2017 Tap Program Guest Faculty
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Jumaane Taylor, a Chicago native, has been tap dancing since the age of seven. He began his training at the Sammy Dyer School of the Theatre, where he currently teaches. He has had the esteemed opportunity to perform and study with George Patterson III, Idella Reed Davis, Jimmy Payne Jr., and Sarah Savelli. Jumaane has performed and taught both locally and internationally, including traveling to Europe to perform Rasta Thomas’ Tap Stars; which premiered in Germany. He was also part of the ensemble for Imagine Tap!, which was directed and choreographed by Derick Grant. Jumaane was a principal dancer for a production entitled Tap in2 Peace, directed and choreographed by Ayodele Casel and Sarah Savelli. In 2015, Jumaane created Supreme Love, a tap dance show honoring John Coltrane’s A Love Supreme. While performing at music and dance events throughout the country and abroad, he serves as Assistant Director of the tap company M.A.D.D. Rhythms, where he made his professional debut.