Community
Tap dance is global and connected. These regional groups are how that connection stays alive between festivals.
Regional Groups
Triangle Tap Dancers
Durham, Raleigh, and Chapel Hill's tap community. Monthly jams, open classes, and an ongoing project to build a durable scene in the Triangle area.
Group page (coming soon)
East Asia
A growing regional network connecting tap dancers in Japan, Korea, China, and Taiwan. Coordinates around festivals in Seoul and Tokyo and maintains an active exchange of teachers and choreographers.
Group page (coming soon)
Southeast Asia
Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia, the Philippines, and surrounding communities, connected largely through the Singapore Tap Festival and regional WhatsApp networks.
Group page (coming soon)
Latin America
Tap scenes in Brazil, Argentina, Chile, and Colombia are growing. This group connects organizers and teachers across the region and explores the relationship between tap and local percussive traditions.
Group page (coming soon)
Europe
A broad regional group spanning the UK, France, Germany, the Netherlands, and Scandinavia. European tap festivals have grown significantly over the last decade and the community is increasingly coordinated.
Group page (coming soon)
Africa
Tap communities in South Africa, Nigeria, and Kenya are small but active, with connections to both the US and European scenes. The relationship between tap and African percussive traditions is an area of active documentation.
Group page (coming soon)
Start a group in your region
If you're building a tap scene and want to connect it to the global commons, reach out. Groups can be as informal as a mailing list or as structured as a regional steering committee.
Steering Group
Tap Commons Steering Group
The steering group is a small, distributed set of community members who advise on governance decisions, moderation norms, and the long-term direction of the commons. Membership is open and evolves with the community.
The steering group is forming. If the commons is useful to you and you want to help shape how it works, get in touch.
How Community Governance Works
Moderation
Community moderators review submissions before they go live. Anyone can apply to moderate. Moderators check for spam and formatting, not opinions.
Contribution
Anyone can add or edit entries. No account required. The commons gets more useful the more people put into it.
Ownership
The commons is not owned by any individual or organization. Stewardship is distributed. The steering group advises but does not control.
Decisions
Major decisions are made with community input. This process is actively developing. Read about governance.