Tap Dance History

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Tap Dogs is a professional Australian dance company whose grungy, yet casual costuming reflects their upbeat and exhilarating style of tap dancing, loose, fun and charismatic. Torn between labour and love, founder and choreographer Dein Perry uses dance to reflect his journey of becoming a professional tap dancer as a young boy. Getting down and dirty to the soul of this performance, there is no doubt that Tap Dogs Beams is far from the more traditional style of tap dancing.
With a contemporary influence, Tap Dogs is known for transforming their stages into garage style, industrial themed dance spaces like nothing you have seen before. This inspiration comes from Perry’s history as a tap dancer. Starting out dancing in the garage behind his

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