://www.etix.com/ticket/p/49769256/footnotes-tap-ensemble-presentsrhythm-in-time-featjosette-wiggan-raleigh-the-rialto
An internationally acclaimed and much sought after educator/ choreographer/ performer, Josette has dedicated her life to the perpetuation American Jazz and social dances like Tap, Solo Jazz, Lindy Hop and Hip Hop. She began her dance adventure with Paul and Arlene Kennedy at the Universal Dance Designs Studio in Los Angeles. Her love for performing was fostered by the Kennedys and then refined as an adult while dancing with Jazz Tap Ensemble until 2007. A graduate of UCLA, Josette’s career highlights include, the 2001 Spotlight Award winner in non-classical dance category, the first National Broadway Tour of 42nd Street, 2008 Bessie Award Nominee for Outstanding Performance in the Baker/Tarpaga Project and studying with Germaine Acogny at L’ecole les Sables in Dakar, Senegal. Her movie credits include, Idlewild, Princess and the Frog, and The Bride. Alongside her brother, Joseph Wiggan, she was part of two original casts of Cirque du Soleil’s Banana Shpeel and Michael Jackson: The Immortal World Tour from 2009-2013. Josette is honored to be on the dance faculty at USC’s School of Dramatic Arts.
