Tap Attack are a 24-strong tap group from across the UK who have represented England around the world in several major tap competitions.
Style:
Tap
Members:
Sophie; 13, Sarah; 15, Amanda; 14, Adina; 16, Louisa, 16; Kate, 13, Kirsty; 14, Zac; 15, Lauren; 17, Lucie; 16, Ellie; 16, Jessica-Jo; 16, Kathryn; 17, Imogen; 16, Jamie; 14, Liam; 17, Luke ; 17, George; 16, Stephanie, 18 , Rosie , 17, Sophie; 18, Zoe, 21, Stephanie; 19, Alastair; 18
Hometown:
Tap Attack are from all over the UK.
Ambition:
To blast away the old fashioned stereotype of top hats and canes so that the public can appreciate their modern style of tap.
Influences:
Savion Glover, Jason Samuels Smith, Tarik Winston, Gene Kelly Fred Astaire, Jimmy Slyde, Sammy Davis Jr, Debbie Reynolds, Tap Dogs, Diversity, Pussy Cat Dolls, Beyonce, Michael Jackson, The Libertines, Muse, Radiohead, The Cribs.
Tap Attack was founded by World Record Breaking Tap dancer and Choreographer Jo Scanlan in 2006 with the purpose of offering UK based workshops, master classes, and bespoke workshops for schools and colleges.
Travelling the length and breadth of the country each weekend it became apparent that there was a huge number young talented tap dancers who were interested in regular, specialist tap training. This coupled together with an invitation from the International Dance Organisation to enter an England Tap Team at the 2008 Tap World Championships resulted in the birth of the Tap Attack dance company originally comprising of 14 members.
After three years of dedicated training, the now 24 strong group, currently ranking 2nd in the world are ready to show the country just what tap in 2011 is all about.
As a non-funded team, Tap Attack raise the money needed to participate in competitions by dancing in exhibitions to pay the costs of travelling. Despite the members of the group coming from as far as Scotland, Tap Attack train together in Reading and Swindon.
