VanTapDance Society

Vancouver Tap Dance Society promotes and preserves the art of Tap Dance through our Tap Academy, Festival, Performance ensembles and Outreach programs

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Elise's enthusiasm for tap as a student herself and a teacher, sharing her passion of the dance, is infectious. She is joining us as her second season as a faculty member teaching youth tap and joining Tosh as Co-Director of @TapCoVancouver .

#vantapfam #tapdancer #tapco

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We say goodbye today to our Academy Manager Anna as she pursues the next steps in her career. We are thankful for Anna's passion, commitment and dedication to VanTap and the greater tap dance community.

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Jeffrey has been a part of the #vantapfam for a long time, & the speed of his feet show it! You can find him jamming in the studio, or join him for his new advanced drop-in class & tap jam on Sat! Jeffrey also returns as a faculty member for the Pre-TapCo @TapCoVancouver !

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As we begin a new academy season next week, and welcome more dancers into the building, we have a COVID-19 Safety Protocol document

Please read the full document:
https://t.co/qj6tW4y9eL

@TapCoVancouver classes begin Sept 13
Academy classes begin Sept 14

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Sara comes with a plethora of knowledge about the body's anatomy, as a dance teacher, salsa training dancer herself and as a personal trainer!

P.s. Sara is offering an ADULT group conditioning drop-in on Wednesday nights next season, come sweat it out!

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Hannah is returning to VanTap for her second season leading our little ones! Hannah teaches preschool and kindergarten tap, encouraging our youngest generations of dancers to start moving their feet!

#vantapfam #tapartistry #preschooldance

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We are still accepting auditions for our Elite Tap Programs:
▵ Competition Choreography Program
▵ Tap Artistry
▵ @TapCoVancouver

We have 10 month programs, 8 week courses and drop-in classes. A class available for everyone!

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We are always eager to learn more about tap dance, through our faculty members, & to share the history & knowledge of tap dance to our students. We are proud to provide conditioning & jazz dance classes to support a dancer's training, encouraging our community to try dance.

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We are excited to start our next season of the VanTap academy. Our academy has been running for over 25 years, offering programs for dancers as young as 3 years old up to our adult programs, with a youth tap company @TapCoVancouver & our pre-professional program Tap Artistry 🌟

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Bryn's calm demeanour, and passion for sharing tap with her students is contagious. Bryn continues to lead Saturdays for youth tap and offering classes on Tuesdays for youth and adults!

#vantapfam #kidsvancouver #youthdance
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Amanda has been a part of the #vantapfam since her youth as a company member of @TapCoVancouver . Amanda returns for her third season, bringing her expertise as VanTap's jazz dance teacher for our youth programs. All while pursuing her degree at @SFU

#youthjazz #jazzdance

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Riley is returning for her second year at VanTap as our Competitive Choreography Program Director as well as teaching tap technique classes Level 3+. Her experiences from learning tap around the world, makes choreography and technique lessons unique!
#vantapfam #tapartistry #comp

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20/21 Faculty Member: Tosh Sutherland

Coming off of his role as Production Manager for the 2020 VanTap Fest, we're thrilled to invite Tosh back as Tap Artistry's Artistic Director & TapCo's Co-Director!

#vantapfam #tapartistry #tapco

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2 weeks until our 20/21 VanTap Academy season begins!

This season will look different than the others, but we can't wait to welcome back students safely into the studio, to bring dance back into our VanTap community 🕺🏼

Our office hours Sept 1 - 10:
Tues - Thurs: 12:30 - 6:00pm

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VanTap Fest 2020

And that's a wrap!! HUUUUGE Thank you to everyone who helped put this thing together. @andrewjnemr , @anna_dueck , Amy Collisson, and of course all the guest artists and Students.

See you next year. and Keep on Swingin' !

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We say goodbye today to our receptionist Amy as she pursues her interest in earning her education degree 🤗

Amy's goodbye:
My few words of wisdom I’ll impart to each dancer/performer: remember to stay grounded and present! And overall, find the joy in each step!

#vantapfam #art

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VanTap Fest 2020 August 24 - 30, 2020 ONLINE:⁠
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Join us for Week-long Residencies, Weekend Workshops, Summit Talks, Online Tap Jam and MORE!⁠
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Go to https://t.co/RNP3dc5Bh8 for more information!⁠

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VanTap Fest 2020 Aug 24-30, 2020

Festival Starts Monday! We have events all week including a Trivia Night on Wednesday August 6, 2020 sponsored by BLOCH, Voce Enterprises and Joel Hanna.

See https://t.co/RNP3dc5Bh8 for more information on how to sign up.

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VanTap Fest 2020 August 24 - 30, 2020 ONLINE:⁠
⁠
Join us for Week-long Residencies, Weekend Workshops, Summit Talks, Online Tap Jam and MORE!⁠
⁠
Go to https://t.co/RNP3dc5Bh8 for more information!⁠

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VanTap Fest 2020 August 24 - 30, 2020

Join us for our Free Community events next week!

see https://t.co/RNP3dc5Bh8 for more information.