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The 25th Annual International Soul 2 Sole Tap Festival

June 18th - 22nd, 2025

AUSTIN, TX

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Tapestry's Soul 2 Sole Festival is a rhythmic & musical experience for Adults & Teens

connecting tap dance techniques, history and legacy to lives and life.

One unique and individual step at a time...

(Austin, TX) – Tapestry Dance Company presents its annual festival of rhythm with the 24th Annual Soul 2 Sole Festival, June 19th-23rd, 2024. This one-of-a-kind, “Austintatious” tap festival brings world renown tap artists from around the world for a soulful live reunion. A relaxed and intimate opportunity for students to look inward and upward to unpack and discover what it is to be a tap-dancing artist from many of these leaders in the field.

LISTENING & SHARING

THE ROOM WHERE IT HAPPENS - TOGETHER!

Two Orchestrated Tracks @ $450

TRACK #1 / THE RHYTHM SECTION

ADV BEG/INT

This track will focus on technique, music, style and basic variations from each unique artist's perspective and experience. This track is orchestrated as a multi-level experience. All inclusive package (All classes of track level, All Legacy & Love Sessions, Tappy Hour & Jam, Sore Feet Celebration / Faculty Q&A) --- A La Carte Price: $650

TRACK #2 / THE COMPOSERS

HIGH INT to ADV - PRO

This track will focus on choreography, composition, shading, dynamics and improv. This track is orchestrated as a multi-level experience. All inclusive package (All classes of track level, All Legacy & Love Sessions, Tappy Hour & Jam, Sore Feet Celebration / Faculty Q&A)

A La Carte Price: $650

Classes Limited to 25 Students Each

à la carte available @ $35 per class!

S2S 2024 will offer two new multi-level, shared experience Tracks: The Rhythm Section and The Composers. Each track will offer unique "in the room" orchestrated multi-level experiences in technique and foundations as well as working with composition and choreography. Students will experience not only unique techniques from seven different artists but diverse approaches to the art form through their lives in and out of their tap shoes.

INT to ADV and Professional students are encouraged to "mix and match" within both Tracks with a la carte option

Two Salon Tracks, Seven Love & Legacy Sessions, film screenings, panel discussions, tap jam with live music at Tapestry Dance

and two "Friends In Time" unique premiere concerts at The Long Center/Rollins Theatre!

*Unfortunately, Life Happens - Faculty may change without notice*

We will our best to accommodate masterclass changes.

MEET THE 2025 ARTISTS

Tony Waag

Acia Gray

Karissa Royster

Dianne Walker

Siobhan Alexis

Nicholas Van Young

Brinae Ali

Jeremy Arnold

Artists

2024 SCHEDULE SAMPLE (2025 AVAILABLE IN THE FALL)

Tapestry's Soul 2 Sole Festival is geared toward an Adult/Teen educational experience. If you (or your child) is under the age of 13, have a high level of training and feel that S2S could be a great experience, please contact us at dance@tapestry.org to let us know more about you and discuss the possibilities and your situation.

MASKS ARE OPTIONAL THROUGHOUT FESTIVAL AS LONG AS AUSTIN STAYS IN A LOW RISK COVID CATEGORY

CLASS LEVELS

All S2S artists are musical artists who work in the elements of listening and creating an atmosphere of play together. These mixed level classes are set to encourage the sharing of possibilities; encouraging students into the sandbox of the rhythms of life that we all share together. It's all about the basics...everything else is a variation!

ADV BEG/LOW INT - Strong core basics of tap technique, musicality and traditional repertory.
HIGH INT/ADV - Student must have a strong foundation of tap technique and choreography with a solid understanding of choreography and syncopated rhythm possibilities. THIS LEVEL ALSO INCLUDES PROS: Solid tap experience and experience with little hesitation in trying something new.

Schedue & Registration

S2S 2023 HOUSING

Festival Classes will be held at Tapestry Dance Company @ 2015 East Riverside Drive, Suite 701, Austin, TX 78741 (behind Taco More)

All classes and performances are near the heart of Austin's "Keepin' it Weird" neighborhoods and close to numerous hipster restaurants, stores and hotels as well as some down-home Southern hospitality destinations. Here are a few hotel suggestions to keep you close to your festival classes but within a short distance to some cool things to eat, see and do in our beautiful city! Just click on a LINK below for more information!