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▫️Tap Dance Artist
▪️Artistic Director @studio_stocks
▫️Former Dancer - The Australian Ballet
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🖤 THANK YOU, MELBOURNE It’s been a week since our final performance of Melancholia, and we’re feeling incredibly grateful for the support surrounding Studio Stocks’ encore season. Thank you to everyone who came along, shared the work, spread the word, and helped bring this production back to the stage. It was an incredibly successful season, and we were thrilled to welcome so many new and returning people into the theatre to experience the work of Studio Stocks, Melancholia, and contemporary tap dance. A huge thank you to @chapeloffchapel for welcoming us back and providing a space for this work to be shared with audiences. Thank you our extraordinary dancers @alyssafoenander @_tiarnaleigh @paige_pote @tapdancingbill @garry_stocks @clairestubs @iamlucasthomson @jaydenwatsonnn @jade_wood91 Lighting design @sidney.younger Stage management @mikmanages @alannahattersall Thank you to volunteers, and everyone who contributed their time, energy and support behind the scenes. This production would not have been possible without you. ❤️ What has been particularly special is seeing the outpouring of support for tap dance within our community. It’s a reminder of the possibilities for this art form and the appetite for seeing tap dance continue to evolve, challenge expectations, and find new audiences. From all of us at Studio Stocks, thank you for being part of this journey. Follow @StudioStocks to stay connected and be the first to hear about our next adventure. We can’t wait to share what’s coming next. #studiostocks #tapdance
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Magical moments from the closing jam night @australiantapdancefestival which I had the pleasure of hosting over the weekend. Thank you for having me! I love this community 🫶✨👞 Shoutout to my pal @garry_stocks for our super fun improvised exchange, and to @_tiarnaleigh for capturing the video 👏🏻 #tapdance
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I love the @australiantapdancefestival and everyone in it. Same time next year, yeah? 🔥👞👞 Choreography by @jaydenwatsonnn 🔥👞👞
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Day 2 recap! Thank you all for joining us on this beautiful weekend of tap dance 🪩🤩 Your energy was infectious and we loved sharing the floor with you all! #atdf2026 #austapfest #tapdance #melbourne #australiantapdancefestival
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What an incredible end to an absolutely amazing, inspiring and exhausting weekend of tapping a tap jam with my mentors and biggest inspirations @australiantapdancefestival @tapdancingbill @garry_stocks @iamlucasthomson
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MELANCHOLIA - happening this week for 3 nights only 👞 Before I miss the chance to share about this, tonight is opening night of ‘Melancholia’ — a new contemporary tap dance work that I’ve had the great pleasure of being part of (for both its debut season last year, and its return season, happening this week)… Created by my friend and fellow tap dancer @garry_stocks with his company @studio_stocks , it’s a super special work. With everything that’s been happening this last month (recording and editing an audiobook has been huge, to say the least! More on that soon 🎙️), I’m grateful for the chance to have had the chance to keep the feet moving, and to be in the room with these awesome creative folks. It’s all happening at Chapel off Chapel in Prahran, three shows only: Tonight (Thursday), Friday night and Saturday night - 8pm. There’s a handful of seats still available. Melbourne friends — come see us! ❤️ Ticket link in bio, or via chapeloffchapel.com.au Huge love and thanks to Garry for creating this thing and having me back, and to the entire cast and crew who have poured so much into it. Let’s do this! #tapdance #melancholia Photos: 1, 8, 9 by…me! (Assisted by Alana Aphoy) 2, 5, 6, 7 by Brodie James - @brodie.m.james 3 & 4 by Alana Aphoy - @aartichoke_studios
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🖤 TWO DAYS TO GO Melancholia opens this Thursday at Chapel Off Chapel. All three performances are selling fast, and the final remaining seats have now been released. If you’ve been thinking about coming, now is the time to book. 1–3 October | 8PM Chapel Off Chapel, Prahran 🎟️ Book now - final seats remaining #studiostocks #tapdance
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Countdown is on! We cannot wait to see you all! Limited spots available for all remaining classes. Be sure to book in to see our wonderful performers at the Capezio Showcase, and come join in on the fun at our jam night- with live music! Link in bio to register! #atdf2026 #tapdance #austapfest #melbourne #OneWeekToGo
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There are still spots remaining in our Pro Classes lead by the incredible @clairesheek and @garry_stocks This class is suited for professional level for experienced dancers who have a high level of technical skill and established understanding of tap dance. This class will be more challenging and demanding then advanced and is intended for tap dancers who are already working in a professional capacity in dance We can’t wait to see what they have in store for you all! Link in bio to register now! #atdf2026 #austapfest #tapdance #Melbourne #ProClass
