Tommy Wasiuta

Tommy Wasiuta is a New York City based tap dance artist hailing from St. Louis, Missouri, training under Anthony Russo and Maria Majors. Described as a “breath of dance freedom” (New York Times), he has performed with internationally acclaimed tap dance company Dorrance Dance, Michela Marino Lerman, Max Pollak, Luke Hickey & Elizabeth Burke. His solo tap album, Drum Shoes, explores the tap shoes as a percussive instrument, and was featured at the Percussive Arts Society International Conference (PASIC). As a choreographer, he was granted a cycle with Dance Lab New York and has presented work at the Making Moves Dance Festival. Also an active educator, Tommy is a professor at New York University and on faculty at Steps on Broadway, the Joffrey Ballet School, and is sought out to teach at events around the globe. He is an alumnus of The School at Jacob’s Pillow. Stage: The Joyce Theater; Dizzy’s Club at Jazz at Lincoln Center; 92nd Street Y; St. Marks Church; Little Island; guest appearances: Ulysses Owens Jr. Big Band; The Hot Sardines; St. Joseph Symphony Orchestra. @tommywasiuta