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Debbi Dee has earned the honor of being referred to as a “teachers” teacher. She is known as a true technician as well as a dynamic stylist whose energy is unsurpassed. Her expanding knowledge can be seen on platforms through out the United States and is Internationally recognized as a Master Teacher in Japan, France, South America, and Canada. Debbi has been a guest faculty for the prestigious Tradition In Tap in New York, National Tap Dance Day in Dallas, St. Louis Tap Festival as well as many other tap events through out the U.S.

Roxane Butterfly was born in France and adopted New York City as her home-base for twenty years. An all-around tap and percussive-dance artist, she was mentored by legendary bebop hoofer Jimmy Slyde, an influence she insists on transmitting in a performing arts world where music is a challenge to maintain live on a dance stage.

Cover girl, Maud Arnold, of the Dance Spirit Magazine (Tap issue), is taking the tap world by storm. Teaching and performing in Brazil, Tokyo, Barcelona, Russia and all across the United States, Maud has quickly become a sought after teacher, judge and performer.

Maud most recently was featured in the 2014 Toyota Corolla 'Style Never Goes Out of Style' National Commercial and has also worked with Beyoncé. Mentored and trained by Debbie Allen, Maud has taught at her dance academy in Los Angeles and her dance institute in Texas since the age of 19.

Omar Edwards is a gifted dancer, entertainer, and musician who has been in love with Tap since he was 12 years old. Born in Brooklyn, New York, Omar draws his dancing from 23 years of experiences and formal training; experiences with masters like Henry Letang, Jimmy Slyde, and Marie Brooks.  

Chloé Arnold is an International Tap Star. Her latest hit, Beyoncé Tap Salute by her company, Chloé's Syncopated Ladies, has gone viral, thanks to Beyonce herself, sharing the video, saying "They Killed It".

Evan Ruggiero began dancing at the age of five in his hometown studio and by age ten, he was accepted into the famed New Jersey Tap Ensemble. Upon entering his sophomore year at Montclair State University while pursuing a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre, Evan was suddenly diagnosed with Osteosarcoma, a rare bone cancer of the right leg. Enduring nine surgeries in a six-month period in an effort to save the leg, the cancer returned more aggressively than the original diagnosis.