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Sam Weber is an internationally acclaimed performing artist,
master teacher and choreographer who regularly appears throughout the world. A protege of Stan Kahn in San Francisco,
Sam Weber has appeared with such tap legends as Charles "Honi" Coles, Steve Condos, Jimmy Slyde, Gregory Hines
and the Nicholas Brothers. Sam's versatility has led him to performances in musical theater and television, where he
has worked with such stars as Burt Lancaster, Bob Hope, Andy Williams, Pat Boone and Sara Vaughn. Sam co-starred
in the award-winning German short film "Zwei Im Frack," directed by Christian Stahl in September, 2000. Sam
has also performed with the San Francisco Ballet, Sacramento Ballet, Peninsula Ballet Theatre and Smuin Ballets/SF.
Sam Weber can be seen frequently on PBS's "Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood" television show and is featured in "Juba!
Masters of Percussive Dance" on Public Television. Sam Weber is one of the few tap dancers in the world currently performing Morton Gould's "Tap
Dance Concerto" and was the first tap dancer to receive a "Bessie," presented in New York City in 1993 in recognition
of outstanding creative achievement. In addition to his solo tap dancing career, Sam has toured internationally since
1986 as a principal dancer and choreographer with the Jazz Tap Ensemble.
Sam Weber has performed and taught at tap dance workshops and festivals worldwide.
These have included the Chicago Human Rhythm Project as well as tap festivals in Boulder, CO, Portland, OR, St. Louis, New
York, Seattle, Los Angeles, Vancouver, B.C., Atlanta, Houston, Austin, Boston, London, Paris, Amsterdam, Brussels,
Prague, Kiev, Heidelberg, Freiburg, Wuerzburg, Cologne, Munich, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Berlin, Duesseldorf, Zurich, Helsinki,
Tokyo, Beijing, Rio De Janeiro, San Antonio, TX, Gainesville, FL and the San Francisco Tap Festival.
Sam has taught in
the dance departments of UCLA, Cal State University, L.A., Long Beach City College and Cal State Fullerton. Sam appears as guest artist in residence with Sierra Nevada Ballet www.sierranevadaballet.com. Sam Weber frequently performs the work of German composer/violinist/tap
dancer Andreas Daenel - www.andreasdaenel.de -. The two dancers have performed Daenel's compositions for tap dancers and orchestra "Kontralog"
and "SignADiapunktur," which premiered in the U.S. with the San Francisco Bay Area's Peninsula Symphony Orchestra
in 2005.
In 2008, Sam received the "Legacy
Award," at San Antonio's "Third Coast Rhythm Project," for his contributions to tap dance as teacher and performer,
and
he is the 2009 recipient of the San Francisco Bay Area Tap Festival's "Giant Steps" award for
his lifelong contribution to the development of tap dance in the Bay Area. In August, 2010,
Sam received the Chicago Human Rhythm Project's "Juba" award, in recognition of outstanding contributions to the
art of tap dance.
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SATURDAY TAP CLASS, INT/ADV Class
meets Saturdays at 2:30 at Dance Mode Studio in San Carlos, 767 Industrial Rd. 94070 www.dancemodestudio.com NO CLASS 8/28!
ASK ABOUT PRIVATE LESSONS! Contact Sam For available dates/times
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