Hi Reader,

This is the last day to sign up to perform in our all-star faculty concert, Motor City Soles, happening at 8pm on Friday, July 31!

It's a chance to challenge yourself, unlock your potential and connect with tap dancers from near and far that you wouldn't otherwise share the stage with. Join the MCTF Performance Crew by 11:59pm tonight.

So if you or your child is an advanced tap dancer, grab this fabulous opportunity to step into the spotlight and share the stage with our faculty artists. **"Bouncin' the Blues" is for tap dancers at an intermediate level and higher.

🤩 Choose from 3 unique performance experiences:

Learn and perform an original piece by Shelby Kaufman

Cost: $175

Learn the choreography virtually before Motor City Tap Fest and arrive ready to rehearse and perform.

Perform in both Shelby's piece and a new work by Denise Caston-Clark with Triple C Tap Collective

Cost: $275

Shelby’s piece will be learned virtually in advance. Denise’s piece will rehearse in person before the festival.

Perform an excerpt of the classic, Bouncin' the Blues - Level: Intermediate+

Learned during Motor City Tap Fest and taught by Sam Weber and Terry Brock. Participation requires enrollment in the

class and is open to intermediate-level dancers and above.

Make your MCTF experience even better by performing alongside our faculty of incredible artists.

🕺🏽Participants Showcase spots are going fast! Sign up today to guarantee your spot.

📢 Keep reading. :)

✨ Don't miss Katherine Kramer's Ralph Brown Legacy Intensive. This is the one part of the festival that serves as a residency!

Learn the work of the late, great Ralph Brown, one of the original hoofers. This is how we advance the art form forward, by enriching yourselves with its past. *NOTE: This workshop meets

Wed, 7/29: 2:30pm-4:30pm, Thu, 7/30: 9am-10:45am, Sat, 8/1: 9am-10:30am - The software was a little funky setting this up. 🙃

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​Special participant rate - $75 with any MCTF class package
​Standalone registration - $125

🥳 Still need to register?

Motor City Tap Fest is July 29-August 1, at Tap Dance Detroit in Ferndale, MI.

🕺🏽Here are some quick tips to make your process smoother.

• Purchase your class package first, THEN select your classes. Be sure to pick your classes before they sell out.
• The Ralph Brown legacy workshop is a separate tab on the Tap Dance Detroit app. You can also access the direct link on the homepage of motorcitytapfest.com. This is a can't miss experience!
• The guidelines for the levels are: Adv Beg - 3+ years of continuous tap training, Int - 5+ years of continuous tap training, Adv - 8+ years of continuous tap training. If you want to switch levels/classes during the festival, you are able to do so as long as the class you're switching to isn's sold out.
• Signups for the Participants Showcase are here: https://motorcitytapfest.com/participants-showcase/. Go through the website and not the app. The showcase is Thursday, 7/30, 8pm at the Little Theatre at Groves HS. All performers must be registered for a 5-class or higher package. Spots are limited! Grab yours.
• Sign up here to perform in Motor City Soles, happening Friday, 7/31, 8pm at The Little Theatre at Groves HS: https://motorcitytapfest.com/auditions/. All performers must be signed up for an 8-class or higher package.

✈️🚘🏨 Traveling to attend MCTF? Amazing!

We're excited to teaming up with Hyatt Place Royal Oak (https://maps.app.goo.gl/7QpXpvNNUiJAHvcC6) again to bring you a great group rate for Motor City Tap Fest attendees.

If you book through the link below, you'll receive the discount rate of $189/night, which includes the hot breakfast buffet & wifi.

Limited rooms are available with this rate, so book yours today!

Here is the Group Booking Letter provided by Hyatt Royal Oak.

Motor City Tap Fest is built differently.
Create your own schedule, take classes across levels, and learn in smaller groups where personal feedback and real connection are part of the experience.

We feature

✨ Four days of inspiring classes
✨ World-class faculty
✨ A supportive community that reminds you why you love it

If you have any questions at all or if there's any way we can make your experience even better, reply to this email, call or text me.

See you next month!

Denise ❤️

Denise Caston-Clark

Producer, Motor City Tap Fest

Motor City Tap Fest is a 501c3 nonprofit organization.

info@motorcitytapfest.com

917-687-4811