Vancouver Tap Dance Society

10/02/2026

An exciting new class offering! Because Fridays are for dancing!

Drills & Skills

Drop-In | Fridays at 7:00pm | Intermediate | Ages 11+
Instructor: Jennifer Van Den Bosch

Sharpen your technique and take your tap to the next level. Drills & Skills is a focused, high-energy drop-in class for intermediate dancers who want to build clarity, speed, and control in their footwork.
Each class centres on three things: drilling technique, building combinations, and elevating core skills. Jennifer will guide dancers through targeted drills that strengthen fundamentals, then put those skills to work in combinations that challenge musicality, precision, and stamina. The result is cleaner sounds, more confidence, and a stronger foundation for everything you dance.
Whether you’re preparing for performance, looking to supplement your regular classes, or just want a great workout to end your week, Drills & Skills is the place to put in the reps and see real progress.
No commitment required. Just bring your tap shoes and drop in!

Sign up here: https://app.gostudiopro.com/online/vantapdance

09/02/2026

Add a little rhythm to your step this Fall, Vancouver Adult Dancers — because this new season is meant to be danced! 🕺💃

You’ve always wanted to dance. This is your sign.
Life is too short to only dance when no one’s watching!

VanTap’s Absolute Beginner Tap course is the most fun you’ll have on a Wednesday night — and instructor Troy ( who featured in the Super Bowl show with Bad Bunny and Lady Gaga!) has a gift for making complete beginners feel like they’ve been dancing for years. No experience, no judgement, no pressure. Just you, a great group of people, and the incredibly satisfying sound of crisp taps you made yourself.

Bring a friend, bring a partner, or come solo and leave with new ones. Our community is one of the warmest in Vancouver — and once you’re in, you’ll wonder why you waited so long. 💑
Last session sold out fast. This one will too.
No tap shoes? No worries — rentals available in limited sizes, just mention yours when you register.

🗓️ Wednesdays, Sept 9th – October 28 (8 weeks):
* Absolute Beginner: 6–7 PM
* Not-So-Absolute Beginner: 7–8 PM (danced before, or just wrapped up Absolute Beginner? Step right up!)

💲 Just $190 for the session — only $23.75 a class.

📩 Ready to take that first step? Email [email protected] or DM us Vancouver Tap Dance Society to register.
Vancouver’s friendliest tap community is ready to welcome you. Let’s make some noise this Fall! 💥🥁
VanTap

08/06/2026

So much talent in this room! We're so excited for this weekend!
2 incredible shows!

Encore: https://www.showpass.com/encore-2026/
All Together Now: https://www.showpass.com/all-together-now-2026/

08/06/2026

07/29/2026

Tap Jam at The Irish Heather Shebeen!

Come be part of the music! Join the cast members of Encore and All Together Now for a live music tap jam. Real musicians. Real rhythm. Real fun.

When: August 7th, 8pm�Where: The Irish Heather Shebeen�Cost: $10 at the door

All ages welcome. Bring your tap shoes. Great food and drink on hand.
No pressure, no pretense. Just show up, jam, and see where the music takes you!

07/14/2026

The Society’s Elite Youth Performance Ensemble. TapCo carries repertoire ranging from classic to contemporary pieces, and tours British Columbia schools with a mesmerizing show about tap dance.

Featuring dancers who have fallen in love with tap dancing and are committed to developing their practice in technique and performance. TapCo presents performances and outreach classes to hundreds of enthusiastic young people every year at schools, festivals, and community organization events. The company commissions international artists on an annual basis and presents a repertoire of both traditional and cutting-edge choreography.

About the scholarship program:

TapCo runs stronger when the room is full of dancers who are all-in and we believe that costs should never be a barrier. The TapCo Scholarship Program in an effort to remove the cost barrier for a small number of committed dancers each session, split across two streams: one for dancers already in the program, one for dancers on the verge of joining.

Two Streams

Returning Dancer Scholarship
For dancers currently enrolled in TapCo who are continuing into the next session. Rewards commitment already shown in the room.

New Dancer Incentive Scholarship
For dancers who are not yet enrolled but have already signalled real intent to join. Not people we’re trying to convince; people who were already coming.

Eligibility �
Planning to join or continue with TapCo regardless of the scholarship outcome. This is required in both streams. This is a good-faith requirement, not a technicality: the scholarship rewards dancers who were already coming, it doesn’t manufacture interest that wasn’t there. �
Returning Dancer Stream
- Currently enrolled in TapCo (or any other elite program at VanTap). �
- Registered or in the process of registering to return for the next session.

New Dancer Incentive Stream �
- Not yet enrolled in TapCo, and �
- Has already shown clear intent to join, evidenced by either: an active TapCo registration sitting in their account cart, or an expressed interest in person or in writing to VanTap staff.

Application link in bio.
Or copy here ⬇️:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1C0nNMAlFKz0FGH6n1edDj7Q3vf1Y5GUx?usp=sharing

07/10/2026

"All Together Now" 2026
August 9th @ 7pm

This incredible night of tap dance is split between the world premiere of an original new work by Max Pollak — performed by local and international guest dancers — and contributions from extraordinary performers and groups in Vancouver's dance community.

Max Pollak: Max is a human instrument — one of the few living masters of tap and human rhythm expression. This new work, created exclusively for this show, is an epic collaboration between Max and a cast of local and international guest dancers, bringing his signature fusion of tap, body percussion, and Afro-Cuban rhythm to the Vancouver stage for the first time. Expect rhythm as language — voices, bodies, and feet woven into a single instrument, telling a story only Max could tell.

And beyond that debut, this is a true community show — a night where Vancouver's dance community takes the stage together, side by side with a legend, celebrating the art form that connects them all.

Tickets Here:
https://www.showpass.com/all-together-now-2026/

The Cast:
Camila Aldet
Riley Skworoda
Matisse Quaglia
Bryn Kinders
Natasha Dawson
Isabelle Kwan
Paige Tirs

The Max Tap Experience Ensemble:
Isabel Mark
Mikaela Mark
Alexandra Ribeiro
Anton Kiriazis
Phoebe Norcott

03/31/2026

✨ An Extraordinary Artist is Coming to Vancouver.

This summer, we are honoured to welcome Max Pollak — master percussionist, tap innovator, and one of the most extraordinary artist-musicians of his generation — to create and perform a brand new work as part of the VITDF Summer Series.

Max Pollak is not simply a dancer. He is an instrument. Every cell of his body in service of rhythm, sound, and story. To witness him perform is to understand what rhythm, at its most elevated, truly is.

This summer, that artistry comes to Vancouver — and it begins here, with us, with something entirely new.
An original creation. Built in our city. Performed on our stage.

We will soon be sharing an audition announcement for those who wish to be considered as part of this creation process — an invitation to work alongside a living legend, and to be woven into something that has never existed before.

Stay close. This is rare.

VITDF Summer Series | Summer 2026