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"
 

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

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!
 

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
 

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

Jumaane Taylor
From Chicago: M.A.D.D. RHYTHMS Asst. dir.
"1 of 20 Top Hoofers Under 20" - Dance Spirit
"Imagine Tap", Chicago Human Rhythm Project, Chicago Tap Summit
 

Laurie Johnson
World-renowned tap dancer from Tremaine Dance Convention with several national television appearances, including with the late, great Gregory Hines!

Rick Conant
Historic Steps teacher
Veteran of many broadway Musicals including "42nd St." and "Singing In The Rain"!
Rick will be teaching the ORIGINAL choreography for "Moses Supposes", one of the most beloved tap dances in movie history from"Singing In The Rain"!
 

Rashida Khan and Parris Mann
GUEST teachers at L.A. Event, Feb 13th 2011!
1st African American performers EVER to perform at the Kremlin!
"Things Ain't What They Used To Be"
Jazz Tap Ensemble, Rhapsody In Taps, Disney Channel, Nickelodeon!