Linda Sohl-Ellison is the Artistic Director and Choreographer for Rhapsody In Taps, a Los Angeles touring company featuring eight tap dancers, eight jazz and world musicians and special guest artists that she co-founded with Toni Tack in 1981. Her modern dance background is reflected in Rhapsody In Taps’ diverse repertoire, which pays tribute to the rich heritage of tap as well as exploring innovative choreographic directions for the concert stage. Linda has a BFA from Ohio University in Dance and Graphic Design and an MA from UCLA. Her training includes studies under the great tap masters Foster Johnson, Eddie Brown, Honi Coles and Buster Brown. She collaborated with Gregory Hines, staging and performing in his first choreographic work, 'Toeing the 3rd and Fifth' made for Rhapsody In Taps in 1990.

Recognized for her choreographic innovation in tap, Linda has been awarded five Choreographers’ Fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts, two Irvine Fellowships in Dance (1999, 2001) and a Dance: Creation to Performance grant (2006) from the James Irvine Foundation. In 1999 Linda was nominated for the prestigious Alpert Award in Dance. She has received Choreography Fellowships from the California Arts Council, Arts Council for Long Beach, Public Corporation for the Arts, National Association for Regional Ballet and California Community Foundation. In 2006 she received a Lester Horton Dance Award for Outstanding Choreography from the DRC and a Distinguished Alumni Award from Ohio University.

A Professor of Dance at Orange Coast College where she has taught many dance forms since 1978, Linda has toured throughout the United States, Asia, France and Germany teaching and performing. She was the founder and director of the Southern California Tap Festival from 1993-97 and has appeared on many festivals and in tap documentaries. Linda was recently honored with a Milestone Award from the County of Los Angeles Board of Supervisors for 25 years of performances, programs and arts leadership in Los Angeles.