Wro Tap Fest

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What is Wrocław Tap Dance Festival?

Wrocław Tap Dance Festival – WRO TAP FEST is a brand-new event in the cultural life of the city. This three-day festival is fully devoted to a unique dance genre — TAP DANCE.

The classes will have four levels of advancement and will be conducted by four teachers (three of them from Poland and also a special guest from abroad). We can guarantee that you will find a class that suits you best.

In addition to tap dance classes, there will be a whole bunch of accompanying events to participate in. These include, among others: tap dance jam and a discussion panel, which will provide the participants with the occasion to be introduced to tap dance history as well as to meet our guests and ask them questions. The highlight of the Festival is our final concert with special performance by all our guests and most probably by workshop’s participants.

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4 INSTRUCTORS

The tap dance workshops will be held by four instructors (three of them from Poland and one special guest from abroad). A diversity of teaching methods and individual tap dance styles is guaranteed.

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4 ADVANCEMENT LEVELS

Classes will be held on four difficulty levels: Total Beginners, Beginners, Intermediate and Advanced. There will be also one MASTERCLASS organised.

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10+ TAP DANCE HOURS

The three-day workshop includes more than 25 hours of classes altogether. An individual participant will have an opportunity to attend 10 hours of classes. And that’s without including all the special events!

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INTEGRATION - MEETING

Tap dance is not just a dance. It’s about all those who perform it. During the festival, you will have a chance to meet people with the same passion — tap dance! It will be the best opportunity to exchange your experiences, meet new friends and to integrate yourself into the tap dancing community.

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Meet our teachers!

Actor, tap dancer, and traveler. Within the last 3 years, he has created almost 30 different choreographies! A few of them have been awarded in the Polish Tap Dance Championships. Master of Poland in the solo category in 2018, and Vice-Master in 2017. Founder of STEPOWNIA, the first tap dance school in Wrocław. He does his best to promote tap dancing in the local community. He teaches, performs and continues to develop himself.

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The greatest achievement: progress achieved by his students
Favourite steps: all performed in the air, especially those that are considered impossible to do
Favourite teachers: Sam Weber, Michelle Dorrance, Daniel Borak

Dancer, tap dancer, choreographer. Founder of the first and only Tap Dance School in Kraków, MyTap. She says about herself :
„I teach tap dancing. I help others make their dreams come true! I teach this dance because I believe that anybody can try tap dancing. The most important thing for me in dance is the sense of joy that it gives. When it comes to technique, I focus on the whole body when dancing and not only on footwork and beats. That is why I concentrate on bringing out the individual potential of a dancer, his own character and style.”

The greatest achievement: 7 years of existence of my school MyTap, the creation of taping community in Kraków from scratch
Favourite step: Time Steps
Favourite teachers: Dormeshia Sumbry-Edwards, Josette Wiggan-Freund, Sam Weber

A psychologist and dance instructor by profession, a dancer and choreographer out of passion. I tap dance, and dance in general, from the age of 8. I have been winning various European championships for over 20 years, participated in numerous performances, shows, and festivals. At one point in my life, I noticed that I can’t live without tap dancing. It was not just a hobby anymore, it was my passion that changed my life and gave it direction.
I have been running a TIP TAP taping school in Warsaw for six years. I organise tap dance workshops, the Warsaw Tip Tap RUN festival, the monthly Warsaw Tap Jam Session and conduct regular classes at my school. I prepared a choreography for the performance Taping Lessons directed by Krystyna Janda at the Och-Teatr in Warsaw in 2016.
I try to promote tap dancing in Poland, overcome stereotypical thinking about tap dance and show that you can tap at any age, to any type of music and in any place. I focus on improvisation, self-expression in dance, body coordination, and tap dancing techniques.
I regularly go to workshops and tap dancing festivals. In 2015, I got a scholarship from Heather Cornell and participated in a two-week course Manhattan Rhythm Tap Intensive in New York.

