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Jason Samuels Smith is an established leader for Tap with accolades as Choreographer, Performer and Humanitarian. He received an Emmy Award, Dance Magazine Award, American Choreography Award, Gregory Hines Humanitarian Award and grants/residencies supporting the development of new work.

Television/film and choreography credits include Outkast’s “Idlewild”; “Black Nativity” (associate tap choreographer/security guard #1); Hit Series Psych, CBS’s Secret Talents of the Stars (MYA), So You Think You Can Dance, Dancing with The Stars, Dean Hargrove’s “Tap Heat” (co-star with Arthur Duncan) and “Tap World” (Executive consultant); and Debbie Allen’s “Cool Women”. Stage Credits include Broadway’s Bring in Da’Noise,

Bring in Da’Funk (principal/lead roles); Debbie Allen’s Soul Possessed (leading role), and Imagine Tap! (leading role). He continues to tour worldwide as a soloist and with his company and various projects at premier venues which have included Award-winning collaboration co- starring Kathak Master Pandit Chitresh

Das which was immortalized in the critically acclaimed documentary “Upaj: Improvise”. Other projects have included JaJa Productions Band, A.C.G.I. Tap Company, Going The Miles, Chasin’ The Bird, and Dormeshia’s And Still You Must Swing amongst others. Jason has also performed as a special guest

with Grammy award artists including Lalah Hathaway and Jennifer Halladay. Smith has appeared in an internationally

televised documentary on Fred Astaire and was featured in a spread with model Michelle Buswell in RED magazine (UK).

Jason utilizes his art form as a vehicle for growth and change and has created several mediums to support these efforts. He directed the annual L.A. Tap Festival for almost 20 years, as well as the annual celebration of National Tap Dance Day Tap Family Reunion in NYC which offered numerous mentorship and training opportunities to youth in their respective communities. 

As a humanitarian, Jason continues to support organizations including

Dancers Responding to Aids, Tied to Greatness, Career Transitions for Dancers, Tap Into A Cure, Groove with Me, and Move The World among others. He also designed and developed

an affordable professional tap shoe sold exclusively by BLOCH.

Jason aims to promote respect for tap dance and continue to create opportunities for upcoming generations as he continues to travel as an ambassador for tap around the world.

Christina Carminucci is a NYC-based tap dancer recognized as one of Dance Magazine’s 2022 “25 to Watch”. While earning her BBA at Pace University, she so fortunately studied, extensively, under the mentorship of Derick K Grant. The Jacob’s Pillow Tap Program alumna has since appeared in Grant's What Is This Thing Called Love. Christina has also been seen in Dormeshia's Bessie Award Winning Rhythm is Life, and Jumaane Taylor's Supreme Love. She has performed at reputable venues including The Joyce Theater, Lincoln Center, 92Y, and the Chicago Jazz Showcase. She toured internationally with Christopher Erk’s Tap Factor performing on board the #1 rated cruise ship in the world, the MS Europa 2. In 2021, 

Christina created The Solidarity Series, a live performance platform dedicated to the collaboration of tap dance and jazz music, eventually garnering the recognition of the Battery Dance Festival, Chicago Human Rhythm Project, and Dormeshia Tap Collective. 

Passionate about sharing her love and knowledge of the form, she teaches regularly at Steps on Broadway, guest teaches at various workshops around the country and world, and hosts a free jam session the last Friday of every month in NYC. Christina is also an adjunct professor of Tap Dance at Marymount Manhattan College.

C.K. Edwards has been in over 60 unique theatrical stage productions spanning from dinner and community theaters and festivals to Off-Broadway, Broadway, National Tours and even a 26-country/ 70-city cruise. Some of his highlights include Broadway: Shuffle Along, After Midnight, & Billy Elliot. National tours: Book of Mormon and Frozen. Off-Broadway: The Visitor, Sophisticated Ladies, Don’t Bother Me I Can’t Cope, Cotton Club Parade, I Heart Bob, and Songs about Trains. Regional: Scottsboro Boys, 42nd Street, My One and Only, and last year received a best leading actor Berkie nomination for his performance of Sky Masterson in Guys and Dolls. 

Most of these opportunities were afforded him because of his love for tap dance and he believes he's one of the only Sky's, a leading role usually played by a non-dancer, to have performed "Luck be a Lady" as a featured tap dance number. 

Finding his early inspiration from the late and great Gregory Hines, a man who did it all, C.K. considers himself a lifetime student in the arts of music, theatre and dance. He is excited for the many opportunities to unleash what he knows on the up and coming talent around the country, whether he's on tour doing musicals or intentionally flying out to teach the incredible students at Palmetto Tap Intensive. 

Currently, C.K. is still reeling from finishing up a summer run of Jared Grimes's choreography in the MUNY's Anything Goes while also gearing up for a fall of producing his own one-man show, "The Dad Olympics," a show chronicling his journey into becoming a father through song, poetry and tap dance. 

He is eternally grateful for his lovely and unbelievably talented wife, Tia DeShazor, and their beautiful 3yr old son, Lexington - who is probably somewhere breaking in his tap shoes as we meet.