JULY 31-AUGUST 5, 2017

Scholarship Audition: MAY 21, 2017

FACULTY INCLUDES

JASON SAMUELS SMITH, DEBBIE ALLEN, CATHIE NICHOLAS, DORMESHIA SUMBRY-EDWARDS, DERICK GRANT, DIANNE WALKER, ARTHUR DUNCAN, CHESTER WHITMORE, JOSEPH WIGGAN, CHANTEL HEATH, CHRIS SCOTT, SUE SAMUELS, IVERY WHEELER, TRE DUMAS, TONY MERRIWEATHER, ASHA GRIFFITH, CHRIS BROUGHTON, BJON CARTER-BURNELL, JASON RODGERS & MORE!

MASTER CLASSES

REPERTORY COURSES

STUDENT SHOWCASE

JAM SESSIONS

CUTTING CONTEST

WITH CASH PRIZES

PANEL DISCUSSIONS

HISTORY

ALL STAR CONCERT

LA TAP FEST

is a week long intensive for dancers ages 7 and up with over 120 classes available, including Jazz, Hip-Hop, African, Kathak (classical Indian dance), Lindy Hop, daily History lessons, panel discussions, opening night Tap Jam, “Cutting” Contest (winner receives a pair of the Jason Samuels Smith Tap Shoes!), and a student showcase. The event culminates with an “All Star Tap Concert” featuring all the participants of the festival.

THE LOS ANGELES TAP FESTIVAL

directed by Emmy Award Winner Jason Samuels Smith, and co-directed by Cathie Nicholas, the granddaughter of Fayard Nicholas of the legendary Nicholas Brothers, offers a world renowned faculty including dance masters Debbie Allen, Dormeshia Sumbry-Edwards, 4th Generation Stepbrother Ivery Wheeler, Dianne Walker, Jared Grimes, and many more!

SELECT YOUR PACKAGE

BEGINNER
$350
• 2 Beginner Tap classes/day, 1 elective, History
• Access to all events
• One ticket to the Concert (for student only)
REGISTER

INTERMEDIATE OR ADVANCED
$535
• 5 Intermediate or 5 Advanced classes/day
• Access to all events
• One ticket to the Concert (for student only)
REGISTER

ULTIMATE
$575
• Choose any 5 classes/day (mixing levels allowed)
• Access to all events
• One ticket to the Concert (for student only)
REGISTER

TAP ENTHUSIAST
$150
• 1 Tap class/day
• 5 History classes (1 per day)
• Access to all events (M-F)
REGISTER

For more info call 310.280.9145
or e-mail latapfest@gmail.com