About the Floripa Tap Festival

Information about the Floripa Tap Festival, a celebration of tap dancing held in Florianopolis, Brazil.

EVENT: Floripa Tap Festival
FULL NAME: Floripa Festival International de Sapateado
FOUNDER: Marina Coura
FIRST HELD: 2011
LOCATION: Florianopolis, Brazil, South America

FloripaTap is an annual tap dancing festival in Florianopolis, Brazil that was founded in 2011 by professional tap dancer, choreographer, and tap dance ensemble directory Marina Coura. Tap dancers who have taught or performed at the festival since the inaugural event have included Adriana Salomso, Bia Mattar, Brill Barrett, Charles Renato, Chloe Arnold, Christiane Matallo, Christopher Broughton, Cintia Martin, Daniel Borak, Derick Grant, Diego Tavares, Fernando Barba, Flavia Costa, Lane Alexander, Luyz Baldijao, Melissa Tannús, Nico Rubio, Pamela Yasutake, Patricia Taranto, Samanta Varela, Star Dixon, Steven Harper, Valeria Pinheiro, and Yukiko Misumi,

Editions of the Floripa Tap Festival
Information about editions of Brazil's Floripa Festival International de Sapateado since the inaugural event was held in 2011.

Resources

- Floripa Tap Festival - Official Web Site
- Floripa Tap Festival - Facebook Page
- YouTube Videos Channel of Festival Founder Marina Coura