San Francisco Tap Festival 🌉

We are SO excited to kick off the San Francisco Tap Festival TOMORROW! 🌉🩵✨ Here’s a little recap from last year to get you hyped for an unforgettable weekend of tap dance, music, community, improvisation, and fun at @sanfrantapfest ! There’s still time to join us, registration is still open on our website! Whether you come for the full weekend, one class, or just the performances, we would love to celebrate with you. 🙌🏼 #sanfrantapfest #bayareadancers #tapdance #tapdanceclass #bayareadance

What an incredible weekend it has been…but we ain’t done yet! Our closing concert is a few hours away - do you have your tickets yet👀🎶 🎥 @biglightstudios #sanfrantapfest #sftf #tapdance

The wait is over… ✨ After months of anticipation, we’re beyond excited to officially kick things off and announce our faculty for the San Francisco Tap Festival 2026! 🥳 A weekend full of rhythm, community, and unforgettable classes and performances with world-class artists! 😍 Trust us, you’re not going to want to miss this lineup. 😉 Who is joining us this year? 🧐 Spots always go faster than you think…🤫 Register today and let’s shuffle the fog away! 🌁 #TapDance #SanFranciscoTapFestival #sanfrantapfest #tapdanceclass #bayareadance

It’s not too late to join us! ✨ There’s still time to register for classes through our website — today’s schedule includes intermediate and advanced level classes with incredible faculty and amazing energy all weekend long. ❤️ And don’t forget about tonight’s show! Tickets are also still available online if you’d like to come watch an unforgettable evening of rhythm, live music, and tap magic. 🎟️ Register + tickets:

🤩 Welcome to another edition of the San Francisco Tap Festival! Today it begins — and we couldn’t be happier to welcome all of you for an unforgettable weekend together. 💙 Get ready for a full weekend of rhythm, connection, inspiration, new friendships, and LOTS of tap! We hope you laugh, dance, learn, celebrate, and create memories that will stay with you long after the festival ends. Whether it’s your first time here or you’re coming back home to our tap family… we are so excited to share this experience with you. 🫶 Let’s make this weekend one to remember. See you on the dance floor! ✨👞🎶 #sanfran #sanfrantapfest #tapdancefestival

Last but not least, the woman behind it all, @sanfrantapfest Director @melissatannus 🩵 Cited as one of “Tap’s Leading Ladies” by Dance Spirit Magazine, Melissa is an internationally recognized tap dancer, choreographer, educator, adjudicator and producer whose work has taken her all over the world. Originally from Brazil, Melissa moved to the U.S. to pursue her dream of becoming a professional tap dancer and has since performed with companies including Chloe Arnold’s Syncopated Ladies and Tapestry Dance Company. You may have seen her on So You Think You Can Dance, America’s Got Talent, The Late Late Show, at the US Open, Universal Studios Hollywood, and featured in publications like Dance Magazine, Dance Spirit, The New York Times, and more! ✨ Passionate about sharing the art form she loves, Melissa has taught and choreographed internationally across Australia, Japan, Brazil, Costa Rica, Chile, Guatemala, the UK, and more inspiring dancers around the world to pursue their dreams fearlessly. We can’t wait to celebrate tap with you all this weekend at the incredible event that @melissatannus has poured her heart into building over the past 4 years! 🙏🏼 Register today on our website! #sanfranciscotapfestival #bayareadance #bayareadancers #tapdance #tapclass

Happy Mother’s Day to all of our incredible tap dance Moms like the wonderful Mindy Copeland! 🩵 We are SO excited to welcome the @mindytaps & Gabe Copeland to the faculty of @sanfrantapfest ! 🎉 From performing internationally with Rhapsody in Taps to sharing the stage with tap legends like Gregory Hines, Dianne Walker, Arthur Duncan, Fayard Nicholas, and more, the Copelands have dedicated decades to preserving, performing, and celebrating the art of tap dance.🙏🏼 Their knowledge, creativity, and love for the art form are truly special, and we can’t wait for our students to learn from them this May in San Francisco 🌁 Register today on our website! #sanfranciscotapfestival #tapdance #tapclass #bayareadance #bayareadancers

We’re so excited to welcome back @loreekenagy to our faculty! 🩵 A Bay Area native with over 30 years of professional training and nearly two decades of inspiring students and educators, LoRee brings an incredible depth of knowledge, artistry, and heart to the festival. From performing professionally with companies, commercial productions, and live bands to mentoring dance educators across the country, LoRee has dedicated her career to building community through dance. Her work with TapIN Youth Dance Ensemble continues to use tap dance as a platform for equity, empowerment, and social impact, something we deeply admire and support. We’re thankful to have her join us this year at SFTF! ✨ Register to take LoRee’s classes on our website! #sanfranciscotapfestival #bayareadance #tapdance #tapclass #bayareadancers

We’re excited to welcome back @jprovolone97 to the @sanfrantapfest faculty lineup! 👏🏼 A respected tap dancer, choreographer, director, and educator, Josh has taught and performed in over 30 states and 20 countries around the world. From Lincoln Center to The Smithsonian Institution, his career continues to inspire dancers across the global tap community. 🌎✨ Josh currently directs the Central Florida Tap Festival while teaching at festivals and conventions worldwide. Get ready for fun classes with a whole lot of groove 🔥👞 Register for Josh’s classes on our website today! #sanfranciscotapfestival #bayareadance #bayareadancers #tapdance #tapdanceclass

Such an important lesson from @leahrsilva about using your upper body while tap dancing 👏🏽 Tap dancers, we want to know! 🤔 Are you intentional about how you use your body while tap dancing? Register to take @leahrsilva ‘s class at @sanfrantapfest 😍 #tapdance #tapdancing #tapdancer #teamtap #tapclass

We are thrilled to welcome back @leahrsilva to @sanfrantapfest 🔥 An internationally sought-after instructor, award-winning choreographer, producer, performer, and founder of both @reverbtapcompany and the @octapfest , Leah is recognized for her dynamic artistry, impactful choreography, and inspiring mentorship of the next generation of tap dancers. Her work has been featured everywhere from PBS and the Newport Beach Film Festival to the Emmy Awards Governor Balls, and her students have gone on to receive top honors internationally—including First Place at the International Tap Dance Championships in Germany. ✨ We can’t wait to have her with us in San Francisco! 🩵 Sign up for her class on our website! Leah will also be adjudicating the student showcase this year! 😍 #sanfrantapfest #sanfranciscotapfestival #bayareadance #bayareadancers

Ready for another faculty reveal? 👀🔥 We are beyond excited to welcome back @taphero to the our @sanfrantapfest faculty! From performing alongside legends like Gregory Hines and Savion Glover at the Apollo Theater, to serving as tap dance captain and featured soloist with Riverdance for six years, Aaron’s career has taken him across five continents and onto some of the world’s most iconic stages. A performer, choreographer, educator, author, producer, founder of New England Tap Ensemble and director of Speaking in Taps and the Aaron Tolson Institute of Dance at Saint Anselm College, Aaron continues to inspire generations of dancers through his artistry, musicality, and deep love for tap dance. Register today for his class in our website! This year Aaron is also choreographing a residency that will perform on our closing concert, don’t miss out! 🥳 #sanfrantapfest #tapclass #sanfranciscotapfestival #bayareadance #tapdance