Steve Zee

Teaching Artist

Steve is a globe-trotting master tap dancer and tap teacher who has trained and performed with the Nicholas Brothers, Gregory Hines, and countless other tap notables. He has taught and performed across the United States, Europe, South America, and in China, edited two oral histories housed at prestigious scholarly institutions, and been a member of the Jazz Tap Ensemble and Rhapsody In Taps. Check out his Ted talk “Tap Dancing Is The Story Of America.” Steve recently launched Tap Academy Online, the world’s first subscription-based tap training program, and currently teaches lessons in two languages to subscribers on four continents. Please visit www.tapacademyonline.com. Steve can also be found in the Dance Departments at CSU, Long Beach, and Santa Monica College and giving master classes at various dance studios in Southern California. More on Steve at www.stevezee.com.