Guest: Vikas Arun

Hosted By - Courtney Ortiz

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Topics include:

• Tap dancing on marley floor 
• Performance quality in hip-hop
• What steps should young dancers be doing to prep for a career in dance
• Do we support acro elements in a tap dance? 

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