Los Angeles based Victoria Moore is a master tap instructor, choreographer, dance competition judge, writer, and producer, with over 40 years of experience being a national expert in the field of tap dance. Her training and professional career are extensive; performing in the Broadway shows 42nd Street and Sugar Babies. She is co-owner of Triple Threat Dolls Productions, Inc., a production company focusing on developing and producing projects in a variety of theatrical formats. The late Joan Gerrard’s professional dance career spanned more than three decades as a performer, tap dance specialist, prolific choreographer, and one of tap dances greatest tap masters of all time. She was the tap director for dance studios and park districts throughout Chicago, and was founder and executive director of Dance-Plus Productions, Inc., a unique company that provided a staff of highly qualified instructors to teach a wide variety of performing and cultural arts programs.
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