Tommy Wasiuta

Tommy Wasiuta, described as “a breath of dance freedom” (New York Times) is a tap dance artist based in New York City. Performance credits include Dorrance Dance, Michela Marino Lerman, Max Pollak, Luke Hickey, and Ulysses Owens Jr. at venues like The Joyce Theater, 92nd Street Y, Little Island, and Dizzy’s Club at Jazz at Lincoln Center. His solo tap album, Drum Shoes, explores the tap shoes as a percussive instrument, and was presented at the Percussive Arts Society International Conference (PASIC). He was a choreographer with Dance Lab New York and the Making Moves Dance Festival. An active educator, Tommy is a professor at New York University and on faculty at Steps on Broadway, the Joffrey Ballet School, and OneBeat Dance Brands. He has also been a guest instructor for Operation: Tap, Sarah Reich’s Tap Music Project, and Dance Masters of America. He is an alumnus of the University of Missouri–St. Louis and the Tap Program at The School at Jacob’s Pillow.