🎉 Celebrate National Tap Dance Day 2025: Perform in Balboa with Us May 25
National Tap Dance Day is just around the corner, and this year, you’re invited to join the celebration — not just as a spectator, but as a performer! 💃✨
Whether you’re a tap dance regular or brand new to the art form, Claudia Gomez is offering a special way to learn, connect, and perform as part of San Diego’s vibrant tap community.
📆 Get Involved: Choreography Workshops with Claudia
Claudia is offering a series of choreography workshops this spring to prepare dancers for the National Tap Dance Day performance in Balboa Park.
📍 Dates:
April 19 (FREE preview class)
May 3, 10, 17, & 24
📍 Schedule:
11:00 AM – Intermediate
12:00 PM – Advanced
💸 Unlimited access to all May classes for just $49
Whether you’re brushing up your skills or learning a new routine, these sessions are a fun, supportive way to get stage-ready.
Contact Claudia to RSVP
🎭 Note: To join the May 25 performance, dancers must attend May choreography workshops and be performance-ready.
- Can’t join them all? No worries, just contact Claudia here to work out a plan.
- Not a performer? Everyone is invited to watch the free performance & celebrate Tap!
🌟 May 25 Performance at WorldBeat Center
📍 Where: WorldBeat Cultural Center, Balboa Park
🕛 When: Saturday, May 25 from 12–3 PM
🎶 What: A FREE community tap performance hosted by RapaTap, featuring live music, guest artists, and Claudia’s students — including YOU, if you’ve joined class!
🎷 Evening Tap Jam at Panama 66
📍 Where: Panama 66 (Sculpture Garden at San Diego Museum of Art)
🕔 When: May 25 from 5–7 PM
🎺 What: A laid-back outdoor jam with live music and open tap dancing — totally free and open to all.
📚 Why May 25? A Brief History of National Tap Dance Day
National Tap Dance Day is celebrated every year on May 25, honoring Bill “Bojangles” Robinson, the iconic tap dancer and actor known for breaking racial barriers and dazzling audiences with his rhythm and grace.
Established by Congress in 1989, this day celebrates tap dance as a uniquely American art form — rooted in African American history, shaped by vaudeville and jazz, and alive today thanks to communities like ours.
💬 Come Celebrate With Us!
Here’s how to get involved:
✅ Take Claudia’s free class on April 19
✅ Or grab the $49 unlimited May pass
✅ Perform on stage at WorldBeat Center May 25, or just watch!
✅ Jam under the stars at Panama 66, or just celebrate with us
All levels welcome — and everything is infused with joy, rhythm, and community spirit. Let’s celebrate tap together this National Tap Dance Day! 💛
