Voted one of the top 10 dance performances of the year: Don’t miss the Bay Area Tap Festival’s Rhythm Exchange!
Now in its 10th year, the 2012 Bay Area Tap Festival (from August 14-19, 2012), will again feature a week of dynamic workshops hosted by KUNST-STOFF Arts and will culminate with a performance on Saturday, August 18th at 8:00 PM at the Herbst Theatre in San Francisco. This performance, known as the Bay Area Rhythm Exchange, features festival artists and live musical accompaniment, and has been repeatedly voted as one of the San Francisco Chronicle’s “Top Ten Dance Performances of the Year”. The 2012 lineup will include a debut by the internationally recognized tap artist Terry Brock, who has appeared with such entertainment personalities as Shirley MacLaine, Ben Vereen, Bob Hope, and Ray Charles. Other favorites and return artists will include Music Director Channing Cook Holmes (Riverdance, Gangs of New York, Bojangles), Festival Director John Kloss (Tap Heat), Mark Mendonca (The Polar Express; Bring in ‘da Noise, Bring in ‘da Funk), Jason Rodgers (Bring in ‘da Noise, Bring in ‘da Funk), Sam Weber (Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood), and more.
- For additional information about the 2012 Bay Area Tap Festival, see: http://www.stepology.com/batf.html
- For tickets to the Bay Area Rhythm Exchange Showcase on Saturday, August 18th at 8:00 PM at the Herbst Theatre in San Francisco see: http://www.stepology.com/ticket.html
- We also recommend the previous DanseTrack feature: Sam Weber: A Master of American Tap
And congratulations to the…VersaStyle Dance Company

Versa Style Dance Company of Los Angeles (Featuring Diane Danga Palaganas, Ray Basa, Lilian Ortega, Harry Weston, Jackie “Miss Funk” Lopez, Breeze Lee, Alli Gray, Angelo SoulShifter Paulos)
- Information about “Furious Beauty” can be found here: http://www.furiousbeautymovie.com.
- For the official website of the Versa-Style Dance Company see: http://versastyledance.com