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The greatest achievement: satisfaction from the fact that I share my passion and infect others with it
Favourite step: I do not have one, but I like new challenges; I like rhythmically interesting steps and combinations of steps
Favourite teachers: Derick Grant, Ruben Sanchez, Dormeshia Sumbry-Edwards

Daniel „Dani” Borak, a world-famous multi-genre performer, choreographer, and teacher, member of the Chicago Human Rhythm Project (CHRP) where he uses many of his skills in various CHRP programs. Passionate about experimenting and working with a wide spectrum of performative and visual artists, this extremely talented performer has already expanded the concept of traditional tap dancing, creating his own unique futuristic vocabulary of percussive dance and rhythmic expression. A native Swiss (Winterthur) Dani has given his performances as a soloist all around the world and won 11 gold medals in many different categories (six in solo category) at the IDO dance world championships in Riesa, Germany. In 2013, he was the co-choreographer and dance master in the productions of Spamalot and Flashdance. In 2014, he collaborated in creating Funny Feet (by Lukas Weiss Productions), a show that combines tap dancing, juggling, virtuoso percussion, and humour. Other shows with his performances in 2014-15 include: WINGS Rigolo and, thanks to Regine Ochsner, Rhythm Refix by Cartier Williams. In 2015, he faced the biggest challenge of his career, appearing in Kick The Square by Kilian Deissler, the performance consisted of him tapping in an extremely complex way and cooperating with six other musicians, using a specially created system of notations and a special stage consisting of various sound elements. His projects, which he performed all around the world, include: DaNaTI, cooperation with a Swiss dancer and choreographer Natalie Wagner, who combines step-up, jazz, contemporary dance and acting; Carpe Rhythm, Swiss taping team, directed by Daniel Leveillé; his long-term cooperation with Ursina Meyer; projects with his mother Liba Borak and their dancers at Dance Studio Borak; Dog, Sheep & Shepherd with jazz duo Gabriela and Jan Pisklák. He runs many workshops and is invited to many festivals all around the world. His most ambitious project so far has been the Tap Dan Festival in October 2016 in his hometown of Winterthur in Switzerland, where he showed seven performances presenting his new collaborations as well as the material of six years of work as independent artist. Almost all of his colleagues from Switzerland, along with guests from the USA, England, France, and Germany (including Barbara Duffy, Cartier Williams, Max Pollak, Victor Cuno and Andreas Dänel) participated in this Festival and collaborated with him.

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TWO PAYMENT DEADLINES: EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION: until March 31 , LATE REGISTRATION: after March 31
Registering before March 31 means you get attractive discounts and guaranteed participation in the Festival (limited number of spots) !!

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Pricelist – check avaliable packages:

SINGLE PASS

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One class: 80 PLN

Participation in one individual class chosen by you (with the exception of MASTERCLASS)

PRICES: EARLY BIRD: 80 PLN; LATE: 100 PLN

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2 DAY PASS

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Two-Day package: 540 PLN

Participation in classes for two days. For each day you pick one level of difficulty.

PRICES: EARLY BIRD: 540 PLN; LATE: 640 PLN

Also includes:
– Admission to all additional events
– A souvenir

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3 DAY PASS

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Three-Day Package: 740 PLN

This package was created at the special request of beginners who would like to try their hand at tap dancing during all three days of the festival. Applies to levels: TOTAL BEGGINERS – Friday (grinding basics), BEGINNER – Saturday (training at your level), INTERMEDIATE – Sunday (a challenge).

IMPORTANT INFORMATION: Please note that for a beginner, intermediate classes on Sunday can be quite challenging, as the level is higher. This option is for people with real character. Please take this into account before purchasing the package.

PRICES: EARLY BIRD: 740 PLN; LATE: 840 PLN

Also includes:
· Admission to all additional events
· A souvenir

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1 DAY PASS

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One-Day Package: 280 PLN

Participation in all activities on selected level on a given day.

