Jacob's Pillow Dance

Dianne Walker leads a diverse artist faculty in sharing the traditions of a  

variety of tap styles, from rhythm tap to musical theatre. Dancers spend in-depth time learning how to communicate effectively with musicians, develop musicality, rhythmic statements, and working as an ensemble.

Artist faculty create work on the dancers,  and teach the repertory standards of tap. Dancers perform these works for the public July 3 and 10 on the free Inside/Out series. Daily classes concentrate on footwork techniques and use of the full body as an expressive medium. Artist faculty share their extensive knowledge of the history and evolution of tap using video clips from their own collections and the Pillow's Archives.

Attending Festival performances, talks, exhibits, master classes, and access to the Archives are part of this immersion experience in dance. Click here for faculty bios.

For 25 advanced pre-professional and professional tap dancers with strong performance skills, age 16 and up.

Please click here to download the Application & Scholarship Packet.