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🖤 TWO WEEKS TO OPENING NIGHT Our Artistic Director Garry Stocks sat down with company artist Lucas Thomson to chat all things Melancholia. From Lucas joining the company at just 17, to Garry’s journey from The Australian Ballet back to his first love of tap, they talk about the creation of the work, the opportunities it can provide for young dancers, what surprised Lucas most about Melancholia, and what audiences might discover about tap dance when they leave the theatre. 🎥 Watch the full conversation and go behind the scenes of Melancholia. In just two weeks, Melancholia returns to the stage. 🗓️ 1–3 October 2026 📍 Chapel Off Chapel, Prahran 🕚 8pm Friday & Saturday are selling fast. 🎟️ Book now via the link in bio. #StudioStocks #Melancholia #tapdance
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ARTIST FEATURE | JADE WOOD Jade Wood is an extraordinary artist, and we feel incredibly privileged to have her joining us for the return season of Melancholia. Jade brings a level of technique, artistry and experience to the stage that is truly world class. Her career with The Australian Ballet spanned 15 years, rising through the ranks to become a Senior Artist and performing some of the most demanding and celebrated roles in the classical ballet repertoire. She joined The Australian Ballet in 2011, going on to tour internationally to New York, Los Angeles, Berkeley, Beijing, Shanghai and London. Jade was promoted to Coryphée in 2015, Soloist in 2017 and Senior Artist in 2018. That same year, she was awarded both the Telstra Ballet Dancer Award and People’s Choice Award after being nominated three times. Her extensive repertoire includes leading roles such as Alice in Christopher Wheeldon’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, Giselle in Maina Gielgud’s Giselle, Cinderella in Alexei Ratmansky’s Cinderella, Clara and the Sugar Plum Fairy in Sir Peter Wright’s The Nutcracker, Sylvia in Stanton Welch’s Sylvia, as well as principal roles in George Balanchine’s Symphony in C and Jewels – Emeralds. Her contemporary repertoire includes works by Johan Inger, Twyla Tharp, Jiří Kylián, Justin Peck and Wayne McGregor, alongside an extensive collection of classical pas de deux and principal roles. After an incredible and distinguished career, Jade retired from the stage in 2025. So to have her returning to the stage with Studio Stocks for Melancholia is incredibly special. Jade is not a tap dancer - and that is exactly what makes this collaboration so exciting. In the work, she brings her extraordinary ballet technique and artistry into a world of rhythm, sound and contemporary movement, creating a unique meeting point between these art forms. We are thrilled to have Jade joining us for this season, and incredibly grateful that she has chosen to step back onto the stage with us. It’s going to be very special. 🖤 📍 Chapel Off Chapel, Prahran 📅 1–3 October 2026 🎟️ Three performances only.
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ARTIST FEATURE | GARRY STOCKS Garry Stocks is the founder and Artistic Director of Studio Stocks, and a Melbourne-based tap dancer, choreographer and educator. His dance journey began in Bathurst, NSW, where he started tap dancing at the age of seven. At 15, he moved to Melbourne to study at The Australian Ballet School before joining The Australian Ballet, where he spent 10 years performing across Australia and internationally. After stepping away from professional dance due to a challenging injury, Garry eventually found his way back to tap - the style he had started with as a child. That return completely changed the way he thinks about movement, sound and expression and ultimately led to the creation of Studio Stocks. Garry has been a faculty member of the @australiantapdancefestival since 2019, including teaching masterclasses and leading an Advanced Residency in 2022. He has also taught and trained internationally through festivals in Stockholm, Chicago and Barcelona, and is returning to the Australian Tap Dance Festival faculty again in 2026. Alongside his performing and choreographic work, Garry teaches tap and ballet at performing arts institutions across Melbourne, including @patrickschoolofthearts , @transitdance , stagedooracademybayside and is a highly sought-after private coach. In 2024, Garry founded Studio Stocks with a vision to create professional contemporary tap dance and challenge perceptions of what tap can be. Melancholia became the company’s first full-length work, premiering in 2025. With Melancholia returning to the stage this October, Garry is incredibly excited about the next steps for Studio Stocks - continuing to create new work, develop artists and explore what contemporary tap can become within Australia’s contemporary arts landscape. We’re incredibly proud of what Garry has created with Studio Stocks and can’t wait to see what comes next. 🖤 📍 Chapel Off Chapel, Prahran 📅 1–3 October 2026 🎟️ Three performances only. #tapdance #studiostocks
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