 Debbie Allen has featured his dancing in several productions including the AMC television series "Cool Women", Sammy (a tribute to the life of Sammy Davis Jr.), and in 1999 a leading role of "Soul Possessed" with Patti LaBelle, Arturo Sandoval, and Carmen DeLavallade.He also founded the tap dance program at the Debbie Allen Dance Academy in Culver City, California, which is also the location of the annual Los Angeles Tap Festival.In 2016 Smith narrated Simone Maurice’s documentary on tap dancing "Lost in the Shuffle".