Tapestry Dance Company

Dance Teacher

A resident company of The Long Center, Tapestry is a professional, non-profit dance organization founded in 1989 by rhythm tap dancer Acia Gray and ballet/jazz artist Deirdre Strand for the purpose of developing a foundation in multi-form dance performance and education. Initially a performing company of three, the organization has expanded to a professional company of seven resident artists, a diversified administrative and production support staff and a pre-professional and adult training facility in Austin, TX sharing the unique Strand/Gray training syllabus. Tapestry Dance Company shares the power of dance through numerous events and programs sponsored by individual contributors, corporations, the National Endowment for the Arts, the City of Austin and the Texas Commission on the Arts as well as its wonderful audiences and touring sponsors. These programs include seasonal multi-form concert premieres, The Annual Soul to Sole Festival, community outreach programs such as Rhythm, Dance, Music & You!, numerous master classes and workshops in modern, jazz, ballet and rhythm tap as well as touring residencies throughout the US and abroad. Read more

4 recommendations

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    Amy .Nunn

    Shared on goo.gl

    The instructors here are amazing! True professionals - not recent college grads looking for work. They focus on skills and the love of dance, not conformity and competitions. The studio is nothing fancy, but don't be fooled. The quality of classes can't be beat.

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    Jason Jones

    Shared on google.com

    I should have done this a while ago. This summer I brought my daughter to Tapestry for the soul 2 soul tap festival. Hats off to the staff and Acia for a great festival. I am already planning on next year's festival. The instructors were positive and not demeaning. My daughter returned to Florida with a positive attitude and a since of accomplishment doing the intermidiate/ advanced classes being this was her first tap festival. I can't wait to come back in 2016.

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    Jenny E.

    Shared on yelp.com

    As a parent, I appreciate the -let's face it- lack of snobbery of this studio. The goals here are centered around dance and the students, and truly working hard to create this art.

    Thank you for being such a wonderful organization.

    Original recommendation
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    Wendy G.

    Shared on yelp.com

    I've been taking dance lessons from Tapestry as an adult on and off for 24 of their last 25 years. They don't make dance teachers any more phenomenal than Acia Gray. Austin is lucky to have such a superb tap dancer, teacher and visionary. The company, the kids and the adults who dance here love what they are doing, are top-flight talents or benefit from working with those talents.

    Original recommendation