Tap Dance | Artist Faculty
August 3 – August 10
Sam Weber is an award-winning artist whose reputation as a performer, teacher, and choreographer in the world of tap dance is recognized around the globe. A protégé of tap dancer Stan Kahn, Sam was a principal dancer and choreographer with the Jazz Tap Ensemble from 1986-2009 and received acclaim around the world while touring with the company. Since the first Colorado Tap Festival in 1986, Sam has appeared at international tap festivals and has performed alongside legendary tap masters including Charles “Honi” Coles, Jimmy Slyde, Steve Condos, Buster Brown, Gregory Hines, and the Nicholas Brothers. Today, Sam is one of the very few tap dancers in the world to perform Morton Gould’s Tap Dance Concerto. He was the first tap dancer to receive a Bessie Award, presented in recognition of Outstanding Artistic Achievement, alongside receiving additional tap dance awards such as a Legacy Award from the Orange County Tap Festival and the Third Coast Rhythm Project, the Juba Award from the Chicago Human Rhythm Project, and the Hoofers Award from the American Tap Dance Foundation. Sam has taught at UCLA, California State University (Fullerton and L.A.), and San Francisco State University. He teaches regular classes at City Dance School in San Francisco, California and at Stagebridge in Oakland, California.
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