PRICES: EARLY BIRD: 280 PLN; LATE: 320 PLN

Also includes:
Admission to an additional event

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FLEX PASS

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FLEX PACKAGE: Selected Package + 50 PLN

Don’t want to participate in classes on one level on a given day only? With this option, you can freely choose between classes on two levels in one or two days (depending on the package).

The price is a surcharge of 50 PLN to the cost of selected package.

It does not combine with 3 DAY PASS for beginners.

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MASTERCLASS

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MASTERCLASS FOR PRO: 100 PLN

Exclusively for the most advanced dancers and instructors. The class level requires at least a few years of experience in tap dancing and professional knowledge of most techniques.

PRICES: EARLY BIRD: 100 PLN; LATE: 150 PLN

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HOW TO CHOOSE YOUR LEVEL?

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Participants often do not know which level should they choose. Practising with a new instructor means learning new ways of working with your body and new combinations of steps, which at first might be difficult. That is why a class with level seemingly lower than yours may also prove to be challenging and you may actually learn a lot. Some of the participants, however, especially experienced ones, may want to get acquainted with instructors on the higher level, their techniques and methods. There are also participants who prefer to attend classes conducted by a particular teacher, regardless of class level.

That is why during our festival we want to try a more flexible formula. We want everyone who sign up for the festival to be able to tap on two different levels: one in their comfort zone and one that is challenging. We took into account limited time and the ability to absorb the material and created a schedule in which the level of difficulty increases with each subsequent day, and the classes are arranged in such a way that everyone can actively tap on both days.

Are you new in the world of tap dancing? The best choice then will be classes on Friday (TOTAL BEGINNING) and Saturday (BEGINNER). The first class will be comfortable, the second will be more of a challenge. Sunday will be great to explore Wrocław and spend quality time with other tap dancers.

If you think you are a beginner, then the BEGINNER class on Saturday and the INTERMEDIATE class on Sunday will be the best choice for you. Friday will be perfect for sightseeing.

People on intermediate level should choose INTERMEDIATE+ class on Saturday and INTERMEDIATE class on Sunday.

Those who think they may not be able to keep up at the advanced level should choose INTERMEDIATE+ class on Saturday and ADVANCED class on Sunday.

The last group ADVANCED + is for people who are looking for real challenges at the highest level of advancement. Although there is no advanced + level during the festival, those who feel ready for this kind of a challenge should choose the Sunday class for ADVANCED and the MASTERCLASS FOR PRO — an additional class conducted by our special guest who will show even the most advanced participants that their potential is limitless and the top is still much higher.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION: One of the ideas behind the Wrocław Tap Dance Festival is that all our workshops should be a challenge in general. That is why expect the level of each class to be higher than average.

EXAMPLES.

PRZYKŁAD #1 MARCELINA

Marcelina stepuje mnie więcej półtora roku. Z jednej strony uważa się za osobę średniozaawansowaną, ale nie ma jeszcze pewności w technikach takich jak np. PULL BACK , potrzebuje też chwili czasu aby przyswoić kombinacje. Marcelina kupi pakiet 2 DAY PASS, wybierając w pierwszym dniu poziom średniozaawansowany +, w drugim poziom średniozaawansowany. Na pierwszym będzie miała trochę trudniej, ale przyzwyczai się do trudniejszych kroków, na drugim w miarę komfortowo nauczy się zupełnie nowych kombinacji. Będzie super zadowolona, bo nie tylko pozna zupełnie nowych instruktorów, ale ogrom nowego materiału.

PRZYKŁAD #2 DAREK

Darek jest pasjonatem stepowania. Lubi wyzwania. Nawet jeżeli z warsztatów miałby przyswoić tylko 20% materiału, zawsze wybierze poziomy najtrudniejsze. Mając ograniczone fundusze raczej nie będzie chciał uczestniczyć w prostszych zajęciach. Z tego powodu Darek wykupi PAKIET 1 DAY PASS na niedzielną grupę zaawansowaną, a do tego 2 MASTERCLASSY FOR PRO (w piątek i sobotę). Kiedy festiwal się skończy Darek będzie wiedział, że musi się jeszcze dużo nauczyć, ale nabierze zapału do pracy. Obiecuje sobie, że w ciągu kilku tygodni wyćwiczy poznany materiał do perfekcji. Biorąc udział tylko w części zajęć nie spłuka się kompletnie i będzie miał za co wrócić do domu. Wróci zadowolony.

