WE WELCOME TANYA PICARD

Intermediate/Advanced Tap Classes 

We are proud to announce that Tanya Picard will be teaching the Intermediate/Advanced Tap Class at our studio this summer!
Our summer session will run from June 10 to August 2nd and the Intermediate/Advanced Tap class will take place every Wednesday, from 6:00 to 7:00 PM.
For registration and information: www.urbanafineartscenter.com

​TANYA PICARD is a master teacher and choreographer from the Chicago area.  She began dancing at the age of five, and has studied at Gus Giordano Dance in Chicago; modern at the Martha Graham Dance Center in New York; tap with Bob Audy and Charles “Cookie” Cook in New York, as well as Lane Alexander and Chicago Human Rhythm Project in Chicago; and jazz with dance legend Luigi. She currently teaches workshops in Luigi Technique both locally and elsewhere in the U.S.  Tanya did her graduate work in directing at the University of Minnesota and served as the Artistic Director of Pasticcio Dance Ensemble and Danza, both contemporary companies.  While in Minneapolis, she also worked as a choreographer for the Renaissance Faires in Chicago and Boston, creating the original “Gypsy Dancers.”  Her academic area is dance history, with a particular interest in early 20th century dance.  She was delighted to discover Jennifer Sprowl’s classes in Isadora Duncan technique at the Joffrey Ballet, and has been studying with Jennifer ever since and is active in Duncan Dance Chicago.    Beginning in 2011, Tanya has created unique pieces that fuse text, tap, modern, jazz dance, and music that have been presented at the Spurlock Museum at the University of Illinois.  She is an active participant in Chicago Human Rhythm Project and studies and works with renowned tap dancer Jimmy Payne, Jr., who has created several pieces for Impulse Tap Ensemble.  Her favorite quote is, “To dance, put your hand over your heart and listen to the sound of your soul.”