Jason Janas: soaring with his taps through Tapestry Dance.(On the Rise)(Tapestry Dance Company )(Biography)

Publication: Dance Magazine

Publication Date: 01-JAN-07

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When tapper Jason Janas takes center stage for an improv, his florescent green shoes tip-toe around before breaking into a storm of sound. With his long, loose ankles and intense attack, Janas, 25, blends cool classicism with hard-hitting, hip hop aggression--no surprise from someone who names tappers as diverse as Dianne Walker and Savion Glover as influences.

Now a member of Tapestry Dance Company in Austin, Texas, Janas caught the critics' eye this past summer in Derick Grant's Imagine Tap, a celebration of the art form's cutting edge that drew enraptured audiences during its brief Chicago run last summer. The...

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