PRZYKŁAD #3 MICHAŁ

Michał lubi jazdę bez trzymanki. Jest zaawansowany, ale interesują tylko najtrudniejsze zajęcia i wydarzenia dodatkowe. Poza tym lubi się wyspać. Dlatego Michał zaopatrzy się w 2 MASTERCLASSY FOR PRO, na których skupi całą swoją uwagę, a nie musząc na drugi dzień wstawać wcześnie na kolejne zajęcia wykorzysta wydarzenia dodatkowe na maksa. Poza tym zwiedzi Wrocław. Dla Michała będzie to świetna zabawa, wróci do domu zadowolony i wyspany.

PRZYKŁAD #4 WACŁAW

Wacław dopiero zaczyna swoją przygodę ze stepowaniem. Był na dosłownie kilku zajęciach. Dla Wacława najlepszym wyborem byłby PAKIET 2 DAY PASS, w piątek na grupę zupełnie początkującą i sobotę na grupę początkującą. Ale Wacław marzy o tym, żeby zobaczyć jak będzie stepował za jakiś czas. Może nawet uda mu się ćwiczyć jak równy z równym na grupie średniej. Dlatego Wacław wbrew zdrowemu rozsądkowi kupuje PAKIET 3 DAY PASS dla początkujących. Przez pierwsze dwa dni bawi się świetnie, najpierw gruntując swoje podstawy, później poznając nowych instruktorów i nowe kroki sprawiające już nieco trudności. Na zajęciach średniozaawansowanych Wacław nie dał rady nauczyć się nawet 50% materiału. Był oszołomiony tempem, ale zrozumiał jak będzie stepował za kilkanaście miesięcy. Poza tym nagrał materiał, który będzie mógł teraz ćwiczyć w domu. Trochę przytłoczyło go to doświadczenie ale był zadowolony

PRZYKŁAD #5 OLA

Ola miała już plany na majówkę, ale postanowiła przyjechać chociaż na ten ostatni dzień aby spotkać nowych instruktorów oraz poznać ich sposób tworzenia i myślenia o stepowaniu. Ola czuje, że jest na poziomie średniozaawansowanym. Woli nie ryzykować, że nie nadąży za tempem trudniejszych zajęć. Kupi PAKIET 1 DAY PASS, na poziom średniozaawansowany. Nauczy się nowych rzeczy, a zajęcia będą dla niej komfortowe. Będzie zadowolona.

PRZYKŁAD #6 DOMINIKA

Dominika przyjeżdża z Wrocławia. Chce się sprawdzić i wziąć udział w całym festiwalu. Kupuje zatem 2 DAY PASS, ale regularnie uczy się stepować u Darka, dlatego woli dopłacić 50zł do PAKIETU FLEX i zamiast zajęć z Darkiem ćwiczyć na równolegle odbywającym się poziomie z innym instruktorem.

PRZYKŁAD #7 WOJTEK

Wojtek jest zapalonym steperem, bywał już na festiwalach i zna dobrze wszystkich polskich instruktorów. Wojtek lubi nowe rzeczy. Dlatego Kupuje PAKIET 2 DAY i dopłaca 50zł do opcji FLEX, ponieważ interesują go tylko zajęcia z gościem specjalnym. Nie ma dla niego znaczenia na jakim poziomie. Przecież na każdym z nich nauczy się czegoś nowego. Wojtek jest też leniwy więc oprócz zajęć z Danielem nie będzie stepował. Odpuści pozostałe. Ale będzie zadowolony. W końcu cztery warsztaty z mistrzem takiego formatu to nie lada gratka.