A BIG THANKS to everyone who attended
Totally Tap in Raleigh, January 2009!

We're now working on the schedule for the
NEXT TOTALLY TAP WORKSHOP!

TOTALLY TAP RALEIGH - WHAT AN EVENT!

WE want to thank EVERYONE who helped make TOTALLY TAP RALEIGH such a great success! The talent and dedication of ALL the participants is what makes a GREAT weekend and everyone who attended deserves our sincere thanks for making TOTALLY TAP RALEIGH the best one yet!

We had 11 Prize/Scholarship winners (we were only supposed to have 6!) so CONGRATULATIONS to the following participants. The TAP BATTLE was a great example of different styles and obvious skill from the 12 entrants and it was a TOUGH decision. In the end we decided on:

GRAND PRIZE!! MATT GERSHEN who took home all of the $240.00 CASH!
FULL SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS: JAMIE YANNYON - $225.00 JOHN FIUMAARA - $225.00 PARTIAL SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS: ELIZABETH KOSCIELNIAK - $75.00 CAMERON POPE - $75.00 DAVID FERGUSON - $75.00	MERCHANDISE WINNERS: BONNIE CURRIE ERICA BOLICK ANNIE KLUCEVSEK MIKEY BERGDOLT HANNAH WALL TATYANA ROSARIO

ARE YOU NEW TO TOTALLY TAP?
Sponsored by Tap University:
TOTALLY TAP is the first Travelling Tap Workshop for Intermediate and Advanced Tappers!
Be part of the fun - enjoy the festivities and prizes in our next workshop!
Stay tuned to www.tapushop.com for details...

Our last workshop was in Raleigh, NC in January 2009. Check out the Raleigh teachers
and schedule below for an idea of what's in store at the next Totally Tap workshop!

LATIN, SWING, ACAPELLA, MODERN ROCK,
BLUES, ASIAN FUSION & MORE!

A TAP JAM with LIVE MUSIC and a TAP BATTLE!

Gene Medler: Tap teaching Legend!
Founder/Director of the North Carolina Youth
Tap Ensemble and Director of The NC Rhythm
Tap Festival!!
Gene has taught EVERYWHERE including
Russia, Brasil, Finland and Germany.
Thousands of tappers claim him on their resume!
 

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

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"
 

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
*Sadly unable to attend Raleigh
Founder "Rumba Tap"
Performances seen all over, including Cuba!
2008 Fellow in Choreography -
NY Foundation For The Arts
 

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

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
 

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