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Stacie Strong
Columbia, MO

My Bio: I'm a hardcore rhythm tapper who has danced in everything from a world premiere at Dance Chicago to tap improvisation in smoke-filled jazz joints in tiny little towns. I regularly travel hundreds of miles to catch a show or take a master class (thank God for GPS!), and have had the honor of studying with some of the greatest dancers in tap today. In addition to dancing, I have a professional performance background in music (vocal and instrumental), which is extremely useful for someone who makes music with her feet. Most of my daily bread comes from my writing, and I have a variety of books and magazine articles under my belt. I originally hail from California, but I have also lived in the great tap towns of Chicago, New York, Washington, D.C., and Durham, North Carolina. I also spent five years in Cambridge and Oxford in the United Kingdom, which aren't known as tap towns, but which have other attractions. I'm currently a member of the jazz band Tappuccino, which plays primarily in the Kansas City-Columbia-St. Louis area and features keys, alto sax, bass, conga drums and me on taps. As we like to say, we're a quintet with a quirk!