A step dance festival for the whole family showcasing the step talent in DC, with performances by the Dance Place Step Team and other special guests.
Step Workshop with Ryan Johnson of Step Afrika!
Saturday, May 8, 1:45-2:45pm
$10 per participant
Ryan Johnson, a native of Baltimore, Maryland, began dancing under the direction of his mother Vanessa Jackson Johnson at Turn Out Performing Arts Center. He continued to develop his passion for dance at Slater's Dance Studio in Annapolis, Maryland, where he has become a well-named tap dancers in Baltimore. Ryan has shared the stage with well know artists such as Marvin Hamlish, Donnie McClurkin, Jason Samuels Smith, and the late Gregory Hines. At the age of twenty-two he created Raw Sound Tap Company with the soul purpose to teach, restore and preserve the history of Tap Dance in the Maryland area.
Currently Ryan is the soloist in the world renowned Step Afrika, the first professional dance company dedicated to preserving the art form of Stepping, Gumboot, and Tap. As a soloist, he creates innovative choreography nightly, which has been seen in across the United States, South Africa, Madagascar, South America, Canada, and Asia.