Dancer/ Teacher/ Choreographer
Musician/ Composer
Business Owner/ Director
Keith Clifton has been in business as a dancer/ teacher & choreographer for the last 2 and one half decades. His notable moments are such works as: Five Dr. Pepper commercials three Wendys, Dodge, McDonalds, Levis and many more. Such T.V. specials as: The Academy awards, Tim Conway, The Carpenters, Wolfman Jack and David Copperfield. Broadway Musicals include: 42nd Street ( Merrick Prod.) George M. (lead) Oliver (lead) My Fair Lady, A Chorus Line ( Vegas) and Anything Goes starring Ellen Travolta for which he choreographed, danced and won the Dramalogues Critics Choice Award for Best Choreography.
He has traveled as a guest artist to perform with regional ballet companies in lead roles such as Nutcracker, Coppelia, Swan Lake and Firebird. Staged and directed the entire Nutcracker ballet for The Irving Ballet of Dallas Texas. In 93’ was commissioned to restructure the entire jazz and tap syllabus for The New Zealand Association of Modern Dance and has not only taught nationally but in Japan, Australia, Canada, San Salvador and Guatemala. In 1989 He and other partners co-founded L A Danceforce and Edge Studios of Hollywood.
Currently he is running his own studio in Huntington Beach Ca. with his wife and partner Linda Clifton and their 3 children. Also has developed an act with his son and younger brother in which they play guitars, bass and drums and tap dance for various benefits nationally. He just wrote the music for Carvel Ice Cream commercials and is continuing in the arts as his passion and occupation.
