This marks the 10th anniversary of the festival!

2026 Faculty!

Ja'Bowen

Ja'Bowen is a Chicago-born performance and visual artist who has been training in tap dance, acting, music, writing, and design since age 6. He is a founding member of the world-renowned tap company M.A.D.D. Rhythms. His credits include a featured spot on NBC's The Today Show, an appearance on The Sherri Shepherd Show where he taught tap to Sherri Shepherd and Terry Crews, and viral choreography videos on TikTok and Instagram that have made him one of the most visible tap dancers on social media today. He has performed halftime for the Chicago Bulls at the United Center and also at Madison Square Garden. He has appeared in major motion pictures, been profiled in The New York Times, and landed national and international television spots. Currently, Ja'Bowen is expanding beyond tap into his interdisciplinary project "Potential Energy," blending tap, original music production, and spoken word.

Erik "Silky" Moore

Erik "Silky" Moore is a dancer, choreographer, instructor, and photographer with a passion for the arts in all its forms. From a young age, he has studied a myriad of dance styles from renowned instructors across the globe. He specializes in Tap, Hip-Hop, Contemporary, and Acrobatics. After graduating high school, Erik began his professional career as a performer at Walt Disney World and Universal Studios. He has made appearances on NBC and FOX Network's talent shows including seasons 5, 6, and 11 of So You Think You Can Dance making his way to the top 11 male contestants, and multiple performances on America's Got Talent with both "Masterz N Motion" dance crew and "Street Beatz", one of the nation's top urban percussion groups. His style and choreography have won numerous awards and made him a sought-after choreographer and dancer in many parts of the country. He has shared his craft with many young aspiring dancers at many conventions across the nation including Edge National Talent Competition, Jolt, KinFigure, and many more. Erik has choreographed for names such as Kodak Black, Rich Homie Quan, and WildnOut, and he considers his biggest accomplishment, a performance in "The Chocolate Nutcracker" alongside the legendary Savion Glover. When Erik isn't dancing or teaching, he turns to creating art in other ways; he has toured with "Artists Simple Human" and "Celebration Talent" as a photographer and videographer, further expanding his dedication to capturing movement and art.

Daniel Hunalp

Born and raised in Deltona, Florida, Daniel began dancing at the age of six at Mariam & Valerie's School of Dance Arts in Sanford, Florida. His training included a variety of styles, but his teaching focus is mainly on tap, ballet, and musical theater. He attended the Sarasota Ballet Summer School and Ann Reinking's Broadway Theater Project for several years as a young dancer. From an early age, Daniel knew his destiny was to perform on stage and in film. At age 12, he was part of his first national commercial for Walt Disney World, and at 17, he joined the touring cast of Iron Beats as a tap soloist. In his adult years, Daniel has gone on to perform on many stages across the world. His credits include: I Got Love (off-Broadway), West Side Story, Guys and Dolls, Disney Cruiseline, Norwegian Cruiseline, and in several shows across Walt Disney World property, where his most recent credit was as the male ballet soloist in the Festival of the Lion King at the stage where he met his wife, Alexa!

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