These will be the teachers of 2024

Rubén Sánchez

Rubén Sánchez Garcia began dancing at the age of six, and is trained in classical ballet, contemporary, jazz and partner dancing, among many others. Tap is his passion and he has worked with recognised professionals in the international trap community such as Guillem Alonso, Jason Samuels Smith, Maz Pollack, Josh Hillbermann, Dereck Grant, Ted Levi, Leela Petronio, Sharon Lavi and Barbara Duffy.

He has toured the world performing with the Camut Band or Tapeplas dance company. His teaching and performing resume is spectacular. Since April 2007 he has been teaching tap in cities such as Toulouse, Limoges, Paris, Marseilles, Rennes, Montpellier, Madrid, Barcelona, Bilbao, San Sebastián, Amsterdam, Dubrovnic and Rome, among countless others.

In 2011, he launched into the business world with Rúben Sánchez Dancewear and his brand is the official sponsor of various tap events throughout the world. Rúben Sánchez has a rule that he follows when putting on his tap shoes: he always wears them without socks, as it enables them to feel like a second skin.

Laia Molins

Dancer, creator and tap teacher.

Degree in Sociology from the University of Barcelona.

Laia has been part of many companies and collaborated with different shows including: Big Band of Granollers; with the Locomotora Negra, Barcelona Rhythm Tap, directed by Guillem Alonso, “Djellaba Groove” by Roxane Butterfly and “Tapeplas” by Sharon Lavi, among others.

Laia is currently part of the companies/groups: Molins & Mezquida Duo (with pianist Marco Mezquida), Tap Olé; 2×3 (along with flamenco dancer Núria Ventura), ExhiBeat. She is also a soloist for different musical groups such as “Gumbo Jazz Band” and “Men in Swing”.

From 2002-2020, she has been president of the “Tot pel Claqué” Association in Barcelona, organizing different activities to promote tap dancing, such as the “Tap in the Street” for International Tap Day, among others.

Since 1998 Laia has taken part in improvisation sessions in Barcelona such as the monthly Tap Jam, which she now coordinates.

In 2019, she created the social entity, Ritme i Compromís, a social transformation project that uses rhythm, movement and taping to improve the quality of life of people at risk of social exclusion.

As an educator, she teaches regularly at the Luthier School of Dance and Music in Barcelona, and at the Núria Ventura School in St. Celoni, and is also a guest artist at various international events: France, Cuba, Switzerland, Italy, among others.

D'Angelo Brothers

The D’Angelo Brothers, Italian dancers, 8-time world champions at the World Tap Dance Championships. Their bright, dynamic and visual style make this couple attractive to students and the public. For the first time in Spain and Andalusia, these brothers, like other historical duos in Tap, will make us vibrate everytime…