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Tommy Wasiuta in a dance class, demonstrating steps in white tap shoes.
2025 Tap Dance Project

Tommy Wasiuta

Dance Lab New York hosted choreographer Tommy Wasiuta for the 2025 Tap Dance Project. Take a look inside Tommy’s Lab to discover the choreographer in process. Watch the video, explore the images, and get to know more about how our Lab Cycle supports dancemakers.

The DLNY Tap Dance Project is helmed by Resident Directors Ayodele Casel and Torya Beard.

Choreographer

Portrait of Tommy Wasiuta in a cream turtleneck against a dark background.

Tommy Wasiuta

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Creating tap dance is another language. There's something about the musicality and the rhythm and the movement of it that just resonates with my body and my spirit.
— Tommy Wasiuta
Tap dancers in white shoes performing on a wooden floor
Tommy Wasiuta dancers practicing in a bright studio
Tommy Wasiuta leads a dance class in a bright studio
Dancers practice a routine in a bright studio, Tommy Wasiuta visible
Tommy Wasiuta dancer in motion during a rehearsal in a bright studio
Tommy Wasiuta and dance crew posing for a group photo
Tommy Wasiuta in dance studio with other dancers
Tommy Wasiuta gesturing in a bright studio
Tommy Wasiuta in a dynamic pose on a checkered floor
Tommy Wasiuta and dancer practicing tap dance in a studio.
Dancer Tommy Wasiuta leads a group in a bright studio, smiling and in motion.
Tommy Wasiuta leads a dance rehearsal in a bright studio.
Tap dancers in white shoes performing on a wooden floor
Tommy Wasiuta in dance shoes on a studio floor
Dancers practicing in a bright studio, Tommy Wasiuta inspiration
Dancers practicing in a bright studio, Tommy Wasiuta in foreground
Tommy Wasiuta dances in a bright studio with large windows.
Tommy Wasiuta leads a dance class in a bright studio with mirrors.
Tommy Wasiuta leads a dance class in a bright studio
Tommy Wasiuta smiles while dancing with others in a bright studio.
Tommy Wasiuta leads dancers in a studio rehearsal.
Tommy Wasiuta leads dance rehearsal with group in mirrored studio
Tommy Wasiuta leads dancers in a studio, mid-jump.
Tommy Wasiuta and dancers rehearsing in a bright studio
Tommy Wasiuta in tap shoes, dancing with others in a studio.
Bald man dancing in light blue shirt and grey pants

Resident Directors

Ayodele Casel with purple-streaked braided hair and a black top

Torya Beard

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Ayodele Casel with curly hair in a denim jacket

Ayodele Casel

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Rehearsal Director

Veronica Simpson with red lipstick and a striped red shirt.

Veronica Simpson

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Dancers

Addi Loving kicks her leg up playfully in jeans and a lace top.

Addi Loving

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Jaiden Tisdale with locs pulled up in a bun

Jaiden Tisdale

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Close-up portrait of Kaitlyn Frank smiling, showing his teeth and beard.

Zakhele (Bboy Swazi) Grabowski

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Kaitlyn Frank, a young man with short hair, wearing a collared shirt.

Jared Alexander

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Time Brickey smiles warmly, wearing a grey beanie and t-shirt.

Time Brickey

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Close-up portrait of Joey Socci with blonde hair and makeup

Ali Dietz

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Kaitlyn Frank smiles, wearing a light blue tank top against a dark background.

Jessee Leigh Robinson

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Kaitlyn Frank smiling with brown wavy hair and gold hoop earrings

Kaitlyn Frank

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