THE TEACHERS, THE LEGENDS!

Totally Tap is proud to be associated with some of the finest dancers in the industry. Award winners, Tap Company owners, Artistic Directors from all over the world! All with years of experience in the Tap Industry. Soak up their knowledge as they do what they do best.

Our faculty knows not only WHAT to teach but the best way to show the students HOW to get there! All our teachers LOVE what they do and it shows in their inspiration of the students with the joy they bring to their jobs.

Following are some of the faculty from past Totally Tap events; some will be back for future events and we also look forwards to welcoming new members and guest teachers to the Totally Tap faculty! Our teachers will ALWAYS be EXCEPTIONAL!

Ayodele Casel: Master Teacher
"One of the top young tap dancers in the
world today" - Gregory Hines.
ONLY female in Savion Glover's
"Not Your Ordinary Tappers"
 

Marshall Davis Jr.: Master Teacher
Star Search Winner.
"Most Unusual tap dance soloist"
- Miami Herald
"Bring In Da Noise, Bring In Da Funk"
with Savion Glover

Jason Janas
Member of New Jersey Tap Ensemble.
Principal dancer with "Tapestry" under direction of Acia Gray.
Feature dancer in Ayodele Casel's "Wonderland".
Founder of "Hoofin' Ground" Tap Workshop in Charlotte
 

Olivia Rosenkrantz: Master Teacher
American Tap Dance Orchestra
Manhattan Tap
NYC Tap Festival
Founder/Choreographer of "Tapage"

Lisa Hopkins: Master Teacher Founder
Artistic Director, Choreographer of TAP KIDS
Intensive & Company
Performing all over the world for the last 8 years!
 

Mark Goodman: Hoofer, choreographer & Master Teacher
Artistic Director of the Mark Goodman Tap Company, an LA-based dance company that fuses New York swing-style tap with world rhythms and other tap dance forms to break new ground in tap dance performance

Max Pollak: Master Teacher
Founder "Rumba Tap"
Performances seen all over, including Cuba!
2008 Fellow in Choreography -
NY Foundation For The Arts
 

Jim Taylor: Tap Legend!
50 years in show biz! Taught thoudsnds to tap!
Films: Mame, Hello Dolly, Tap
Partnered Ginger Rogers
Worked with Fayard Nicholas (Nicholas Brothers), Debbie Reynolds & Steve Condos
Taught "Historic Steps", a class featuring a Nicholas' Brothers' dance from the movies!

Sarah Savelli
Creator of the all original "Tap Into Peace"-NYC Center Fall For Dance
Co-Creator "Tappy Holidays" with Ayodele Casel
Founder "Saravelli Sextet" All Female tap Company!
Former Artistic Director-"RHYTHM ISS" All Female Chicago based tap Co.
"Blistering footwork" - Dance Magazine