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Anthony Peters and Cheryl Johnson are tap dance artists with national and international credits who are based in Seattle. They have performed off-broadway, on concert tours, for television, music videos, film and festivals. Their creations feature the art of tap dance with live music. They have been described by the Seattle Times as "...musicians of the body...." and by the Seattle P.I. as "...a delicious blend of artistic flavors that tickle the taste buds... Seattle's best blend of dance and music..." Johnson and Peters have created full length tap dance concerts including Secret Tap Dance, I Ain't So Tough, A Tap Dance Christmas Carol, Tap Dance Fugue, Johnson & Peters Off-Broadway, Tap Dance Concerto along with the original Seattle Festivals of Tap Dance and tap dance 'happenings'. In addition to freelance choreography and performing, they teach workshops throughout the Northwest and are guest artists on the faculty of the University of Washington Dance Department, the Vancouver Tap Dance Society and Seattle Childrens Theater. They have operated the Johnson & Peters Tap Dance Studio since 1997, teaching hundreds of tap dancers and mentoring up and coming performing artists. |
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Karen Omahen has been teaching and performing in the Northwest for the past 25 years. Performing credits include Broadway and Regional Theater, Spectrum Dance Theater, Ray Bussy's That's Jazz, television and film. She was on the faculty of the Professional Actor Training Program at the University of Washington. Favorite local choreography credits include 42nd Street, Thoroughly Modern Millie, The Boyfriend, and Storybook Theater. |
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Jessie Sawyers has performed on stage at the Paramount Theater with Savion Glover in Dance This (2005) as well as with the legendary, late Gregory Hines (2002). Commercial credits include: a promotional video for Intel (2007) and commercials and appearances for Ivar's as their tap dancing clam mascot (1999 - 2006). In 2006, Jessie founded her own performance company, SoleSound Tap Dance Co., and since its inception has been well received at venues such as Vancouver International Tap Dance Festival, The Masters of Lindy and Tap at the Century Ballroom and at Microsoft Corporation. |
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Maya Jenkins As a current member of Barbara Duffy's NYC based Tap Dance Co., Maya recently performed an original show: "Stages" in Boston/NYC. Maya was a founding member of the internationally acclaimed Tap Dance Co., TiDii directed by Savion Glover and has collaborated with Reg.E.Gaines (writer of "Bring in Da Noise, Bring in Da Funk") in NYC stage presentations. She has been a featured dancer on musical recordings including James "Blood" Ulmer's, "No Escape From The Blues", and The Yohimbe Brothers, "The Tao of Yo" and singer with Toni Hill's Only Love CD release. |
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