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ABOUT US

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@REVERBTAPCOMPANY

Reverb Tap Company, based in Southern California, is led by the renowned Artistic Director and Choreographer, Leah Silva.

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Distinguished for their dynamic fusion of dance and film, Reverb Tap Company brings tap dance to global audiences with a cutting-edge, vibrant, and sophisticated approach. Their performances, known for electrifying audiences and bringing down the house, showcase their versatile, highly trained artists that leave audiences captivated. 

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Reverb Tap Company has garnered acclaim for their appearances at prestigious events such as the Emmy Awards (Governors Ball), the Newport Beach Film Festival, and on television for the Music Center’s Holiday Celebration at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. They have also graced stages at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts, Rose Center Theater and Temecula Theater, captivating sold-out audiences with their full-length shows like “All We Got: Life of the American Teenager” and “The Space Between”.

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Their artistic endeavors extend to collaborations with the American Cancer Society and American Dance Movement, as well as engagements with McCoy Rigby Entertainment and televised news segments. They have also been featured at renowned dance festivals across the United States.

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Individually, artists of Reverb Tap Company boast a multitude of accolades, including distinguished winners of YoungArts, recipients of the Los Angeles Music Center's Spotlight Grand Prize, IDO World Tap Dance Champions, and recipients of the Orange County Register Artist of the Year award.

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ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

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LEAH SILVA

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WWW.LEAHRSILVA.COM

@LEAHRSILVA

A native of Southern California, Leah Silva is a sought out International Dance Adjudicator and Instructor, Award-Winning Choreographer, Artistic Director, Producer, and Critically Acclaimed Performer.  
 
Leah is well known for her enthusiastic and technique driven teaching style as well as for her expressive, impactful and dynamic choreography. Leah is also recognized for training and mentoring some of the most promising and up and coming young tap dance artists. Leah's students have been highly recognized and have achieved Distinguished winner awards for YoungArts, top overall placements at dance competitions, have been awarded various scholarships, have been recommended and participated in professional industry jobs, and have become distinguished winners of YoungArts, recipients of the Los Angeles Music Center's Spotlight Grand Prize, IDO World Tap Dance Champions, and recipients of the Orange County Register Artist of the Year award.

Featured in various publications such as Dance Teacher Magazine, some of Leah’s credits and accomplishments include being the first tap dancer to be invited as an Artist-In-Residence for Zion National Park, choreographing for the Television Academy's Emmy Awards Governor Balls, performances for Mattel Toys, was the featured pre-show entertainment for Broadway’s hit touring show- 42ND Street at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts, choreography for a Nestle international dance campaign, and appearances on Telemundo (Siempre Ninos), and KTLA News.
 
Through Emmy Nominated Anthony Morigerato's Operation: Tap, Leah's dance film "Forever" was screened in New York at the Symphony Space. Leah’s hit and award-winning choreography has also been featured at acclaimed film festivals, dance concerts, and events such as the acclaimed Newport Beach Film Festival (Official Selection), Angel Stadium, Beverly Hills Wilshire Hotel, AT&T Performing Arts Center in Dallas, TX, Weinberg Center for the Arts and at the Barclay Theater to name a few. Most recently, Leah's choreography was seen on PBS for the Music Center's LA County Holiday Celebration television special, at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. 
 
Leah is also the Founder and Director of the international Orange County Tap Festival.

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