Richard Riaz Yoder

RICHARD RIAZ YODER is an award-winning tap dancer, performer, associate choreographer, and veteran of 8 Broadway shows. Yoder recently finished the LA run of Once Upon A Mattress, starring Sutton Foster. They have been seen on Broadway in White Christmas, On the Twentieth Century, Shuffle Along…and all that followed, Hello, Dolly!, My Fair Lady, Some Like It Hot, and most recently, Once Upon a Mattress, and serving as associate choreographer for Lempicka. Richard has worked with nearly every Broadway Tap choreographer, including Savion Glover, Randy Skinner, Chris Gattelli, Maurice Hines, and Casey Nicholaw. Drawing on their long history in music theatre and performing arts, Richard has broadened their horizons, including choreography, teaching, and solo performing. A quote Richard lives by is, “Joy is your original energy, and when you follow it, you feel alive. Always follow joy, and the rest will follow.” @richardriaz