These are my favorite! Pay close attention to the penmanship… Notice there’s not enough room for the “re on the first line, but that doesn’t stop her from embellishing the second with her fancy “Amazing” (please notice the “z”). Next she takes her time constructing “teacher”, and then she lets loose on the 4th where her name becomes a vast, twirling curly cue! Not sure if you’ve met Emma yet, but she’s one to watch! 💕 Thank you Emma for the encouragement. You are an AMAZING student! I can’t wait to see you grow. #thebestpart

We’re honored to share that TapIN will be attending the Santana Tap Fest this year in support of a truly meaningful initiative. The Chloe & Maud Foundation @chloeandmaud is offering a free tap festival for LAUSD elementary students—welcoming dancers of all experience levels. Access like this matters. Beyond the dancing, they’re investing in the whole child—offering a self-esteem workshop, a film class, and providing snacks, lunch, and water for every participant. It is thoughtful, intentional, and deeply impactful. This weekend, TapIN will also be delivering hundreds of pairs of donated tap shoes to support their students, along our first annual financial contribution—made possible by the efforts of our ensemble and community. We hope to make many more. @loreekenagy and her program @wspa.tap and it’s home @wspadalycity are grateful to stand alongside work like this. If you’re not already, it’s worth paying attention to Tap Into Life, what they’ve already done, and what they continue to build. 🤍👞 We are here to work right alongside you. 🕺🏼 💪🏻

Heat Beat Summer Tap Intensive 👞🔥 June 29 – July 17 Four levels: Debut, Adv Beg, Intermediate, and Student Teaching/Choreography track. Focused training. Musicality. Real work. If you’re ready to push your tap this summer—this is it. Registration opens April 20 🗓️ Spots are limited ⚡ #tapdance #bayareadance #tapdancing #tapclass #rhythm

Auditions for our debut tap class are this Sunday, April 19th in studio C. 11:30am for ages 5-6 1:00pm for ages 7-9 Please arrive 30 min early to register, get your number and prepare. See you there!

Revive Convention Results What a weekend! Director’s thoughts: This weekend I got to watch as my students shocked themselves with their own achievements, which is the absolute best part of my job. 🏆 Overall Scores 10th overall junior solo - Vivienne Pasquini 5th overall teen small group: On Broadway 3rd overall jr Large Group: Broke 2nd overall mini group: Dance With Me 2nd overall jr large group: Geek in the Pink 1st overall mini duo/trio: Creepin’ In 1st overall mini small group: Dueling Fiddles 1st overall sr small group: Shhh! 🥇High Score Genre High score mini tap: Dueling Fiddles High score jr tap: Geek in the Pink High score sr tap: Shhh! 💎 Adjudication Ultimate Platinum: Dueling Fiddles Geek in the Pink Shhh! Platinum: Video Dance With Me Creepin’ In Broke On Broadway 🪩Wildcard Showcase: Shhh 💰Video Crew Scholarships: Apollo llarina Wong, Collin Rillera, Sofia Bicalho 💵Single Convention Scholarships: Estelle Llaguno, Terence Culter, Maya Chambers 💃🏼Honored Dancer Nominees: Aliza May Phillips, Ellis Delfino, Ginny Delfino, Vivienne Pasquini, Ariana Jostad, Charlie Laurel, Makena Potencion

📅 June 29 - July 17 ☀️ Heat Beat Summer Tap Intensive 📍 Westlake School for the Performing Arts ⏱️ TBD ✔️Registration Opens: April 20th

We are thrilled to have received 4 scholarships to @tapmusicproject hand selected by @sourtaps herself during our residency with her back in October. Sarah chose 2 students from the jr intensive and 2 from the int/adv intensive. I’m particularly struck by how proud and supportive our entire program is of each other and wanted to share that with you. ❤️ Congrats 🎉 to the recipients @charlieldance @sofia_bic19 @terence_taps and Apollo llarina-Wong!

Congratulations on a success-filled weeekend for WSPA soloists! Encore Results!! 🎉 💎 Can I get an Encore - Aliza May Phillips Platinum - Terence Culter, Ginny Delfino, Ellis Delfino, Aliza May Phillips, Asiya Armstrong, Ariana Jostad, Ember Kuykendall, MJ Cheung 🏆 14th Senior Divosion 3 (17-18yr) - MJ Cheung 8th Junior Division 3- Ellis Delfino 7th Teen Division 3- Ember Kuykendall 6th Teen Division 3-Ariana Jostad 4th Junior Division 3- Terence Culter 1st Junior Division 3- Aliza May Phillips (For “Giselle”) 📄 Tap Scholarshios: Ellis Delfino, Terence Culter Upward Dance Experience: Aliza May Phillips, Ariana Jostad, Ember Kuykendall Upper Dance Protege: Aliza May Phillips #teamstrength #tap

What a weekend! Here are the results! Overall 🏆 29th Overall Junior Soloist: Ginny Defino 27th Overall Junior Soloist: Vivienne Pasquini 22nd Overall Teen Soloist: Ashlyn Weber 20th Overall Senior Soloist: Charlie Laurel 19th Overall Senior Soloist: Isabel Padia 13th Overall Mini Soloist: Ellis Delfino 9th Overall Teen Group: On Broadway 8th Overall Mini Soloist: Terence Culter 5th Overall Sr Group: Shhhh 4th Overall Mini Duet: Creepin’ In 4th Overall Mini Group: Dance With Me 3rd Overall Junior Tap: Geek in the Pink 3rd Overall Junior Line: Broke 3rd Overall Senior Soloist: Makena Potencion 2nd Overall Mini Group: Dueling Fiddles 2nd Overall Teen Tap: On Broadway 1st Overall Mini Tap: Dueling Fiddles 1st Overall Jr Tap: Broke 1st Overall Sr Tap: Shhhh Tap Scholarship Winners: 💰 Apollo Llarina-Wong Elizabeth Keylin Vivienne Pasquini Ashlyn Weber Makena Potencion Isabel Padia Stand Out Scholarships 🎯 Apollo Llarina-Wong Akemi Kim Collin Rillera One-to-Watch (Tap) 💫 Vivienne Pasquini Apollo Llarina-Wong Steps Professional-Training 🩰 Terence Culter Makena Pontencion Ballet Hispanico Scholarship 🇪🇸 Ellis Delfino Outstanding Dancer Runner-Up 🏅 Terence Culter Aliza May Phillips Estelle Llagano Makena Pontencion Outstanding Dancer Winner 👏 Ellis Delfino

Ms. @loreekenagy has really brought the tap program to the highest level! Tap is dominating! Great job!

Some student choreography from this week. @mj.kenna had this to say! The prompt was to add onto @sourtaps “Watermelon Man”combination from Up Close back in October. Sarah—they are loving the assignment! Thanks for the inspiration. 🔥 🎶 #tapdance #tapdancing #rhythm

Congratulations @taptrance on you solo performance last weekend @starboundcomp . You set the bar quite high and the department accepts the challenge! 🏆 1st Overall Teen Elite Division 1st Overall Tap Score @wspadalycity