Demystifying techniques

Tap dance artist Joshua Hilberman was trained by tap and vaudeville stars of the 1930s and has shared the stage with Gregory Hines, Savion Glover, Jimmy Slyde, Brenda Bufalino and almost every other famous tap dancer. His longtime artistic partners include mentors Bufalino and the great tap dance pianist Paul Arslanian. Together with dancer/producer Drika Overton and the German duo Tap and Tray, Josh has been creating and performing original ensemble and solo theatre productions for over 25 years. Josh has taught hundreds of workshops and tap dance festivals including New York, Chicago, Vancouver, Helsinki, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Berlin, Düsseldorf, Stockholm, etc. His deep understanding of tap dance in performance combined with a healthy sense of humour make him an entertaining, patient and insightful teacher. He has been awarded grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, the US Presidential Scholars Teachers Recognition Award and the Premi Claqueta of the Dancers of Barcelona, Spain for significant contributions to the tap community. Since 2013, he has lived in Liège, Belgium with his wife Stéphanie and young son Félix. Together they run the Claquettes Club, a centre for tap dance in Belgium.